Hossam Hassan, the technical director of the Egypt national football team, announced the Pharaohs' lineup to face Belgium, on Monday evening, at the Lumen Stadium, as part of the seventh group matches of the 2026 World Cup, held in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. The basic formation witnessed the presence of a three-pronged attack consisting of Mohamed Salah, Omar Marmoush, and Mostafa Zico, who records his first basic appearance in an official match with the Egyptian national team jersey. The lineup of the Egyptian national team came as follows: Goalkeeping: Mostafa Shobier, Defense: Mohamed Hani - Hamdi Fathi - Yasser Ibrahim - Ahmed Fotouh, Midfield: Marwan Attia - Mahend Lashin - Emam Ashour, Attack: Mohamed Salah - Omar Marmoush - Mostafa Zico. On the substitutes' bench are: Mohamed El-Shenawy, Mehdi Soliman, Mohamed Alaa, Tarek Alaa, Karim Hafez, Mohamed Abdel-Moneim, Rami Rabia, Hossam Abdel-Majid, Nabil Emad Donga, Mahmoud Saber, Mahmoud Hassan Trezeguet, Ahmed Sayed Zizo, Ibrahim Adel, Haytham Hassan, and Hamza Abdel-Karim. Despite concerns surrounding his readiness after suffering breathing problems during a closed training session last week, Jeremy Doku appeared in Belgium's starting lineup, resolving Rudy Garcia's situation regarding the Manchester City star's confrontation with Egypt. The seventh group includes the teams of Egypt, Belgium, Iran, and New Zealand, making the competition for the two qualifying tickets to the next round open to all possibilities. The Egyptian national team enters the tournament with great ambitions in its fourth participation in the World Cup, after succeeding in returning to the World Cup for the first time since its last appearance in the 2018 Russia edition. The Pharaohs' first participation in the World Cup dates back to the 1934 Italy edition, when the Egyptian national team became the first Arab and African team to participate in the tournament finals. The 2026 edition is the team's fourth participation in its history, after the 1934, 1990, and 2018 editions. During its previous participations, the Egyptian national team played seven matches in the World Cup, without achieving any victories, contenting itself with two draws against five defeats. Its players scored five goals, while its nets received 12 goals, making the 2026 edition an important opportunity to improve its historical record in the tournament and achieve its first World Cup victory in its history.