The Egypt national under-20 football team is the national youth team of Egypt. It's administered by the

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. Their best performance in the U-20 World Cup was third place which was achieved in

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. This remains to be the highest result Egypt has achieved in any International World Cup. Their nickname, The Young Pharaohs is an obvious reference to the nickname of the

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, The Pharaohs. Egypt hosted the 2009 U-20 World Cup.

FIFA U-20 World Cup record

FIFA World Youth Championship

* Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup

Egypt qualified after winning the

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. They failed to pass through the group stage after only winning one game. ---- ----

Tournament Records

Africa U-20 Cup of Nations

Arab Cup U-20 record

North-African U-20 Cup record

Honors

World Cups : * Bronze Medalists at the

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Current squad

players called up for

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Head coach: Mahmoud Gaber

References

External links

Egyptian FA official site

Egyptian Players

Egyptian Soccer and Sports

All About Egyptian Soccer

Information on National team and club football in Egypt

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