"Wednesday was a very big night for one of Liverpool's greatest players ever, as Mohamed Salah netted twice for Egypt in their 3-0 victory over Djibouti. The win secured Egypt's place in the 2026 World Cup that is being held in North America. This will only be the second appearance for Salah on the biggest stage this sport can offer. His only other trip to a World Cup came way back in 2018 where he scored two goals as his nation went out at the group stage."
"In addition to leading his nation back to the World Cup next year, Salah's two goals on Wednesday means he has scored the most goals in African World Cup qualifying history, now having scored 20 goals from 29 qualifiers with the Pharaoh's. Salah pulled free from a three-way tie with other African footballing legends Samuel Eto'o and Didier Drogba, who are both on 18 goals in WC qualifiers."
Mohamed Salah scored two goals in Egypt's 3-0 victory over Djibouti to secure qualification for the 2026 World Cup in North America. The result marks Salah's second World Cup appearance and follows his 2018 participation when he scored twice but Egypt exited at the group stage. Salah now holds the record for most goals in African World Cup qualifying with 20 from 29 matches, surpassing Samuel Eto'o and Didier Drogba. Egypt joins Tunisia and Morocco as African nations already qualified. The qualification should boost Salah's confidence after a slow club-season start and secures Egypt's fourth World Cup appearance.
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