The Egypt national football team has announced its starting lineup against New Zealand in the FIFA World Cup 2026, after drawing with Belgium in the first round. The team, led by Hossam Hassan, is seeking a win to improve its chances of advancing. The lineup did not see any changes from the players who played in the first match against Belgium. Mustafa Shobair, Mohamed Hani, Yasser Ibrahim, Hamdi Fathi, Ahmed Fattouh, Marwan Atia, Mohand Lasheen, Emam Ashour, Mustafa Zico, Mohamed Salah, and Omar Marmous will be in the starting lineup. On the bench are Mohamed El-Shenawy, Mehdi Soliman, Mohamed Alaa, Tarek Alaa, Hossam Abdel-Majid, Rami Rabia, Mohamed Abdel-Moneim, Karim Hafez, Nabil Emad Donga, Mahmoud Hassan Trezeguet, Mahmoud Saber, Ibrahim Adel, Hitham Hassan, Ahmed Sayed Zizo, and Hamza Abdel-Karim. The Egypt national football team started its campaign in the 2026 World Cup with a 1-1 draw against Belgium at Lumen Field in Seattle, USA. It's worth mentioning that the first match in the second round between Belgium and Iran ended in a 0-0 draw, and thus both teams raised their score to two points and are tied in first place in the standings.