Youth min. heads for Moscow to attend World Cup Draw

CAIRO - 29 November 2017: Youth and Sports Minister Khaled Abdel Aziz left for Moscow on Wednesday to attend the 2018 World Cup Final Draw ceremony due to be held in Kremlin.

The visit comes at an invitation from the Russian government, Egypt will participate in the World Cup after a 28-year wait.

Russia host Belgium, Germany, England, Spain, Poland, Iceland, Serbia, France, Portugal, Switzerland, Croatia, Sweden and Denmark have been qualified for the World Cup from Europe, alongside Iran, South Korea, Japan, Saudi Arabia and Australia from Asia; Nigeria, Egypt, Senegal, Tunisia and Morocco from Africa; and Mexico, Costa Rica and Panama from North America.