Can Russia return to Salah, Egypt?
The 5-0 victory over Saudi Arabia in the opening game is unimaginable for any Russian player. After the game, Russian coaches and players expressed their joy at this great victory. However, they are not lying on the credit book, because they are about to face the defeat of Egypt in World War I, and "Pharaoh" Salah will also come back in this game.
Russia: all three points, no worries about qualifying.
Although known as "the weakest host in history", the Russians still gave the world a surprise in the opening match. Golovin, Kuba and Cherishev are of course the team's goal-scoring heroes, but what makes Russian fans more happy is that the Russian coach Chechisov, who had a conflict with Kuba before, congratulated him with a salute after the former scored. This also reflects the current good internal atmosphere of the Russian team.
Looking back at the whole game of the opening match, Saudi Arabia actually held the ball much longer than Russia, but the host chose to give it to Saudi Arabia, use force to destroy the opponent's possession in his own half and quickly launch a counterattack. This tactical arrangement was the biggest reason for their first victory.
At present, Russia and Uruguay have a total of three points, ranking first in the group with the goal difference advantage. As they will have a direct dialogue with Uruguay in the final round, winning Egypt is the safest way to ensure qualifying.
Egypt: Pharaoh went out to fight for victory.
The first game is a winner, and the mood of the Egyptian team will naturally not be good, but what worries Egyptian fans more is what kind of state Salah, the core who has not returned to the team for a long time, can have.
Aside from Salah for the time being, Egypt continued its unbeaten World Cup record (2 draws and 3 losses) after losing to Uruguay. Once they lose to Russia again without points, they will bid farewell to this World Cup completely. So for Egypt, there is only one way to win, and a draw is meaningless to them.
After the last game, Egyptian coach Cooper said that he didn't want Salah to take risks in the first game. The implication is that Salah should go all out to win the remaining two games in the face of an opponent who has no hope of winning, which means Salah will definitely make a comeback in this game.
However, it is worrying that Salah has not participated in official competitions since he was injured in the Champions League final. In the pre-match training, Salah even needed the help of his teammates to get dressed.
To be sure, Eneni is still the core of Egypt's midfield, and the avant-garde line composed of Salah and Trezeguet will be Egypt's greatest reliance on the offensive end.
On June 20th, Beijing time, Russia played Egypt in Group A of the 20 18 Russia World Cup. The whole game ended, and finally Russia defeated Egypt 3-/kloc-0.