The Egypt national football team achieved an easy win over Djibouti with a score of 3-0, on Wednesday, at the Arabi Zawali stadium in Morocco, as part of the ninth and penultimate round of the African qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The Pharaohs advanced with a goal scored by player Ibrahim Adel in the 8th minute of the game, which was held in front of a limited crowd. Mohamed Salah, Liverpool star and Pharaohs captain, also scored the second goal in the 14th minute, before scoring his second and the team's third goal in the 84th minute. The Egypt national football team officially qualified after raising its score, under the leadership of national coach Hossam Hassan, to 23 points with a difference of 5 points from its closest competitor, Burkina Faso, before the last round. The Pharaohs rose to the World Cup finals for the fourth time in their history, after qualifying in the 1934 edition as the first Arab and African team, and then participating in 1990 under the leadership of the late coach Mahmoud El-Gohary. The last appearance of the Pharaohs in the World Cup finals was in the 2018 edition, which was held in Russia, under the leadership of Argentine coach Hector Cuper. The Egypt national football team started the game with intense offensive pressure in Hossam Hassan's plan, which relied on freeing the sides and trying to score an early goal. In the 7th minute, the Egypt national football team scored a goal through Mustafa Muhammad, who followed a header from Mohamed Salah after a pass in the depth of the defense, but the referee canceled the goal due to offside. The Djibouti defense was unable to withstand the Pharaohs' siege, and received a goal in the 8th minute through Ibrahim Adel after a cross from Ahmed Mustafa "Zizo" and the player headed it. Mohamed Salah succeeded in scoring the second goal in the 14th minute of the game after receiving a pass on the right side and directing it directly to the Djibouti goal, giving the Pharaohs a second goal. The Pharaohs' pace slowed down after the second goal with the strong interventions of the Djibouti players, and a chance from Mustafa Muhammad was lost with a cross, and then "Zizo" sent a pass from the right side without danger. "Zizo" clashed with the Djibouti players after a strong intervention against the ball, and the Egypt national football team sent another cross, which Mustafa Muhammad skillfully headed, but the goalkeeper pushed it away with the end of the first half and the Pharaohs' advance. At the start of the second half, the Egypt national football team sent a cross through Muhammad Hamed, which the defense pushed away, and a chance from the Pharaohs' attack was lost, which Mohamed Salah sent after a wonderful long pass. The Pharaohs continued to dominate the game, but without effectiveness, before they wasted a dangerous chance from a cross, which Mustafa Muhammad headed, but the defense saved it on the goal line, and then Mohamed Salah followed it without shaking the net. Marwan Attia, the midfielder, received a yellow card and will officially miss the last round match against Guinea-Bissau next Sunday. In the 63rd minute, Hossam Hassan resorted to the substitutes with the participation of goalkeeper Mustafa Shobier, along with Mohand Laashin and Ahmed Nabil "Koka" at the expense of El-Shenawy, Hamdi Fathi, and Muhammad Hamed, while the Djibouti national team pushed with the duo Ahmed Zakaria and Ejal Awaliya. Mohamed Salah sent a cross that Mustafa Muhammad did not exploit, and the defense pushed it away, and Ibrahim Adel launched a counter-attack from the left, but the defense turned it into a corner kick, and a powerful shot from Marwan Attia collided with the defenders. The Egypt national football team pushed with player Mahmoud Saber at the expense of "Zizo" in the 78th minute to energize the offensive performance, and the Pharaohs wasted a close chance after a launch from Ibrahim Adel, who passed to Mustafa Muhammad and the latter shot, but the goalkeeper saved it skillfully before Adel followed it over the crossbar. Trezeguet launched a counter-attack from the right after a wonderful pass from Salah, but he shot far from the goal after a dangerous attempt, and Salah succeeded in scoring the third goal after a perfect long pass sent by Marwan Attia and the captain turned it inside the goal in the 84th minute of the game. The Egypt national football team continued to dominate the game, while the duo Abdul Ilah Al-Alami participated in the Djibouti ranks, and Youssef Ismail, while Ibrahim Adel directed a powerful shot that rose above the crossbar. The Egypt national football team pushed with the duo