Egypt could have gone 2 or 3-0 up if Trézéguet and Salah were more clinical. Pubs' fury at PM's Northern lockdown as Covid is 'holding a gun to UK's head', Sarah Harding moves in with mum to have best chance of beating cancer, Inside Brooklyn's wedding with Romeo & Cruz as best men & Posh doing the dress, I was so hated after eating choc in wedding pic you'd think I invented Covid, Vulnerable Brits face MONTHS indoors under shielding plans in Covid hot spots, ©News Group Newspapers Limited in England No. Left-back Yasir Al Shahrani was perhaps Saudi Arabia’s best attacking presence. It was an unfortunate way for Egypt to end their summer, bowing out with no points to bring back home. Join to the sexy contacts online community, live your adventure. Mohamed Salah scored in his second FIFA World Cup match. Of course, with the World Cup hardly being a realistic target for Saudi Arabia, there are questions to be raised about how they should approach the competition. The 50-year-old hopes to oversee the development of his current squad beyond Russia 2018 after this more expected failure. He was positioned often as a second striker, sitting behind Marwan Mohsen or overlapping him. - Valentín Beato, 44 - 28037 Madrid [España] - Tel. With the ball in the box, Egypt are desperately blocking a good shot at goal. In the first half, Mohamed Salah was the “X” factor that Egypt needed to take the lead. However, we do know that they will be 89 OVR which is a nice card right now. Saudi Arabia (4-2-3-1): Al-Mosailem; Al-Berik, O Hawsawi, Al-Bulaihi, Al-Shahrani; Otayf, Al-Faraj; Al-Shehri, Kanno, Al-Dawsari; Al-Muwallad. There are a few different ways to earn these awesome cards. Saudi Arabia scored a dramatic 95th-minute winner to beat Egypt 2-1 and finish their World Cup campaign on a high in Volgograd. Even if he does not make the starting line-up it will be all eyes on the dugout and the touchline to see whether the evergreen keeper will get the chance to break Faryd Mondragon's record. You can earn a free NAT Team Standouts player (and their Power Up) by completing the Solo Challenges. Only Monday afternoon will provide us with an answer. They’ve shipped ten between them. Once the pass is made to Salem Al Dawsari, he has to only beat one man to access the half-space. © DIARIO AS, S.L. Coronavirus USA: can Donald Trump spread it to anyone if he has antibodies? Saudi Arabia kept the ball more than Egypt, granted, but they weren’t effective with possession. "I wanted - and still want - to make the Saudi Arabian people feel proud of our energy and the desire we show in matches," he said, as quoted by Arab News. Egypt, then, will represent a chance to put this approach to the test finally. With the two full-backs high up the pitch, Salah only has two defenders to beat on the run. The fight for third-place in Group A quickly became a bid to be less bad than the other side. Nobody is even close to Abdallah Said. Mohamed Salah is a man who needs no introduction. Juan Antonio Pizzi's side and the Egyptians will only be playing for pride after crashing out of the competition. Moving to Liverpool from Roma for - by today's standard - a paltry £36.9 million, Salah went on to win the Golden Boot in the Premier League, carrying the Reds to the Champions League final last month. We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. Despite pulling a goal back through Salah - who won the penalty that he then slotted away -  Egypt never looked enough and they crashed out of the competition with the question 'What if?' The goalkeeper against whom Saudi Arabia will try to score their first goal of the competition will provide the main source of intrigue in Volgograd. Juan Antonio Pizzi's squad have a clean bill of health so expect them to line up in as strong a formation as they can in a bid to take home a win to their name from Russia.. We were given another clash between Manchester City and Newcastle United within 14 days, this one in a Premier League […], Bournemouth were struggling in the relegation zone. 91 375 25 00, - Valentín Beato, 44 - 28037 Madrid [España] - Tel. Juan Antonio Pizzi’s gameplan for Saudi Arabia is built around the concept of possession, something we’ve seen often in the highest European leagues. While no one judges them for it, it is clear that Egypt over-rely on Mohamed Salah. Salem Al-Dawsari's late goal secured Saudi Arabia a first World Cup win in 24 years with a 2-1 victory over Egypt in Volgograd. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. Can Saudi Arabia justify their perhaps too elaborate possession-based football? Saudi Arabia, on the other hand, have had a curious time of it in Russia. This inability to defend long balls became even more apparent when Saudi Arabia pressed high. Defenders Mansoor Al-Harbi and Ali Al-Bulaihi, Omar Hawsawi are injury doubts but the latter two are expected to be fit and start for boss Juan Antonio Pizzi. El-Hadary, 45, should be in goal and get his record, after Egypt boss Hector Cuper named him as a substitute in the first two games. "Unfortunately, we were unable to do that against Russia and will be playing our next match without any hope of progressing. When Luis Suarez slotted the ball away from a corner in the first half, the game became a bit of a procession. In the end, Saudi Arabia’s pressure on a compact Egypt defense paid off. View our online Press Pack. Mohamed Elneny, marking the ball-carrier, is dragged wide because of Egypt’s narrow setup. We see that Egypt’s defensive positioning restricts movement centrally, but this left the flanks slightly vulnerable. With Mohamed Salah returning to full fitness, Hector Cuper will likely field him from the start in a bid to pull off a result in Egypt's first World Cup appearance. Saudi Arabia attack down the … The Pharaohs, who exited the World Cup after losing to Uruguay and Russia, will face already eliminated Saudi Arabia in a dead rubber at the Volgograd Arena on Monday at 4pm Cairo time. Note that two center-backs are out of picture on the left, along with Salah. Perform Update: 23 June 2018 23:13h CEST KingFut covers all the action as Egypt face Saudi Arabia in their final Group A game at the 2018 World Cup on Monday.. A DEAD rubber, but one that should see World Cup history made. Said had time to pick out an accurate ball — leading to a goal — because of Saudi Arabia’s possession-oriented positioning. The first of this tournament’s dead rubbers, Egypt and Saudi Arabia are playing for pride on Monday. Saudi Arabia have faced an African team in each of their four previous World Cup campaigns, never facing the same nation twice (W1 D2 L1). This, then, is a match that is all about pride. Villarreal winger Salem Al-Dawsari looks most likely to provide inspiration for the Saudis in attack. Al-Dawsari’s pace and direct approach would make him a threat to Premier League full-backs. Saudi Arabia – Abdullah Al Khaibari The gifted 21-year-old midfielder was a late bolter into Pizzi's squad. ¡Sign up!. Both full-backs are high and wide, hardly good positions to defend against direct passing. Saudi Arabia and Egypt played each other on the final matchday of Group A. The Boys: will it have a season 3 in Amazon Prime? With lightning pace and an unerring side-footed finish reminiscent of Thierry Henry, the Saudi defence will know that Salah is the threat that they need to nullify. However, with the forward clearly affected by his shoulder when he played against Russia, it raises the question whether or not Hector Cuper can set his team up to be less reliant on the Liverpool player. These new players will be available in the game from tomorrow, 9 October! World Cup Match Report for Saudi Arabia v Egypt on 25 June 2018, includes all goals and incidents.