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Sunday, 3 December 2017

Egypt lands in the group of its dreams at the 2018 FIFA World Cup draw

Egypt lands in the group of its dreams at the 2018 FIFA World Cup draw: Egypt’s World Cup luck continued after the announcement that we will be part of Group A, in what the local media is calling the best possible outcome for the Russia 2018 World Cup draw. Egypt starts its first World Cup showing in 27 years with less adept teams from Saudi Arabia and Uruguay (one of the more manageable teams from Latin America). The group’s heavy hitters are hosts Russia. Egypt will play its first match with Uruguay on 15 June, then Russia on 19 June and Saudi on 25 June. Reuters has the full lineup of matches announced so far here and so does King Fut.

Could Mo Salah be heading to Real Madrid? The group draw coincided with some promising transfer news for the Pharaohs squad as we approach the mid-season transfer window. Most prominent of these is that Real Madrid may be looking to snatch Mohamed Salah from Liverpool, Football 365 reports. “I’ve received confirmed news revealing Real Madrid’s interest in Salah, but let’s not rush things,” Egypt’s national team manager Hector Cuper told ON Sport TV. “To me, he is in an amazing position right now.” The reports come as Egypt center-back and the West Bromwich Albion loaner Ahmed Hegazi is being targeted by Premier League clubs Liverpool and Leicester City, sources revealed to ESPN FC Tuesday.

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