Soccer-Egypt defeat Djibouti to qualify for World Cup


CASABLANCA (Reuters) -Egypt became the third African country to book a berth at next year’s World Cup finals with an easy 3-0 win over Djibouti in Casablanca on Wednesday that secured them top place in Group A with one game remaining.

Egypt, who have competed at three previous World Cups, join fellow north African nations Morocco and Tunisia at the 2026 tournament in North America.

(Writing by Mark Gleeson in Cape Town; Editing by Toby Davis)

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