Egypt's training was halted due to a storm before their match against Argentina in the 2026 World Cup. Egypt's training session started at 12:00 PM American time, but was stopped after 30 minutes.

What happened?

A storm caused the Egyptian team's training to be stopped in Atlanta, where the technical staff, led by Hossam Hassan, decided to complete the training in the hotel's gym.

Why does it matter for Egypt?

The Egyptian team is preparing to face Argentina on Tuesday in the Round of 16 of the 2026 World Cup, after qualifying by beating Australia 4-2 in a penalty shootout, following a 1-1 draw in regular and extra time.

What's next?

The winner of the Egypt-Argentina match will face the winner of the Colombia-Switzerland match in the quarterfinals. Finally, Argentina qualified for the quarterfinals by beating Cape Verde 3-2 after extra time. Egypt's last result was a 1-1 draw with Belgium (2026-06-15) in the previous round. Recent form for Egypt has been 0W-3D-2L (DDDLL, most recent first)