Salah leads Egypt to the 2026 World Cup with a crucial brace

Mohamed Salah returns to the World Cup! The Liverpool star secured his presence in the next World Cup with the Egyptian national team.

Salah’s brace secures the win

The Egyptian star scored two goals in the 3-0 victory over Djibouti on Wednesday, ensuring that Egypt tops its African qualifying group with one match to spare.Salah and Egypt were already in the 2018 World Cup, although the player was affected by a shoulder injury suffered in the Champions League final weeks before.

In that edition, Egypt lost all three matches in its group.Egypt will be one of the nine African teams that will qualify directly. The World Cup tournament draw will take place on December 5 in Washington D.C.