Egypt’s chances to qualify to 2018 World Cup

CAIRO – 8 October 2017: Ghana gave Egypt a gift on a golden plate after its draw against Uganda. The Egyptian team is about to make history. The victory over Congo is synonymous with achieving the dream of reaching the World Cup.

Egypt is preparing to face the Congolese team on Sunday night at Burg Al Arab stadium at 7 p.m.

Here, we review all possible scenarios:
If Egypt wins against Congo:
-Egypt qualifies automatically to Russia World Cup.

If Egypt draws against Congo:
-If Uganda wins against Congo, Egypt will have two chances to qualify.
The first chance is to win against Ghana, and the team qualifies. In the case of a draw, the goal difference of Egypt and Uganda will determine the qualifier.
-If Uganda doesn’t win against Congo, we will qualify automatically.

If Egypt loses to Congo:
Ghana will enter the competition with 6 points after Uganda, which has 8 points and Egypt with 9 points.
-If Egypt wins against Ghana, we will qualify directly.
-If Egypt draws against Ghana and Uganda doesn’t win against Congo, we will qualify directly.
-If Egypt loses to Ghana, and Uganda doesn’t win against Congo, the goal difference will determine the qualifier.

The Worst case Seniro:
Egypt loses from both Congo and Ghana 1-0 for each match and Uganda draws against Congo. With these results, the three teams (Egypt, Ghana and Uganda) will have nine points. The goal difference for Egypt will be +1, for Uganda it will be +1 too and for Ghana it will be +3. By this result, Ghana will be qualified for the 2018 Russia World Cup.