Mohamed Salah will be playing in his second ever World Cup

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The win secured Egypt's place in the 2026 World Cup that is being held in North America. His only other trip to a World Cup came way back in 2018 where he scored two goals as his nation went out at the group stage.

Another RecordIn addition to leading his nation back to the World Cup next year, Salah's two goals on Wednesday means he has scored the most goals in African World Cup qualifying history, now having scored 20 goals from 29 qualifiers with the Pharaoh's. This performance and outcome will do wonders for the Salah's psyche as he has gotten off to a slow start to the new club season, at least by his lofty standards.

Egypt-vs-Ethiopia-match-at-the-FIFA-World-Cup-26-CAF-Qualifiers | MOHAMED TAGELDIN/GettyImagesArne Slot will be hoping that this strong showing on an individual basis in combination with such a joyous moment for his nation can propel his talisman back to the dangerous heights of just last season. Salah is going to be one of the main attractions at this tournament and it's a shame this will only be his second experience at this level.