Mohamed Salah dealt World Cup frustration as Egypt fails to secure qualification
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Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah missed the opportunity to secure a spot at next summer’s World Cup with Egypt, after the Pharaohs failed to beat Burkina Faso on Wednesday.
Egypt knew ahead of the meeting between the top two sides in qualification Group A, that victory would secure a first World Cup spot since 2018.
Replays appeared to show he was onside.
Only the top sides in the nine African qualification groups will automatically advance to the World Cup, and first-place Egypt now holds a five-point gap over Burkina Faso
It will therefore take just two more points from matches against Djibouti and Guinea-Bissau next month to guarantee a spot at the 2026 World Cup
Salah is hoping to lead Egypt to another World Cup
Tunisia and Morocco are the only African nations to secure their place in the competition, with the nine group winners set to be involved in the USA, Canada and Mexico next summer, while the four best-placed runners-up will feature in the play-offs.
Of the 48 nations set to compete at the 2026 World Cup, 18 have qualified, including Argentina, Brazil and Japan, all of which has Liverpool representatives
No European countries have yet qualified for the expanded tournament.
With the Africa Cup of Nations set to be stage this winter, it will likely prove to be a huge year for Salah and Egypt