History bows to Mohamed Salah…and Egypt widens gap with Morocco

The captain of the Egyptian national team and the star of its attack, Mohamed Salah, continued to set records in the match against New Zealand, which took place today, Monday, at the BC Place Stadium in the second round of Group G of the 2026 World Cup.

And it was revealed Stats Foot French network specializing in statistics Mohamed Salah became the player with the most starts for Egypt at major tournaments, which include the World Cup and Africa Cup of Nations, when he made his 29th start, ahead of Ahmed Hassan and Essam El-Hadary, who have 28 each.

added network Egypt ranks second among African teams with the most games played in major tournaments (World Cup and Africa Cup of Nations) with 127 games, behind leaders Nigeria with 132 games, followed by Cameroon with 126 games, followed by Cote d’Ivoire with 122 games, Tunisia with 122 games, 1701 games. matches and Morocco with 106 matches.

He in turn noted Opta Global Statistics Network Before accepting the Egyptian national team Basic design For the first time in its history, in two consecutive matches of the World Cup.

He mentioned The official page of the Egyptian Football FederationMohamed Salah continued to make history for the Pharaohs after becoming the most capped Egyptian player at the World Cup in his fourth appearance for the national team.

Egypt and New Zealand go into this clash looking for their first win of the tournament, after each of them was content with a single point in the opening round.

Egypt started their World Cup campaign with a 1-1 draw against Belgium, while New Zealand were held to a 2-2 draw by Iran in the first round.