Egypt arrive at the 2026 World Cup ranked 27th in Sportsvyn's Power Rankings with a score of 5.45, carrying a 26-man squad built around a five-attacker pool headlined by Mohamed Salah and Omar Marmoush. Nine defenders anchor a deep defensive structure, while eight midfielders compete for the central slots behind that forward line. Placed in Group G, Egypt face the immediate pressure of a higher-ranked opponent in their opener — the gap between 27th and 12th is the defining structural tension on the roster sheet before a ball is kicked.

That opener arrives June 15 at Lumen Field against Belgium, ranked 12th in Sportsvyn's Power Rankings with a score of 6.98 — a side Egypt face away from a home setting. The match begins to answer the central question the squad data raises: with Salah and Marmoush both listed as attackers on the same roster, does the five-attacker pool resolve into a coherent starting shape against a higher-ranked Belgium, or does the positional density up front create selection ambiguity that the first ninety minutes expose?