Egypt coach Hector Cuper trusts that their weapon Mo Salah will return from his injury in time for the World Cup.

"We are optimistic, and every medical report says he will make it," he said. "But we still have to prepare for any situation that could happen before we start."

"Salah is not easy to replace, no doubt about that," he said. "He is a weapon for us, especially on counter-attack, making use of his speed and his quality."

"That's why today we struggled in our attacking performance. We tried to compensate that with some team playing, but as I said in the second half we lacked stamina because we have a special condition … for religious reasons, players don't drink nor eat anything, and we actually felt that."

get well soon mo salah!!!