Thursday, 31 May 2018

Egypt World Cup 2018 team guide: tactics, key players and expert predictions

Egypt should have Mohamed Salah fit for World Cup but either way Héctor Cúper sets the team up very defensively

This article is part of the Guardian’s 2018 World Cup Experts’ Network, a cooperation between some of the best media organisations from the 32 countries who have qualified for Russia. theguardian.com is running previews from two countries each day in the run-up to the tournament kicking off on 14 June.

Egypt may have one of the best players in the world in Mohamed Salah but do not let that fool you – this is a team set up very defensively under Héctor Cúper. In his first 32 games as Egypt manager the Argentinian conceded only 18 goals. By mid-May he had yet to lose by more than one goal.

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