Egypt’s Salah returns for World Cup game against Russia

Egypt’s lineup against Russia is unchanged except for one highly anticipated change: the return of Mohamed Salah in attack.

The Premier League’s top scorer adds some much-needed bite to an Egyptian attack that struggled to threaten Uruguay in a 1-0 loss Friday.

Salah damaged ligaments in his left shoulder when he tangled with Real Madrid’s Sergio Ramos during last month’s Champions League final playing for Liverpool.

On the other side, Russia winger Denis Cheryshev was promoted to the starting lineup after scoring twice as a substitute in Thursday’s tournament-opening 5-0 win over Saudi Arabia.

— AP

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