Egypt
According to Spanish media, 18-year-old Barcelona forward Hamza Abdelkarim has voluntarily skipped his break and will return to the club next Monday to start pre-season training alongside his teammates.
In the World Cup Round of 16, Egypt lost 2-3 to Argentina and exited the tournament at the last sixteen stage.
Recently, regarding the contentious calls in the match between Argentina and Egypt, FIFA has ruled that the decision to disallow Egypt’s goal was correct.
According to Egyptian media outlets, numerous Egyptian artists, public figures and netizens have called for a boycott of Lionel Messi.
In the World Cup Round of 16, Argentina staged a dramatic late comeback to beat Egypt 3-2 with a last-minute winner, eliminating their opponents and advancing to the quarter-finals.
Since the start of the 2026 World Cup, FIFA has faced mounting public backlash over refereeing standards, disciplinary rulings and the tournament’s appeal mechanism.
In the previous Round of 32 fixture, Argentina eliminated this World Cup’s dark horse Cape Verde after extra time to advance to the Round of 16.
Australia qualified for the knockout stage of the World Cup as group runners-up.
Egypt currently sit on four points with a goal difference of +2, holding the initiative in the race for qualification.
As Egypt secured qualification for the World Cup Round of 32……
New Zealand drew 2-2 with Iran in their opening group match, claiming their first point of the group stage.
As one of the participating teams in the inaugural FIFA World Cup, Belgium has qualified for the World Cup final tournament 15 times in its history.