Confirmed! Mohamed Salah to play in Egypt's opener against Uruguay

In a major relief for Egypt, forward Mohamed Salah has recovered from a shoulder injury and will play in their World Cup opener against Uruguay on Friday. 

Coach Hector Cuper confirmed Salah's participation in a press conference. 

"I can almost assure you 100 per cent that he will play, save unforeseen circumstances at the very last minute," Cuper said.

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Cuper also played down the possibility that Salah’s performance on Friday could suffer due to lingering psychological effects of the injury,

Salah injured himself in the Champions League final with Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos on May 26 and has not played since.

His participation was not confirmed till now and had kept fans in suspense before Egypt's first World Cup finals in 28 years.