On this day, Mohamed Salah leads the Egypt national team to qualify for the World Cup in Russia after a 28-year absence.

Egypt National Team to the 2018 World Cup

The national team completed its qualifying campaign, reaching the World Cup for the third time in its history, following previous appearances in 1934 and 1990. This marked the Pharaohs' return to the global stage after a 28-year absence.

Mohamed Salah, the star of the national team at the time, was the hero of the qualifying night, opening the scoring for the Pharaohs in the 63rd minute with a brilliant individual effort that ended with a left-footed shot into the bottom right corner of the Congo goal.

As the Egyptian team was on its way to securing the match and qualification, the Congo team managed to equalize in the 87th minute through Moutou, following a pass from Thievy Bifouma, which heightened the excitement in the final minutes of the match.

In stoppage time, the national team was awarded a penalty after Mahmoud Hassan Trezeguet was fouled inside the box. Mohamed Salah stepped up to take the penalty and successfully scored the second goal for the Pharaohs, granting Egypt a ticket to the World Cup amid great joy from the fans at Borg El Arab Stadium.

Egypt participated in the 2018 World Cup in Russia as part of Group A, where they lost their opening match to Uruguay 1-0, then lost to Russia 3-1, before exiting the tournament after a 2-1 defeat to Saudi Arabia in the group stage.

Egypt holds the record for the most Africa Cup of Nations titles, with 7 championships, followed by Cameroon with 5 titles, Ghana with 4 titles, and Nigeria with 3 titles.

The Pharaohs last won the Africa Cup of Nations in 2010 in Angola, when they claimed the title for the third consecutive time, following victories in 2006 in Egypt and 2008 in Ghana.