The host nation, the lowest-ranked in the finals coming into the tournament, have surprised those watching both abroad and at home with their performances, which have guaranteed them a place in the knockout stages
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Egypt and Saudi Arabia, who face each other in a dead rubber this afternoon, were the first to be eliminated from the World Cup after collecting zero points from their opening two games against Uruguay and hosts Russia
Egypt have already been eliminated from the tournament, having lost their opening two Group A games against Uruguay and Russia.
It said: “To date, more than 2.6 million tickets have been allocated to football fans all around the world, with ticket sales ongoing until July 15.
The Barcelona striker netted his 52nd international goal on his landmark 100th appearance, taking full advantage of a goalkeeping error from a routine corner.
Uruguay will turn to experience as they look to secure victory against Saudi Arabia this afternoon and book their place in the last 16 of the World Cup.
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.
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
“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.
Three matches are slated for the day, with Egypt taking on Uruguay in Ekaterinburg in Group A.
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 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 Argentine Football Association said the plan would grant eight cities to Argentina and two each for Paraguay and Uruguay.
FC Barcelona forward, Luis Suarez, twice hit the post before Cavani netted from close range three minutes into the second half to give Oscar Tabarez’s side a deserved victory.
Nigeria will take on the Ethiopians in the first round of the African qualifying series of the sixth edition of the global competition, which debuted in New Zealand in 2008.
The Barcelona striker sustained the injury in August against Real Madrid in the Spanish Super Cup, but has been playing since for both club and country, helping Uruguay seal qualification for next year’s World Cup.
The 22-year-old Monaco playmaker added a second early in the second half, sending him to the top of the scorers chart with five goals and confirming his emergence as one of the players of the tournament
Suarez was sanctioned with a heavy ban for biting Chelsea defender, Branislav Ivanovic, in the English Premier League in 2013
The match was Uruguay’s first win at the Mundial after they lost 1-3 to Costa Rica in their opening match