Karim Hafez
Egypt
DEF
Age
30
Appearances
1
Tackles won
0
About Karim Hafez
Karim Hafez is in Egypt's 26 for the 2026 World Cup, named by Hossam Hassan. The Pyramids defender is 30 at kick-off and is valued at around EUR 700k, a squad option at the back. Egypt were drawn in Group G alongside 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 before meeting Iran at Lumen Field in Seattle on 26 June. Egypt reached the finals by winning CAF Group A, qualifying on 8 October 2025. The group stage runs through June as Hossam Hassan's side look to make their mark.
World Cup 2026 Stats
Appearances
1
Minutes played
2
Tackles won
0
Interceptions
0
Clearances
0
Blocks
0
Playing Style
A defender for Pyramids with 8 senior caps for Egypt, Hafez stands 1.74 m and is left-footed. He has played 2,082 minutes this season and, at 30, is part of Hossam Hassan's plans for the 2026 group stage, named in the final 26 for the finals and the Egypt squad for the tournament.
World Cup History
The 2026 World Cup will be Karim Hafez's first. A defender with eight caps for Egypt, he travels among Hossam Hassan's confirmed names for the group stage at the finals this summer.
National Team
Egypt
Tier 4
£10m
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Goal Rush Impact
Egypt carry Hafez on the card, where the side are set at Tier 4 for £10m. He has 8 caps for Egypt and 35 club games this season. His place in the 26 is what he brings to the Egypt pick for the finals.
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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, in the Egypt side opening their Group G campaign in June.
Picking Egypt in Goal Rush
Egypt are a Tier 4 side on the card at £10m, drawn into Group G with Belgium first up in the group.
Karim Hafez World Cup 2026 FAQs
The Goal Rush card has Egypt in Tier 4 at £10m, drawn into Group G, so the figure tracks Egypt as a side rather than picking out Hafez for the 2026 finals later this summer.
For Egypt, Hafez fills a defender role and plays club football for Pyramids. Hossam Hassan has named him in Egypt's 26 for the 2026 World Cup, with the side drawn into Group G for the group stage this summer.
No. This is the Pyramids defender's first senior World Cup, reached in 2026 after Hossam Hassan named Hafez in the Egypt 26 with no earlier finals behind him at the senior international stage.
It is Pyramids that Hafez plays for at club level. He features among Egypt's defenders in Hossam Hassan's final 26, and Egypt start their Group G campaign against Belgium in mid-June this summer.
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