The 16th team to qualify for the World Cup

On the morning of October 9, Egypt defeated Djibouti 3-0, thereby winning a ticket to the World Cup after 8 years of waiting.

Salah helps Egypt qualify for the 2026 World Cup.

Facing opponents of different level, Mohamed Salah and his teammates had a stroll on the away field. The representative of Northeast Africa only needed 8 minutes to penetrate the home team's net with an accurate close-range header from Ibrahim Adel.

6 minutes later, it was Mohamed Salah's turn to shine with a run and a classy outside-foot finish, doubling Egypt's lead. Facing Djibouti's weak resistance, Salah completed his double in the 84th minute, with a skillful flick over the goalkeeper's head.

With Salah at the helm, Egypt has participated in the World Cup twice in the last 8 years. Before that, the team had gone 28 years without enjoying the atmosphere of the world's biggest national tournament.

The Group A situation was soon decided, when Burkina Faso secured 2nd place. This team has the opportunity to enter the top 4 second-placed teams with good results in the African qualifying round, thereby moving on to the play-off round.

In addition to the three co-host countries of the US, Canada and Mexico, fans have identified 16 other teams participating in the World Cup including Australia, Japan, Iran, Jordan, South Korea, Uzbekistan (Asia), Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt (Africa), Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Uruguay (South America), New Zealand (Oceania).

Group A of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers in Africa.

Source: https://znews.vn/doi-tuyen-thu-16-gianh-ve-du-world-cup-post1592094.html