El Mahdy Soliman

El Mahdy Soliman is one of Egypt's goalkeepers for the 2026 World Cup, named by Hossam Hassan for the finals. The Zamalek goalkeeper is 39 at kick-off and brings 0 caps into the tournament, in line for a first World Cup.

Egypt were drawn in Group G with Belgium, Iran and New Zealand. They open against Belgium at Lumen Field in Seattle on 15 June, then face New Zealand at BC Place in Vancouver on 21 June and Iran at Lumen Field in Seattle on 26 June. Egypt reached the finals by winning CAF Group A, the ticket booked on 8 October 2025 and Soliman among the goalkeepers in Hossam Hassan's 26.

Soliman is a goalkeeper for Zamalek, one of the keepers Hossam Hassan has named in Egypt's 26 for the 2026 World Cup. His is a goalkeeper's role within the squad rather than a long senior record for Egypt at this stage of his career. At 39, he goes to the finals as a goalkeeping option for his country, one of the goalkeepers named among the 26 Hossam Hassan takes to the tournament this summer.

Egypt take Soliman as a Zamalek goalkeeper, his 0 caps the record a squad keeper brings to the tournament. Egypt rank as a Tier 4 pick at £10m, a price set within the game's £200m card budget, with Group G the group they have been handed. It is what Soliman adds to the group right here, named among the squad for the games to come, a name on Hossam Hassan's final teamsheet.