EXCLUSIVE: Rami Shaaban has confirmed to EP that Sweden have indeed contacted him about a possible call-up for their World Cup squad. He also mentioned that the Egyptian national team have not expressed any such interest as of yet.

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When asked about his situation regarding his international options, Shaaban, now at Norwegian side Fredrikstad, told EP that he had been "waiting for this question to come up".

Rami confirmed that Sweden are indeed tracking his progress. He continued, "Sweden have contacted me regarding the World Cup in Germany, but they are following me until the squad is presented".

However, the Egyptian national team has not made any such approach. "When it comes to Egypt, I haven't heard anything," Shaaban added. Without making it clear where his heart would lie if he did receive a similar appeal from Egyptian national team staff, Rami did imply that a call from Egypt would be welcome.