Five factors behind Egypt’s successful campaign

• Egypt lapse to a FIFA World Cupâ„¢ after a 28-year absence
• Mohamed Salah scored 5 goals in as many games
• The Pharaohs won their 3 games during a Borg el-Arab Stadium

Egypt finished a 28-year deficiency from a World Cup after a conspicuous debate in a African qualifiers of a 2018 FIFA World Cup Russiaâ„¢. Under a stewardship of Argentinian manager Hector Cuper, a Pharaohs finally over their long-awaited dream, even if their lapse to a universe theatre was not always plain sailing.

FIFA.com looks during 5 factors that valid vicious to Egypt’s successful gift for Russia 2018.

QUALIFIED!
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1. Coaching stability
When a Egyptian Football Association (EFA) announced a appointment of Hector Cuper in Mar 2015, hopes were high notwithstanding his carrying usually one prior army as a inhabitant group manager with Georgia. And while on that arise he purebred usually a singular win during a year or so during a helm, he squandered small time in bringing successes to a Pharaohs. The 61-year-old led his charges behind to a African Cup of Nations, for that they had unsuccessful to validate in a 3 prior editions. At a continental championship, Cuper guided Egypt to a final, where they mislaid 2-1 to Cameroon. Despite a defeat, a team’s opening usually strengthened a EFA’s faith in a maestro coach, who eventually repaid that faith by securing a World Cup return.

2. Four categorical pillars
Throughout this campaign, Cuper has relied heavily on 4 pivotal players, who helped him grasp his principal goal. Between a posts is Essam El Hadary, his first-choice keeper, who has been beaten usually 3 times so distant in a third turn of qualifiers. Then there is a pacey Mohammed Abdul Shafi, who has valid indispensable on a left flank, and Arsenal’s defensive midfielder Mohamed El Neny, who has been tirelessly violation adult antithesis attacks. Up front, Cuper’s go-to male is Mohamed Salah, who has netted a infancy (71 per cent) of his side’s goals in these qualifiers. These 4 players have not missed a singular notation of a third-round subordinate games, display usually how successful they have been in a jubilant journey. 

3. The in-form Salah
When a African qualifiers for Russia 2018 started, Mohamed Salah was starring with Roma, where he turn a club’s second tip scorer with 15 goals and a Serie A’s second best in assists (11) during a 2016/17 season. Salah carried over his glorious form into a inhabitant team, scoring in all a Pharaohs’ third turn victories, including wilful goals opposite Uganda (1-0) and a prop opposite Congo (2-1). The 25-year-old Liverpool winger managed to shoulder this outrageous shortcoming that comes with being his side’s aggressive spearhead, fulfilling a dream of millions of Egyptians to lapse to a World Cup.

4. El Hadary’s comeback
When Essam El Hadary late from general football in 2013, it seemed that a goalkeeper’s inhabitant group career was finally over after apropos a second-choice for his country. However, he would make a conspicuous lapse this year, convalescent a No1 jersey in rather felicitous resources during a 2017 African Cup of Nations. There he became a oldest actor in a story of a contest and led his group to a final of a continental showpiece. During a third turn of qualifiers for Russia 2018, a tried-and-trusted protector has not missed a singular minute, personification an useful purpose in a successful campaign.

Essam @ElHadary is clearly gratified with Egypt’s #WCQ success!
He could turn #WorldCup‘s oldest ever actor in

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— #WCQ ⚽️ (@FIFAWorldCup) October 8, 2017

5. Fortress Borg el-Arab
Known as one of a many inflexible castles on a shores of a Mediterranean, a Citadel of Qaitibay is one of Alexandria’s best famous landmarks. Unsurprisingly, a Borg el-Arab Stadium is quick apropos another famous site in a city after it valid itself a outpost for Egypt during a subordinate campaign. There a Pharaohs purebred 3 victories that were wilful to a campaign. First came triumphs over Ghana (2-0) and Uganda (1-0), before a venue witnessed story being done on Oct 8th with a thespian late win over Congo that hermetic Egypt’s thoroughfare to Russia. It now joins a ranks of Cairo International Stadium, a venue where a Pharaohs clinched a berth during a finals of Italy 1990.

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