Karim Hafez
Egypt
DEF
Age
30
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About Karim Hafez
Karim Hafez is one of Egypt's defenders for the 2026 World Cup, named by Hossam Hassan for the finals. The Pyramids defender is 30 at kick-off and brings 8 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 Hafez among the defenders in Hossam Hassan's 26.
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 Hafez among the defenders in Hossam Hassan's 26.
World Cup 2026 Stats
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Playing Style
Hafez is a defender for Pyramids, with 8 caps for Egypt to his name. His is a defender's game for his country, the role he has filled in the squads Hossam Hassan has named over recent years. That defender's profile, built across his appearances for Egypt to date, is what he takes into the final 26 for the 2026 finals, a defender option Egypt carry into the tournament this summer.
World Cup History
Karim Hafez goes to his first World Cup in 2026. He has no previous senior World Cup appearances, and reaches the finals for the first time after Hossam Hassan named him in Egypt's 26-man squad for the tournament. The Pyramids defender goes to the finals with 8 caps for Egypt. His country qualified by winning CAF Group A, qualifying on 8 October 2025, with Hafez among the defenders named in the 26.
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Egypt
Tier 4
£10m
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Goal Rush Impact
The Pyramids defender Hafez adds to the Egypt defensive picks, listed in the squad on 8 caps. Egypt register as a £10m option in Tier 4, a place within the game's £200m card budget, and they begin their campaign in Group G this summer. Hafez adds exactly that to the squad this summer, his role within the side made plain, named by Hossam Hassan for the games that lie ahead.
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Hafez at the 2026 World Cup
Hafez is a confirmed defender in Hossam Hassan's 26-man Egypt squad for the 2026 World Cup, a Pyramids defender. At 30 he brings 8 caps to an Egypt side opening their Group G campaign in June.
Picking Egypt in Goal Rush
Egypt list Hafez at defender, the Pyramids man in their squad. Egypt register as a £10m outfit in Tier 4. In Group G they meet Belgium first.
Karim Hafez World Cup 2026 FAQs
Hafez, the Pyramids defender, was picked for Egypt. Going into the finals, Egypt are listed as a £10m squad in Tier 4, his role on Egypt's card through Group G.
Hafez is a defender for Egypt, with 8 caps to his name. He plays his club football for Pyramids and is part of Hossam Hassan's national-team squad for the 2026 World Cup, named in the final 26.
No. The 2026 World Cup will be Hafez's first. He has no previous senior World Cup appearances, reaching the tournament for the first time after his place in Egypt's 26-man squad was confirmed.
Hafez plays his club football for Pyramids. For Egypt he is a defender, named in Hossam Hassan's final 26 for the 2026 World Cup, with the squad in Group G alongside Belgium, Iran and New Zealand.
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