Egypt’s forward #10 Mohamed Salah enters the pitch for warm up prior to the 2026 World Cup round of 32 football match between Australia and Egypt at the Dallas Stadium in Arlington on July 3, 2026. (Photo by Paul ELLIS / AFP)
Egypt’s talisman and captain Mohamed Salah was named to start the last-32 World Cup encounter with Australia in Texas on Friday following a hamstring niggle.
The former Liverpool attacker came off in Egypt’s final group game, a 1-1 draw with Iran a week ago.
Egypt coach Hossam Hassan had said on Thursday that he was “not sure” if the 34-year-old would be fit to start.
But Hassan named him in a starting XI that also includes Manchester City’s Omar Marmoush in attack.
