CAIRO, June 10, 2018 (MENA) - Egypt's national soccer team headed on Sunday for Chechnya's capital Grozny en route to Russia to take part in the World Cup finals from June 14 to July 15. About thirty-two teams are taking part in the World Cup. The national team includes 23 players. Meanwhile, EgyptAir decided to operate 19 additional flights from Sunday to Thursday to transfer Egyptian fans to Russia to support the national football team taking part in the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Up to 3,500 Egyptians are expected to fly to Russia Thursday on 10 flights to attend the opener of the national team against Uruguay, the national carrier said in a statement on Saturday. All measures are taken to provide all necessary facilities, it added. The Pharaohs have not reached the World Cup finals since 1990. Egypt's opening World Cup match takes place on June 15 against Uruguay, and they will face Russia on June 19. Their final Group A match will be against Saudi Arabia on June 24.