Overview
- Ibrahim Adel struck in the 8th minute before Mohamed Salah added goals in the 13th and 84th to complete the victory.
- Egypt moved to 23 points, five clear of Burkina Faso with one match left, leaving Burkina Faso on the playoff pathway for runners-up.
- The match was staged in Morocco because Djibouti’s stadiums were unavailable for the qualifier.
- This will be Egypt’s fourth World Cup appearance, joining previous trips in 1934, 1990 and 2018 to a tournament hosted by the United States, Mexico and Canada.
- Morocco and Tunisia were already through, and Algeria later clinched qualification by winning Group G with a 3-0 home result against Somalia in Oran.