The Egyptian national team will host Burkina Faso on Tuesday evening at the August 4 Stadium at 7:00 PM, Cairo time, in the eighth round of the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup.
Egypt and Burkina Faso are in Group A of the World Cup qualifiers, alongside Sierra Leone, Guinea-Bissau, Ethiopia, and Djibouti.
Egypt vs. Burkina Faso
Egypt enters the Burkina Faso match with the sole objective of winning, in order to qualify for the 2026 World Cup, which will be held in the US, Canada, and Mexico.
Egypt leads the group with 19 points, earned from six wins and one draw, and has not suffered a single defeat in the qualifiers so far.
The national team continued its streak and put one foot in the 2026 World Cup, after defeating Ethiopia in the last round, 2-0, with goals from Mohamed Salah and Omar Marmoush from penalty kicks.
Egypt’s team boasts the experience of its international players, such as Mohamed Salah, the Liverpool star, Mostafa Mohamed, the Nantes striker, and Omar Marmoush, the Manchester City player, as they face their stubborn and powerful rivals, Burkina Faso.
The match between Egypt and Burkina Faso will be one for the ages, given the strength and history of both teams.
Burkina Faso is also determined to win, as exemplified by its slogan “There is no alternative but to win”, to maintain its chances of qualifying for the 2026 World Cup.
Burkina Faso is second in the World Cup qualifying standings with 14 points, having collected four wins, two draws, and one defeat.
The rival team also needs a win or a draw to avoid losing its chance to qualify for the 2026 World Cup.
Channels broadcasting the match
The match between Egypt and Burkina Faso will be broadcast on the ON Sport network, which has acquired the rights to broadcast the national team’s matches in the World Cup qualifiers.
The match can be watched live on On Sport1HD, and can also be seen on the Saudi SSC channel, which holds the rights to broadcast the 2026 World Cup African qualifiers in North Africa and the Middle East.
Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm
