Egypt national futsal team
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The Egyptian national futsal team represents Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...

 during international futsal
Futsal
Futsal is a variant of association football that is played on a smaller pitch and mainly played indoors. Its name is a portmanteau of the Portuguese futebol de salão and the Spanish fútbol de salón , which can be translated as "hall football" or "indoor football"...

 competitions. It is governed by the Egyptian Football Association
Egyptian Football Association
The Egyptian Football Association is the governing body of football in Egypt.The leading Egyptian clubs are as follows, with the total number of national competitions following the name of the club....

.

Egypt reached the FIFA Futsal World Cup 4 times. Egypt attended their first FIFA Futsal World Cup in 1996, when they achieved the first victory for Africa in the competition's history by beating Australia
Australia national futsal team
The Australian National Futsal Team represents Australia in international futsal competitions and is controlled by Football Federation Australia.-Current squad:* Greg Giovenali * Tobias Seeto * Simon Keith * Angelo Konstantinou...

 8-2.
Four years later they earned Africa a quarter-final berth with notable victories over the likes of Uruguay
Uruguay national futsal team
The Uruguay national futsal team represents Uruguay during international futsal competitions. It is governed by the Asociación Uruguaya de Fútbol.- Field players :* 2 Fabian Hernandez* 3 Santiago Blankleider* 4 Jorge Sena* 5 Gonzalo Rodriguez...

  and Russia. Although a draw with Argentina
Argentina national futsal team
The Argentina national futsal team represents Argentina during international futsal competitions. It is governed by the Asociación del Fútbol Argentino.-FIFA Futsal World Championship:* 1989 - 2nd round* 1992 - 2nd round* 1996 - 1st round...

 would have granted them a place in the semis, they lost 3-4 to the South Americans.

The Pharaohs appeared for the third successive time in Chinese Taipei and despite a first-round exit, they made their mark with the biggest margin of victory in the tournament, 12-0 over the hosts.

Field Players

  • Mahmoud Abdel-Hakim (Petrojet
    Petrojet
    PetroJet Football Club is a football team of the Egyptian Petrol Company, PetroJet. They are based in Suez. The team is about to commence their fifth season in the Egyptian Premier League....

    )
  • Ahmed Hussein (Arab Contractors)
  • Adel Fathy (Egypt Telecom
    Itesalat
    Telecom Egypt is an Egyptian football club. They are currently playing in the Egyptian Second Division after being relegated the past season from the Egyptian Premier League...

    )
  • Wael Abo El Komsan (Al-Rayyan of Qatar)
  • Ahmed El Agouz (El Shams)
  • Mohamed Roshdy (El Shams)
  • Ibrahim Bougy (El Shams)
  • Ramadan Samasry (El Shams)
  • Amr El Malah (El Shams)
  • Mizo (El Shams)
  • Ahmed Abou Serie (Mit Oqba)
  • Sameh Saleh (Al Maqassa)

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