Egypt star striker Mohamed Salah was not named in head coach Hector Cuper's starting XI for the team's first match at the 2018 FIFA World Cup on Friday.
Yesterday Cuper said that Salah was almost certain to play, after swiftly recovering from the shoulder injury he picked up in late May.
The match will kick off in Yekaterinburg at 15:00 Moscow time (12:00 GMT) later on Friday.
Egypt's starting XI:
Goalkeeper: Mohamed Elshenawy;
Defenders: Ahmed Fathy, Aly Gabr, Ahmed Hegazy, Modamed Abdelshafy;
Midfielders: Mohamed Elneny, Tarek Hamed, Amr Warda, Abdallah Elsaid, Mahmoud Treziguet;
Forward: Marwan Mohsen.
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