Egypt

The FIFA World Cup is the biggest championship for the biggest sport on Earth. It is the world’s most widely followed sporting event—back in 2014, 3.2 billion viewers turned on their TVs to watch the games! That’s 46.4 percent of the world’s population!

Well, it’s no news to the online gambling and sports betting world, but FIFA World Cup is also the biggest sports betting event. Millions of punters flock to sportsbooks online in search for opportunity.

Egypt squad & Egypt starting eleven

The debate is on for which team will win the World Cup, which player will take home the Golden Boot, how each match will play out… the list goes on and on. In fact, there are thousands of unique betting markets open just for this momentous sporting event.

Here, we have been busy preparing for the World Cup. We have produced these jumbo guides to each of the 32 World Cup squads. As you can see, you have joined us to analyze Egypt. If you’ve ever wondered what are the odds on Egypt winning World Cup 2018, you are in the right place. It is the country’s first tournament in 28 years and the entire continent of Africa is watching.

Egypt World Cup 2018: World Cup History

Egypt is back to the World Cup championship for the third time. Their past two appearances were back in 1934 and 1990. However, they have yet to win a game at the World Cup finals.

Outside of the World Cup, the Egypt team has quite an impressive track record. Ask any Egyptian and they will be proud to discuss their record-breaking seven time winner of the African Cup of Nations.

However, until recently, the Pharaohs have not been doing so well at football. They failed to qualify for the African Cup of Nations from 2012 to 2015, which they had once dominated. Things began to look up when Egypt became the first African team to qualify for the World Cup finals.

The Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi was so proud that he gave a bonus of $US85,000 to each of the players.

Unfortunately, the team has some way to go before they redeem themselves. In past five friendly matches, Egypt only managed one draw and suffered 4 losses.

Egypt World Cup 2018: Team

The team is led by Mohamed Salah from Liverpool. The talented 25-year old player scored five goals in six games during Egypt’s qualifying campaign, including a late penalty that took the country to the World Cup.

He also scored 44 goals for Liverpool last season, including 11 goals during his UEFA Champions League appearances. As a feather in his cap, Salah was also named the Football Writers’ Association Footballer of the Year in April.

In a dramatic turn of events, Salah suffered a shoulder injury in the Champions League final defeat by Real Madrid. Fans all over Egypt cried as the odds Egypt win World Cup 2018 stood at stake. However, the Egyptian FA announced that it is a “sprain in the shoulder ligaments” while Salah tweets, “Despite the odds, I’m confident that I’ll be in Russia to make you all proud.”

Salah is joined by five other English league players too, including Ahmed El Mohamedi who plays for Aston Villa, Ahmed Hegazi from West Bromwich Albion, Ramadan Sobhi from Stoke City, Mohamed Elneny from Liverpool and Sam Morsy from Wigan Athletic.

Another notable member of Egypt’s squad is Essam El-Hadary, the team’s 45 year old goalkeeper. He will be the oldest player for this year’s FIFA World Cup, beating the previous record held by 43-year old Farid Mondragonam of Colombia, who played in 2014 FIFA World Cup.

Coach, Hector Cuper from Argentina rounds off the team with his defensive strategy.

Egypt’s World Cup 2018 squad (Final 23 to be confirmed):

Goalkeepers: Essam El Hadary (Al Taawoun), Mohamed El-Shennawy (Al Ahly), Sherif Ekramy (Al Ahly), Mohamed Awad (Ismaily).

Defenders: Ahmed Fathi, Saad Samir, Ayman Ashraf (all Al Ahly), Mahmoud Hamdy (Zamalek), Mohamed Abdel-Shafy (Al Fateh), Ahmed Hegazi (West Brom), Ali Gabr (Zamalek), Ahmed Elmohamady (Aston Villa), Karim Hafez (Lens), Omar Gaber (Los Angeles FC), Amro Tarek (Orlando City).

Midfielders: Tarek Hamed, Mahmoud Abdel Aziz (both Zamalek), Shikabala (Al Raed), Abdallah Said (KuPS), Sam Morsy (Wigan Athletic), Mohamed Elneny (Arsenal), Kahraba (Al Ittihad), Ramadan Sobhi (Stoke City), Trezeguet (Kasimpasa), Amr Warda (Atromitos Athens).

Forwards: Marwan Mohsen (Al Ahly), Ahmed Gomaa (Al Masry), Kouka (Braga), Mohamed Salah (Liverpool).

Egypt World Cup 2018 Odds

After learning Egypt’s background and player line-up, how do you think the betting odds Egypt to win World Cup 2018 stand? Let’s hear from the experts. We have combed tens of bookmakers’ sites for a list of Egypt to win world cup 2018 odds.

Odds Egypt World Cup 2018 Matches

• Egypt vs. Uruguay (Friday, 15th June 2018)
  • Uruguay Wins 7/10
  • Draw 12/5
  • Egypt Wins 9/2

• Egypt vs. Russia (Tuesday, 19th June 2018)
  • Russia 19/20
  • Draw 11/5
  • Egypt 16/5

• Egypt vs. Saudi Arabia (Monday, 25th June 2018)
  • Egypt 13/20
  • Draw 13/5
  • Saudi Arabia 9/2

The odds and predictions above were provided by Bet365.

Odds of Egypt World Cup Top Goalscorer

• Mohamed Salah 4/6
• Abdalla Said 14/1
• Mohamed El Neny 14/1
• Ahmed Hassan 16/1
• Amr Gamal 16/1

Odds on Egypt winning 2018 World Cup

The current odds for Egypt to win world cup 2018 stands at 200/1. The odds for Egypt’s stage of elimination are as follows:

• Group Stage 4/7
• Last 16 9/4
• Quarter Final 9/1
• Runner Up 100/1

Egypt World Cup 2018 Fixtures

Here are all the current Egypt World Cup 2018 fixtures for the group stage of the competition:

Egypt vs. Uruguay: Friday 15th June, 5:00 PM (Local Time), Ekaterinburg Arena

Egypt vs. Russia: Wednesday 20th June, 9:00 PM (Local Time), Saint Petersburg Stadium

Egypt vs. Saudi Arabia: Monday 25th June, 5:00 PM (Local Time), Volgograd Arena

Will you be following Egypt’s games? With world-class forward, Salah in action, the odds on Egypt to win World Cup 2018 has never looked better!