The Egyptian national team seeks to achieve victory over Australia and reach the round of 16 for the first time in the history of the Pharaohs in their participation in the World Cup, where the winner of today’s match will meet the winner of the Argentina and Cape Verde match.
AS reported that despite Mohamed Salah's immense popularity in his country, his ranking as the best player in the history of the Pharaohs, and his status as a role model for his generation, the 34-year-old still has to prove his worth with his national team, and the match against Australia is a suitable opportunity to do so.
The newspaper highlighted Mohamed Salah’s great successes with Liverpool and his winning of all the titles with the “Reds”, but the same was not true with the Egyptian national team, as the player failed to win the African Cup of Nations title with the Pharaohs, losing two finals, the first against Cameroon with a score of 2-1 in 2017 and against Senegal on penalties in 2022.
AS explained that Mohamed Salah’s failure with Egypt in the Russia World Cup explains his great celebration of his goal against New Zealand in the group stage during the current edition and the 3-1 victory, which is the first victory for the Pharaohs in the history of their participation in the World Cup, in addition to Egypt’s qualification for the next round and the possibility of overcoming Australia, which will make the right winger enter history.
She added that Mohamed Salah has a chance today to equal or surpass the record of the legend and current coach of the Egyptian national team, Hossam Hassan, as the Pharaohs’ all-time top scorer, as Hossam Hassan has 69 goals, while Mohamed Salah is in second place with 68 goals.
The biggest challenge facing Mohamed Salah is the injury he suffered during the match between Egypt and Iran. He aspires to do his best to be present against Australia, as the player participated in part of the last training session with the rest of his teammates in the national team. The Egyptian captain will do his best to play againstL Australia.
