{"id":6234,"date":"2026-06-29T10:05:20","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T10:05:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/racingsport.xyz\/?p=6234"},"modified":"2026-06-29T10:05:20","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T10:05:20","slug":"world-cup-2026-mohamed-salah-a-doubt-for-egypts-last-32-tie-with-hamstring-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/racingsport.xyz\/?p=6234","title":{"rendered":"World Cup 2026: Mohamed Salah a doubt for Egypt’s last-32 tie with hamstring injury"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Egypt captain Mohamed Salah is a doubt for Friday’s World Cup last-32 tie against Australia after suffering a hamstring injury.<\/b><\/p>\n

The 34-year-old was substituted during Egypt’s 1-1 draw with Iran<\/a> and team doctor Mohamed Abou said Salah had complained of pain before scans later confirmed a hamstring strain.<\/p>\n

The statement from the Egyptian Football Association added that Salah has begun a treatment programme but made no suggestion as to whether the forward will be fit to play against Australia in Dallas on 3 July (19:00 BST).<\/p>\n

“I spoke with Salah and, God willing, the injury doesn’t seem serious,” Egypt coach Hossam Hassan said after the Iran match.<\/p>\n

“He assured me it would be fine, that it’s not a serious injury.”<\/p>\n

A hamstring problem kept former Liverpool star Salah out for three weeks from late April but he recovered to feature in the Reds’ final two games of the season.<\/p>\n

Salah has scored once and provided two assists so far in this World Cup as Egypt qualified from Group G in second place.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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