Tarek Alaa
Egypt
DEF
Age
24
Appearances
0
Tackles won
0
About Tarek Alaa
A defender for Egypt, Tarek Alaa is in Hossam Hassan's 26 for the 2026 World Cup. The Zed defender is 24 at kick-off and is valued at around EUR 250k, 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
0
Minutes played
0
Tackles won
0
Interceptions
0
Clearances
0
Blocks
0
Playing Style
A defender for Zed with 2 senior caps for Egypt, Alaa stands 1.78 m and is right-footed. He has played 322 minutes this season and, at 24, is part of Hossam Hassan's plans for the 2026 group stage, named in the 26 for the finals and the Egypt squad for the tournament.
World Cup History
The 2026 World Cup will be Tarek Alaa's first. A defender with two caps for Egypt, he is named in Hossam Hassan's 26 for the group stage at the finals this summer.
National Team
Egypt
Tier 4
£10m
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Goal Rush Impact
On the card, Egypt have Alaa. Egypt sit in Tier 4 at £10m. He has 2 caps for Egypt and 4 club games this season. His place in the 26 is what he brings to the Egypt pick for the finals.
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Alaa at the 2026 World Cup
Alaa 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.
Tarek Alaa World Cup 2026 FAQs
Egypt land at Tier 4 on the card for £10m and face Belgium to start Group G, so the listing belongs to Egypt as a whole rather than to Alaa alone among the names in the squad.
Alaa is deployed as a defender for Egypt, with his club football at Zed, and was named by Hossam Hassan in the final 26 for a 2026 World Cup campaign that begins in Group G this summer.
Not yet, no. The 2026 finals mark a first senior World Cup for the Zed defender, Alaa included in Egypt's 26 by Hossam Hassan with no previous appearance at the tournament before this summer.
Alaa plays at Zed for his club, and Hossam Hassan has named him among Egypt's defenders in the final 26, with a Group G opener against Belgium to come in mid-June at the 2026 World Cup finals.
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