<P> Egypt has qualified for the finals on three occasions, in 1934, 1990 and 2018 FIFA World Cup . In 1934 Egypt became the first African team to play in the World Cup finals . </P> <P> The FIFA World Cup, sometimes called the Football World Cup or the Soccer World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body . The championship has been awarded every four years since the first tournament in 1930, except in 1942 and 1946, due to World War II . </P>

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