Wednesday 01/April/2026 – 07:34 AM
The list of teams that have qualified for the competitions has just been completed World Cup 2026For the first time in the history of the tournament, there were 8 Arab teams.
The 2026 World Cup will start on June 11, and will conclude on July 19.
The Iraqi national team was the last to qualify for the 2026 World Cup, after defeating its counterpart Bolivia in the global playoff final with a score of 2-1, marking its second participation in its history, as the first was in 1986.
8 Arab teams in the World Cup for the first time in the history of the tournament
The list of teams that qualified for the next World Cup included 8 Arab teams: Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Qatar, Iraq, Algeria, Tunisia, and Jordan.
This is the first time that 8 Arab teams have qualified, after the largest number participating in the 2018 edition in Russia was four Arab teams: Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, and Morocco, as well as the 2022 edition, which witnessed the participation of Qatar, Morocco, Tunisia, and Saudi Arabia.
Fourth participation for the Egyptian national team
This is the fourth participation for the Egyptian national team, the seventh for Morocco, Saudi Arabia and Tunisia, the fifth for Algeria, the second for Iraq and Qatar, and the first for Jordan.
Egypt group in the 2026 World Cup
Our national team is in Group Seven in the 2026 World Cup, along with Belgium, Iran, and New Zealand.
