Australia vs Egypt Predicted Lineups for the 2026 FIFA World Cup – Dallas will host an exciting 2026 FIFA World Cup Round of 32 clash as Australia and Egypt battle for a place in the Round of 16.

The match is scheduled to take place at Dallas Stadium on Thursday, July 3, 2026, at 01:00 p.m. local time.

Australia finished as the runners-up of Group D to advance to the knockout stage, while Egypt secured second place in Group G behind Belgium.

Before the match kicks off, let's take a look at Mansion Sports' prediction for the Australia vs Egypt predicted lineups for the 2026 FIFA World Cup below!

Team News Ahead of the Match

Australia

Australia began their 2026 FIFA World Cup campaign with a 2-0 victory over Turkey before suffering a 2-0 defeat against one of the tournament's co-hosts, the United States, in their second match.

Ultimately, a goalless draw against Paraguay in their third group-stage match was enough for the Socceroos to finish second in Group D with four points, two points behind the United States.

Australia have previous experience in the FIFA World Cup knockout stage. They reached the Round of 16 in both the 2006 and 2022 editions, although they were eliminated by eventual champions Argentina in their most recent appearance.

This match will only be the second meeting between Australia and Egypt. In their previous encounter, Egypt recorded a convincing 3-0 victory in an international friendly played in November 2010.

Should they defeat Egypt, Tony Popovic's side will face either Argentina or Cape Verde in the Round of 16.

Egypt

Egypt finished as runners-up in Group G behind Belgium after collecting five points from three matches to secure their place in the knockout stage.

Hossam Hassan's team opened the tournament with a 1-1 draw against Belgium before earning a 3-1 victory over New Zealand in their second match.

Egypt then recorded another 1-1 draw against Iran in their final group-stage fixture. They missed out on top spot in the group only because of an inferior goal difference to Belgium.

The Pharaohs have not reached the FIFA World Cup Round of 16 since 1934. Furthermore, this is only Egypt's fourth appearance at the FIFA World Cup finals.

Egypt lost all of their matches at the 2018 FIFA World Cup, making their achievement in this tournament a significant improvement. Reaching the Round of 16 would represent an outstanding accomplishment.

Australia vs Egypt Predicted Lineups for the 2026 FIFA World Cup

Australia (3-4-2-1)

Regarding Australia's squad, they will definitely be without Jacob Italiano, who is sidelined with a groin injury, and Mathew Leckie, who is unavailable due to a hamstring injury for the Round of 32 match against Egypt. Apart from those two players, the Socceroos squad is in relatively good condition.

Head coach Tony Popovic is expected to retain the same starting lineup that faced Paraguay, with promising young center-back Lucas Herrington once again trusted to start.

Nestory Irankunda has scored six goals in 18 appearances for Australia, including one goal at this summer's FIFA World Cup. The 20-year-old forward is expected to lead the attack once again.

Egypt (4-2-3-1)

Regarding Egypt's squad, Mohamed Salah (hamstring), Hamdy Fathy (groin), Hossam Abdelmaguid (head), Mohamed Abdelmonem (ankle), and Ahmed El Fotouh (hamstring) all remain doubtful.

However, there is hope that Mohamed Salah will recover from the hamstring injury he suffered against Iran and be able to start Friday's match.

Nevertheless, Egypt will definitely be without Mohanad Lasheen after the 30-year-old midfielder accumulated yellow cards in the match against Iran.

The match is expected to be highly competitive, as both teams have realistic ambitions of progressing further in the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Australia will rely on their well-organized style of play, while Egypt hope their key players can recover in time to deliver their best performances.

That concludes the complete overview of the Australia vs Egypt Predicted Lineups for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, along with the latest team news ahead of this crucial knockout-stage encounter.