The Egypt national football team, nicknamed The Pharaohs, is the national team of Egypt and is controlled by the Egyptian Football Association . They were the first African country to participate in the World Cup when they played in 1934, losing to Hungary 4-2. They've only made one World Cup since, going out in the first round in 1990. They were known as the United Arab Republic national football team when Egypt and Syria joined to form the United Arab Republic from 1958 to 1961 and then until 1970, with Egypt alone making up the UAR.

Egypt won the inaugural African Nations Cup came in 1957, and also won the tournament in 1959, 1986, and 1998.

World Cup record

• 1930 - Did not enter
• 1934 - Round 1
• 1938 - Withdrew
• 1950 - Did not enter
• 1954 - Did not qualify
• 1958 to 1966 - Withdrew
• 1970 - Did not enter
• 1974 to 1986 - Did not qualify
• 1990 - Round 1
• 1994 to 2002 - Did not qualify

African Nations Cup record

1957 - Champions 1959 - Champions 1962 - Second place 1963 - Third place 1965 - Withdrew after qualifying 1968 - Withdrew 1970 - Third place 1972 - Did not qualify 1974 - Third place 1976 - Fourth place 1978 - Did not qualify 1980 - Fourth place

1982 - Withdrew 1984 - Fourth place 1986 - Champions 1988 - Round 1 1990 - Round 1 1992 - Round 1 1994 - Quarterfinals 1996 - Quarterfinals 1998 - Champions 2000 - Quarterfinals 2002 - Quarterfinals 2004 - Round 1

Famous players

• Hossam Hassan
• Mido