was followed by a draw against Ireland and a 1–0 loss to England. On 8 October 2017, Egypt qualified for the 2018 World Cup after a 2–1 win over Congo. In the 2018 World Cup, Egypt was drawn with Saudi Arabia, Uruguay and the hosts, Russia. They started their first game against Uruguay, without Salah, who was injured in the UEFA Champions League final. Despite this, they lost 1–0, and goalkeeper Mohamed El Shenawy was voted man of the match. He refused the reward due to sponsorship by Budweiser. Salah returned to the starting lineup when Egypt faced Russia. Russia led 3–0, and then Salah scored Egypt's first World Cup goal in 28 years. Egypt's third and final match was a Red Sea Derby against Saudi Arabia, also out of contention after two losses. Essam El Hadary became the oldest player in the World Cup at 45 years and 161 days. Héctor Cúper, who was criticised due to his defensive strategies against Saudi Arabia, was sacked. The Egyptian Football Association was also criticised due to having its base in Chechnya, far from where Egypt's matches were played. The Egyptian media and the public heavily criticized EFA's management of the team. Home stadium Egypt's home games are early years were played at Cairo International Stadium since 1960, during renovations they play at Borg El Arab Stadium Kits and crests The Egypt national football team's Home color is red, away is white and third is green. Kit suppliers Results and fixtures Matches played in last 12 months, as well as any future scheduled matches. 2021 2022 2023 Coaching staff Coaching history Hussein Hegazi (1920–24) James McCrae (1934–36) Tewfik Abdullah (1940–44) Eric Keen (1947–48) Edward Jones (1949–52) National Committee1 (1953–54) Ljubiša Broćić (1954–55) Mourad Fahmy (1955–57) Mohamed El-Guindi & Hanafy Bastan (1958, 1962) Pál Titkos (1959–61) Fouad Ahmed Sedki (1963) Branko Horvatek (1963–64) Andrija Pflander (1964–65) Dimitri Tadić (1965) Andrija Kovač (1965) Sándor Kapocsi (1965–67) Saleh El Wahsh & Kamal El Sabagh (1968–70) Dettmar Cramer (1971–74) Burkhard Pape (1975–77) Dušan Nenković (1977–78) Taha Ismail (1978) Bundzsák Dezso (1979) Fouad Ahmed Sedki (1980) Abdel Monem El Hajj (1980) Hamada El Sharqawy (1980) Karl-Heinz Heddergott (1982–84) Saleh El Wahsh (1984) Mike Smith (1985–88) Mahmoud El Gohary (1988–90, 1992, 1997–99, 2000–02) Dietrich Weise (1990–91) Mahmoud Saad (1992) Mohamed Shehta (1993) Mircea Rădulescu (1993–94) Taha Ismail (1994) Nol de Ruiter (1994–95) Mohsen Saleh (1995, 2002–04) Ruud Krol