<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr">The Egyptian national team will face Guinea-Bissau at 10:00 PM today, Sunday, in the African qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup. </p><figure class="image image_resized" style="width:75%;"><img style="aspect-ratio:600/338;" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/9c10c53a-dfb7-445f-93d8-ab42f9e7127d.jpeg" ></figure><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> In this context, the Egyptian national team's technical staff, led by Hossam Hassan, decided not to include Liverpool star Mohamed Salah in the match against Guinea-Bissau, instead giving the opportunity to other players. </p><figure class="image image_resized" style="width:75%;"><img style="aspect-ratio:678/452;" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/21440e7e-72d1-4df2-a27a-a5cafdb9f9df.jpeg" ></figure><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Marawan Attia (Al-Ahly) and Hamdi Fathi (Al-Wakrah) will miss the Egyptian national team's match against Guinea-Bissau due to suspension after receiving their second yellow card. </p><figure class="image image_resized" style="width:75%;"><img style="aspect-ratio:739/415;" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/e3dd0110-50f7-4d46-87c6-0ebe97391049.jpeg" ></figure><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> While Manchester City star Omar Marmoush, Mohamed Abdel-Moneim, Imam Ashour, Mohamed Shehata, and Nabil Emad Dunga will miss the match against Guinea due to injury and lack of readiness. </p><figure class="image image_resized" style="width:75%;"><img style="aspect-ratio:323/242;" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/a940f875-f413-44ca-b6cf-74902055a904.jpeg" ></figure><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:hsl(187, 48%, 51%);">Egypt's lineup against Guinea</span></h2><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Egypt's expected lineup for tonight's match against Guinea-Bissau is as follows: Mohamed Sobhi in goal; Ahmed Eid, Yasser Ibrahim, Khaled Sobhi, and Mohamed Hamdy in defense; Mohand Lasheen, Ahmed Nabil Kouka, and Mahmoud Saber in midfield; and Ahmed Mostafa Zizo, Ibrahim Adel, and Osama Faisal in attack. <br></p><figure class="image image_resized" style="width:75%;"><img style="aspect-ratio:800/450;" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/e42b30cb-fbd5-4ea4-b238-83e5a8589707.jpeg" ></figure><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> This is the fourth time in history that the Egyptian national team has qualified for the World Cup, after the 1934 edition in Italy, the 1990 edition in Italy, and the 2018 edition in Russia. </p><figure class="image image_resized" style="width:75%;"><img style="aspect-ratio:323/242;" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/ed8b856c-f08c-4abf-ac88-4b557bdab620.jpeg" ></figure><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> It's worth noting that Egypt qualified on October 8, the same date they qualified for the 2018 World Cup after defeating Congo at Borg El Arab Stadium on October 8, 2017, with Salah scoring a last-minute penalty. </p><figure class="image image_resized" style="width:75%;"><img style="aspect-ratio:570/380;" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/c2eacf4f-5122-41b5-858b-3b8a29e76e39.jpeg" ></figure><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Egypt became the third African team to qualify for the World Cup, after Morocco and Tunisia, who qualified in the previous round. </p><figure class="image image_resized" style="width:75%;"><img style="aspect-ratio:550/367;" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/148773e6-c998-4555-8bd7-80925b646316.jpeg" ></figure>