Saturday 06/December/2025 – 12:08 AM
via engineer Hani Abu RidaPresident of the Egyptian Football Association, and a member of the Executive Bureau of the International and African Federations, expressed his extreme pride in being present in the 2026 World Cup draw, which was held in the American capital, Washington, stressing that his happiness was indescribable with the presence of the Egyptian team this time in the draw, after qualifying for the World Cup for the fourth time in its history, indicating that Egypt always deserves the best.
Abu Raida said: The presence of the Egyptian national team in the draw, which was attended by a large number of world heads of state and legends of football, sports and art in the world, is a great pride, stressing that it is a different feeling to attend the World Cup draw among my colleagues in FIFA at the head of the Egyptian Federation in the presence of the name of Egypt and its national team, which is participating in the World Cup, next summer.
Regarding the results of the draw, he added that the group in which the Egyptian team was drawn alongside Belgium, Iran and New Zealand is balanced, but it is not easy as some say. He explained that there are no easy matches at this level of competition, especially since all the teams that qualified for the World Cup are strong teams, stressing that the Egyptian national team will deal with the group and all its matches with great respect, and indicating that the goal is to reach the furthest point and record a historic participation.
