Egypt’s first World Cup match since 1990 ended in defeat after an 89th minute header secured all three points for Uruguay. Egypt put on a solid defensive performance but lacked the spark upfront to break down the South American’s strong defensive line. Mohamed Salah, on his birthday, watched the game from the bench despite Hector Cuper saying that the star will “100% play against Uruguay”. Egypt XI (Subs): Mohamed El Shenawy; Ahmed Fathi, Ahmed Hegazi, Aly Gabr, Moihamed Abdel Shafy; Tarek Hamed (Sam Morsy), Mohamed Elneny; Amr Warda (Ramadan Sobhi), Abdallah El Said, Mahmoud Trezeguet; Marwan Mohsen (Mahmoud Kahraba). Uruguay XI (Subs): Fernando Muslera, Guillermo Varela, Jose Gimenez, Diego Godin, Martin Caceres; Nahitan Nandez (Carlos Sanchez), Matias Vecino (Lucas Torreira), Rodrigo Bentancur, Giorgian De Arrascaeta (Cristian Rodriguez); Edinson Cavani, Luis Suarez. It was a conservative start to the game as both teams looked to keep the ball without taking risks in the final third. The first shot of the match came from Uruguay’s Edinson Cavani who received the ball on the left side and cut inside to his right foot before unleashing a shot right into Mohamed El Shenawy’s hands….
