Egypt’s national football team received a heroes’ welcome after returning from 2026 Fifa World Cup

Waving flags, singing patriotic songs and carrying banners proclaiming "Egypt's men made us proud," thousands of supporters welcomed Egypt's national soccer team home on Friday (July 10) after the Pharaohs produced the finest World Cup campaign in the country's history. Crowds gathered outside Alamein International Airport on Egypt's Mediterranean coast to greet the players and coaching staff after their return from North America, where Egypt won at the World Cup for the first time in four attempts and reached the last 16. Fans also held pictures of captain Mohamed Salah bearing the words "Thank you."The celebrations continued as the squad boarded an open-top bus and paraded through New Alamein, waving to cheering supporters lining the streets. President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is due to receive the team and its technical and administrative staff on Saturday (July 11).