Mohamed Salah‘s brace has helped Egypt qualify for their fourth-ever World Cup, with the winger, of course, also setting a new goalscoring record in the process.Salah has been under the microscope early this season for Liverpool, but he has had a much-needed dopamine boost on international duty after helping guide his country to next summer’s tournament.Egypt knew a victory over Djibouti would confirm their place, and they secured a dominant 3-0 victory, with Salah scoring the final two goals to make sure of the result.Playing more centrally, the 33-year-old found himself more involved in the match than he has experienced with Liverpool this season, dropping deeper and helping to link play.His first goal came six minutes after Ibrahim Adel opened the scoring, with Salah poking a left-foot finish to the goalkeeper’s near post for 2-0.Salah was adjudged to have been offside in the process of setting up another goal and was denied another assist when his teammate hit the upright in the first half.But the best was yet to come, with a superbly-weighted lob flying over the goalkeeper with his first touch and landing in the goal, wrapping up a convincing 3-0 win and his team’s place in the 2026 World Cup.The 33-year-old’s brace saw him notch yet another record in his illustrious career, becoming the outright top-scorer for an African nation in World Cup qualifying with 20 goals in 29 games.He moved ahead of Samuel Eto’o and Didier Drogba, both on 18 goals.?????? ?????? ????? ??? ??????? ???? ?????? 2026?? pic.twitter.com/sFOj2DqZEe— ???? ???? (@SalahWorld11) October 8, 2025As one would expect, the result triggered celebrations for the Egypt squad, who had previously only ever seen their nation qualify for the 1934, 1990 and 2018 World Cups.The result means Egypt’s match against Guinea-Bissau on Sunday no longer holds any significance to their World Cup bid, which could play a role in how long Salah features, if at all.Liverpool’s No. 11 played the fifth-most minutes of any Red in the club’s last seven matches (478), scoring twice and notching two assists in that time.Egypt’s qualification also means they will play two major competitions within several months, with the Africa Cup of Nations over Christmas preceding the summer’s tournament.