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Browsing: Mohamed Salah
Egypt have already been eliminated from the tournament, having lost their opening two Group A games against Uruguay and Russia.
Mohamed Salah did notch his first ever World Cup goal from a VAR-assisted penalty, but the Liverpool forward’s spot kick proved a mere consolation for the Egyptians, who now find themselves staring group-stage elimination in the face
Salah missed Egypt’s 1-0 defeat by Uruguay in their first match as he was still recovering from a shoulder injury he sustained in the Champions League final last month.
The Liverpool forward was left on the bench during the Pharaohs’ 1-0 defeat by Uruguay in Ekaterinburg on Friday as he continues to recover from the shoulder injury he suffered in the Champions League final last month.
Uruguay were far from their best throughout at the Ekeratinburg Arena and it looked as though a series of wasted chances from record-scorer Luis Suarez would prove costly for the Group A favourites.
Salah’s participation in the showpiece tournament in Russia was thrown into doubt when he was forced off in the first half of Liverpool’s Champions League final against Real Madrid just over a fortnight ago
Last month, Salah sustained a shoulder injury during Liverpool’s defeat to Real Madrid in the Champions League final and it had been expected that the winger would be out of contention for Egypt’s first game in Russia.
“I can almost assure you 100 per cent that he will play, save unforeseen circumstances at the very last minute,” Cuper told a news conference ahead of Friday’s Group A match.
Egypt’s Competition Authority said FIFA, being the sole organisation able to grant broadcasting rights for the World Cup, was in violation of Egyptian freedom of competition laws, the official gazette said on Tuesday.
The 25-year-old injured his shoulder during Liverpool’s Champions League final defeat by Real Madrid last month, after tangling with Sergio Ramos.
The 25-year-old damaged his shoulder after an awkward challenge from Real Madrid skipper Sergio Ramos as Liverpool were defeated in the Champions League final at the end of May.
The Liverpool star, who has been sidelined by a shoulder injury sustained in the Champions League final, gave the promising update in a farewell event hosted by Egypt president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.
The free-scoring winger will not join up with the national team until June 9 as he continues his recovery from the injury he sustained during the Reds’ 3-1 defeat to Real Madrid.
There have been concerns on the availability of the player in Russia, since picking up a shoulder injury in the Champions league final against Real Madrid.
A full three-week absence would likely keep Salah out of action until at least June 17, meaning he would miss Egypt’s opening fixture in Group A against Uruguay on June 15
The Reds forward suffered a serious shoulder injury in the Champions League final after being on the receiving of a rough challenge from Sergio Ramos.
The Reds’ 44-goal top scorer was forced off midway through the first half of Saturday’s Champions League final defeat to Real Madrid with a shoulder injury he sustained in a tangle with Ramos.
The forward tweeted on Sunday that he remained “confident” of being available for Egypt’s World Cup campaign in Russia, and on Monday evening it was confirmed he will head to Spain.
Salah was forced off after just half an hour of the match in Kiev due to a dislocated shoulder which he suffered when being dragged to ground by Ramos.