Mohamed Salah Recovers from Hamstring Injury for Egypt-Australia Clash Mohamed Salah is expected to return to the pitch for Egypt in their World Cup round of 32 match against Australia on Friday after recovering from a hamstring strain sustained during their 1-1 draw with Iran in the group stage. The Liverpool legend, 34, suffered the injury 57 minutes into the game, which saw Egypt advance to the knockout rounds. The severity of the injury was confirmed when Salah requested to be substituted out of the match, prompting immediate medical attention. Egyptian medical staff diagnosed him with a strained hamstring and initiated an "intensive rehabilitation program" to ensure his availability for the critical showdown against the Socceroos at AT&T Stadium. Salah rejoined Egypt’s training session on Wednesday, and during a media-allowed observation of the team’s final training session on Thursday, he appeared relatively unimpeded. Hours later, coach Hossam Hassan confirmed in a prematch press conference that Salah would be available for the match. Hassan acknowledged the injury, stating, “Against Iran, we learned that he suffered a hamstring strain during the second half of the match and asked to be substituted. Our very distinguished medical department took care of that, and we tried to introduce him to partial team training as of yesterday only.” Despite his eagerness to contribute, Hassan emphasized caution, saying, “I am not going to run any risk unless I am sure that he is 100 percent sure of the fact that he is fit and raring to go tomorrow. We look forward to him playing tomorrow, not sure though whether he is going to be in the starting lineup.” Australia’s manager, Tony Popovich, acknowledged the challenge Salah poses, stating, “Yes, we prepared for Mohamed Salah playing.#australia #mohamed_salah #egypt #hossam_hassan #tony_popovich
