Egypt has already clinched a spot in the third round of African qualifiers. The team will await to be drawn into a two-legged competition with another group winner with the victor set to play in Brazil next summer. The other group winners include Ethiopia, Cape Verde, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Cameroon, Senegal, Ghana, Burkina Faso and Algeria.
Egypt host Guinea on Tuesday in the last round of the group's stage in the World Cup African qualifiers.
Under the leadership of American manager Bob Bradley, the Pharaohs are bidding for their first qualification ticket to the most prestigious football event since 1990.
They guaranteed their play-off spot topping Group G of the qualifiers with 15 points aiming to get the full mark by a victory against Guinea to improve their FIFA ranking.
The match, held behind closed doors in the Red Sea resort of Gouna Stadium for security concerns, starts at 16:00 Cairo time (GMT +2).
The Egyptians are the only team with a perfect record of five wins in five games heading into Tuesday's game. Their impressive display already has the nation buzzing with hopes of a return to the World Cup Finals.
"When I got there, all that anyone talked about was the World Cup because they had failed to qualify for so long. ... I don't know much Arabic, but I learned early that Kas el a'alam means World Cup. Because that's what people would talk about," said Egypt's coach Bob Bradley in an interview with ESPN.
Egypt is flying high but may feel a bit relaxed in this game. The home atmosphere will likely propel them to a 1-0 win.
Start Time: 1 p.m. EST
