⚽🔥 Hamza Abdel Karim on his World Cup dream
Egyptian Barcelona striker Hamza Abdel Karim 🇪🇬⚽ 🔵🔴 expressed his excitement after being included in Egypt’s preliminary squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup 🏆🌍.
This marks his first-ever call-up to the senior national team, a major milestone in his young career 💪🔥.
📱 Proud personal message
Hamza Abdel Karim 🧠 posted a message on his official Facebook account 📱 saying:
💬 “Pride, passion, and full readiness for my first call-up to Egypt” 🇪🇬⚽🔥
The message received strong engagement from Egyptian fans, who welcomed his inclusion as one of the country’s rising talents 🏟️👏.
🏆 Egypt World Cup squad
Egypt head coach Hossam Hassan 🧠 announced a preliminary 27-player squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup ⚽🔥, which will be reduced to 26 players after the friendly match against Russia 🇷🇺.
📋 Egypt squad list
🧤 Goalkeepers: Mohamed El Shenawy – Mostafa Shobeir – El Mahdy Soliman – Mohamed Alaa
🛡️ Defenders: Mohamed Hany – Tarek Alaa – Rami Rabia – Yasser Ibrahim – Hossam Abdelmaguid – Mohamed Abdelmonem – Ahmed Fatouh – Karim Hafez
⚙️ Midfielders: Hamdy Fathy – Marwan Attia – Mohannad Lasheen – Nabil Emad Donga – Mahmoud Saber – Ahmed Sayed Zizo – Emam Ashour
⚡ Forwards: Trezeguet – Ibrahim Adel – Haitham Hassan – Mohamed Salah – Omar Marmoush – Oktay Abdullah – Hamza Abdel Karim – Mostafa Abdelraouf Zico
🏟️ Strong preparations
Egypt 🇪🇬 will start its training camp on May 21 at the national team facility 🏟️⚽ ahead of the 2026 World Cup 🏆🔥.
The team will also face Russia 🇷🇺 in a friendly on May 28 as part of final preparations 🌍⚽.
🧠 Final squad soon
Ibrahim Hassan 🧠 confirmed the final squad will be announced after the Russia friendly, in accordance with FIFA rules limiting squads to 26 players 🏆⚽.
🧩 Conclusion
Hamza Abdel Karim 🇪🇬⚽ call-up marks an exciting step in his career as he aims to become one of Egypt’s future stars on the international stage 🏆🔥.
