
Burkina Faso vs Egypt, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - CAF, Group Stage
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Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 9': Substitution, Egypt. Osama Faisal replaces Omar Marmoush.
- 37': Mohamed Zougrana (Burkina Faso) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Burkina Faso 0, Egypt 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Burkina Faso 0, Egypt 0.
- 49': Marwan Attia (Egypt) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 67': Substitution, Burkina Faso. Josué Tiendrébéogo replaces Mohamed Zougrana.
- 73': Substitution, Burkina Faso. Georgi Minoungou replaces Cyriaque Irié.
- 85': Substitution, Egypt. Mostafa Mohamed replaces Trézéguet.
- 85': Substitution, Egypt. Zizo replaces Osama Faisal.
- 86': Substitution, Egypt. Mohanad Lasheen replaces Ahmed Koka.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Burkina Faso. Mohamed Konaté replaces Blati Touré.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Burkina Faso 0, Egypt 0.
- 90'+5': Substitution, Egypt. Hossam Abdelmaguid replaces Mohamed Salah.
- 0': Match ends, Burkina Faso 0, Egypt 0.
Game Information
Venue: Stade du 4 Aout
Location: Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
WCQ - CAF Standings
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Egypt | 10 | +18 | 26 |
2 | Burkina Faso | 10 | +15 | 21 |
3 | Sierra Leone | 10 | +2 | 15 |
4 | Guinea-Bissau | 10 | -2 | 10 |
Line-Ups
Burkina Faso (4-1-4-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
16 | Hervé Koffi (GK) |
12 | Edmond Tapsoba |
14 | Issoufou Dayo |
15 | Saïdou Simporé |
3 | Steeve Yago |
9 | Issa Kaboré |
22 | Blati Touré |
6 | Mohamed Zougrana ![]() |
21 | Cyriaque Irié |
7 | Dango Ouattara |
10 | Bertrand Traoré |
Egypt (3-2-4-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Mohamed El Shenawy (GK) |
5 | Ramy Rabia |
2 | Khaled Sobhy |
3 | Mohamed Hany |
19 | Marwan Attia ![]() |
15 | Ahmed Koka |
12 | Mohamed Hamdy |
13 | Ahmed Eid |
22 | Omar Marmoush |
7 | Trézéguet |
10 | Mohamed Salah |
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