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Salah may be the difference his agent has confirmed fitness for this match. Russia would likely be through to the 2nd round with a draw in this game but anything can happen including a Russian win if they shoot as well as they did against Saudi Arabia.

yeah, they have a 5 goal difference which gives them a huge advantage...but the team that will most likely advance is Uruguay, so it's these two teams, Egypt and Russia fighting for the 2nd spot, and Egypt doesn't have to worry about playing Uruguay in the last round, Russia's best hope is getting all the points they can manage here, it's kinda now or never to secure going through.