Mohamed El-Shenawy

International career For the national team, Mohamed El-Shenawy represented Egypt at the under-18 level and later played for the Egypt national under-20 football team in the 2007 African Youth Championship. From 2013, he received several call-ups to the senior Egypt side before making his international debut in a 2–1 friendly defeat against Portugal. He earned praise for his performance in the match, with national team goalkeeping coach Ahmed Nagy commenting "He had a great game; I am so happy with his performance He deserves to be with the national team." He played in warm up friendly matches against Colombia and Belgium prior to the tournament and was chosen as the starting goalkeeper for their opening match of the tournament against Uruguay, winning only his fourth cap, ahead of Essam El-Hadary and club teammate Ekramy. He was named Man of the Match in the first match after making several saves during a 1–0 defeat however, he declined to accept the award in the players' tunnel after the match due to its sponsorship by Budweiser and was only photographed with the award. As a Muslim, El-Shenawy is forbidden from drinking alcohol. Teammate Ekramy and Egyptian team director Ihab Leheta later attempted to persuade him to accept the award as a "historic" prize, but he again refused.

He retained his place for Egypt's second group match as they were eliminated after suffering a 3–1 defeat to hosts Russia. He was included in Egypt's squad for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, where the team reached the final but lost to Senegal in a penalty shootout.

On 2 December 2025, El Shenawy was called up to the Egypt squad for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations. He was named in the 26-man squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, marking his second World Cup selection, a record he shared with Mohamed Salah and Trézéguet.

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