FIFA World Cup 2026

World Cup 2026: Australia vs Egypt - pre-match preview

2026 FIFA World Cup pre-match briefing: Australia vs Egypt. Kick-off is scheduled for 18:00 UTC. Referee: Gustavo Tejera. At Dallas Stadium with light rain weather expected (~34.9°C). Full squads and pre-match details inside.

Jul 3, 2026 - 17:50

World Cup 2026: Australia vs Egypt - pre-match preview

2026 FIFA World Cup: pre-match update for Australia - Egypt.

Kick-off is scheduled for 18:00 UTC.

Referee for this match: Gustavo Tejera.

At Dallas Stadium, light rain weather is expected (~34.9°C).

Australia squad and formation

Under Tony Popović, Australia are set to line up in a 3-4-2-1 formation.

Australia goalkeeper: 3 Alessandro Circati.

Probable starting XI for Australia at the 2026 FIFA World Cup:

3 Alessandro Circati
5 Jordan Bos
8 Connor Metcalfe
13 Aiden O'Neill
16 Aziz Behich
17 Nestory Irankunda
18 Patrick Beach
19 Harry Souttar
20 Cristian Volpato
22 Jackson Irvine
25 Lucas Herrington

Egypt squad and formation

Under Hossam Hassan Hussein, Egypt are set to line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation.

Egypt goalkeeper: 2 Yasser Ibrahim.

Probable starting XI for Egypt at the 2026 FIFA World Cup:

2 Yasser Ibrahim
3 Mohamed Hany
8 Emam Ashour
10 Mohamed Salah
11 Mostafa Mohamed Zaki Abdelraouf
14 Hamdy Fathy
15 Karim Hafez Ramadan Seif El Din
19 Marwan Ateya
21 Mahmoud Saber
22 Omar Marmoush
23 Oufa Shobeir