Sami Al-Shishni, Ahmed Al-Kas, and Hossam Hassan scored for Egypt.Д®gypt participated in the seventh edition of the Arab Cup in 1998, which comprised 12 teams. In the final, Egypt beat Saudi Arabia 3-2 in a very exciting game. In the semi-finals, Egypt defeated Syria 4-3 on penalties, after the match ended in a goalless draw. They began with a draw with Jordan and a 1-0 win over Kuwait. The Pharaohs were in the second group along with Jordan and Kuwait. The Egyptian national team participated in the Arab Cup in the sixth edition in 1992 in Syria, and only 6 teams participated in this edition. In the third place playoff, Egypt defeated Jordan 2-0, scored by Alaa Mihoub and Hossam Hassan. In the semi-finals, the Pharaohs lost to Syria 4-3 on penalties, after the match ended in a goalless draw. In the quarter-finals, Egypt beat Tunisia 1-0. Taher Abu Zeid, Ayman Shawky, and Hossam Hassan scored for Egypt. The Pharaohs were placed in the second group, which included Iraq, Tunisia, Lebanon, and Saudi Arabia.Д®gypt topped the group with 5 points after goalless draws with Iraq and Saudi Arabia, and a 3-0 victory over Lebanon. Ten teams participated in that tournament, divided into two groups. The 10 th edition of the Arab Cu was held for the first time under the auspices of the International Football Association FIFA.Д®gyptвЂ™s first appearance in the Arab Cup was in its fifth edition in 1988 which was held in Jordan. The winning team of FIFA Arab Cup 2021 will get $5m, while the runner-up receives $3m guaranteed, and the third place team receives $2m, in addition to participation rewards. The Organizing Committee of the Arab Cup in QatarВ announced thatВ each team qualified for the competition (16) will receive $750k. It is expected that the Pharaohs will start with a formation consisting of Mohamed Al-Shennawi in goalkeeping, Akram Tawfik, Ahmed Hegazy, Ayman Ashraf and Ahmed Fattouh in defense, Hamdi Fathi and Amr Al-Sulayya in midfield, in front of them is the trio Ahmed Refaat, Magdy Afsha, Ahmed Sayed Zizou and RWaheed Mohamed Sharif.Д®gypt will play Sudan on 4 December and conclude the group stage with a strong clash against Algeria on 7 December. He settled on the starting lineup for the Lebanon match. He also prevented his assistant staff from speaking in the media throughout the tournament period. Queiroz warned against sluggishness in the matches, especially after it was rumoured that the competing teams did not call up their best players. He stressed that the player who will prove his worth in the tournament will continue with him during the next stage, calling for good use of the opportunity in the absence of a large number of players for various reasons. The coach asked the players during his session with them to focus on winning the Arab title so that it would be his first championship with the national team. The Portuguese coach settled on the game plan with which he will face his Lebanese counterpart, and the teamвЂ™s training during the past days since the missionвЂ™s arrival in Doha on Saturday evening, playing in an offensive manner based on the exploitation of the two sides of the side through the speed of the duo Mustafa Fathi and Akram Tawfik. Queiroz also excluded the players of Pyramids FC and Al-Masry as they play in the African Confederation Cup at the same time. The Egyptian teamвЂ™s major absences in the Arab Cup include LiverpoolвЂ™s Mohamed Salah, ArsenalвЂ™s Mohamed Elneny, GalatasarayвЂ™s Mustafa Mohamed, StuttgartвЂ™s Omar Marmoush, and AltayвЂ™s Ahmed Yasser Rayan. Group D: Egypt, Algeria, Lebanon, and Sudan. Group C: Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and Palestine. Group B: Tunisia, UAE, Syria, and Mauritania. The Qatari capital, Doha, will host on Wednesday the Egyptian national football teamвЂ™s game against Lebanon in their opening game of the Arab Cup.Д®gyptвЂ™s Portuguese coach Carlos Queiroz chose a 23-player squad for the competition, devoid of those playing outside Egypt because it is a friendly tournament, and the team see it as a preparation for the Africa Cup of Nations.

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