{"id":1927,"date":"2018-06-04T10:13:54","date_gmt":"2018-06-04T15:13:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=1927"},"modified":"2018-06-05T10:28:48","modified_gmt":"2018-06-05T15:28:48","slug":"salah-named-in-egyptian-world-cup-squad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=1927","title":{"rendered":"Salah Named in Egyptian World Cup Squad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/De16pU4W4AAGXYS-1024x558.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"349\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1928\" srcset=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/De16pU4W4AAGXYS-1024x558.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/De16pU4W4AAGXYS-300x163.jpg 300w, https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/De16pU4W4AAGXYS-768x418.jpg 768w, https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/De16pU4W4AAGXYS.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has been named in Egypt\u2019s 23-man squad for the World Cup finals in Russia.<\/p>\n<p>Salah had been a doubt for the tournament after injuring his shoulder during last month\u2019s Champions League final defeat to Real Madrid. But after undergoing treatment he has been selected for his country\u2019s Group A campaign where they will face hosts Russia, Saudi Arabia and Uruguay.<\/p>\n<p>The 25-year-old will not meet up with his team-mates until the weekend while he continues his recovery.<\/p>\n<p>The news was announced via a post on the Egyptian national team\u2019s official Twitter feed.<\/p>\n<p>Salah left the pitch in tears during the first half of the Champions League final on May 26 after suffering shoulder damage when he fell and landed awkwardly following a tussle with Madrid captain Sergio Ramos.<\/p>\n<p>However, he has now been included in the Egypt squad, even though he is currently expected to miss their opening game against Uruguay on June 15.<\/p>\n<p>Egypt play Russia on June 19 and conclude their campaign against Saudi Arabia on June 25.<\/p>\n<p>Salah, who scored 44 goals for Liverpool last season,  held his nerve to net a penalty deep into injury time in the final qualification game to send Egypt to their first World Cup finals since 1990.<\/p>\n<p>Hector Cuper\u2019s team drew 0-0 against Colombia in Italy on Friday without Salah, who will also miss Egypt\u2019s final friendly with Belgium on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-1927\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=1927&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-1927\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=1927&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-google-plus-1\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-google-1927\" class=\"share-google-plus-1 sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=1927&amp;share=google-plus-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Google+\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=1927\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to print (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has been named in Egypt\u2019s 23-man squad for the World Cup finals in Russia. 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