Why Egypt is not in FIFA World Cup 2022 ?

FIFA World Cup 2022 will start from November 20 in Qatar. The participating nations will play against each other to become the world champions. Fans love to watch their country playing in the World Cup. However, it is not possible for every nation to play in the World Cup because there are only 32 spots. Many viewers who do not follow football regularly will be shocked to know that Egypt is not there in Qatar 2022 World Cup. Let’s see why Egypt is not in FIFA World Cup 2022 ?

Why Egypt is not playing in FIFA World Cup 2022 ?

Egypt is absent from the tournament because it lost its spot in the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup. The African country will be one of the massive absentees from the tournament.

Egypt made it to the FIFA World Cup four years ago. They qualified in 2018 WC after a wait of 30 years. The failure to qualify is quite disheartening for Egyptian fans and especially for Salah’s fans as they will not be able to see him playing in the biggest tournament. Egypt had a disappointing World Cup 2018 campaign. They finished at the bottom spot in their group as they scored zero points from three games.

Egypt is a member of Confederation of African Football (CAF). The format used by CAF for its FIFA World Cup qualification is quite different from other federations. The whole qualification process was done in three rounds. In the third round, the final ten teams had to play home-and-away over two legs. The five winners who emerged from the third round will be qualified for the World Cup.

In that manner, Senegal and Egypt were drawn against each other. Egypt won the first leg with the score for 1-0. In the second leg, Senegal scored the only goal and the game went to extra time. After a tense game, Senegal won 3–1 on penalties and Egypt failed to qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.