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FIFA 2018 | Live score and stats: Russia beats Egypt; enters knock-outs

The host faces the north Africans here on Tuesday and defeat would almost certainly condemn Egypt to an early exit.

June 19, 2018 10:25 pm | Updated June 20, 2018 01:21 am IST

Egypt's Ahmed Fathy scores an own goal to open the account for the hosts Russia during the FIFA World Cup 2018 match in St. Petersburg on Tuesday.

Egypt's Ahmed Fathy scores an own goal to open the account for the hosts Russia during the FIFA World Cup 2018 match in St. Petersburg on Tuesday.

Mohamed Salah is in Egypt's starting line-up for their World Cup match against Russia on Tuesday, the African team announced on their official Twitter feed.

Liverpool wizard Salah missed his side's 1-0 defeat by Uruguay on Friday as he struggled to recover from the shoulder injury he sustained during last month's Champions League final.

At the weekend he needed the help of three team-mates to put a shirt on during a training session in Grozny.

Egypt's Argentine coach Hector Cuper said on Monday Salah was fit to play but would undergo a test before kick-off in Saint Petersburg.

If Egypt lose, it will likely end their competitive involvement in their first World Cup since 1990.

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