Back to the drawing board for Africa
Following a below-par performance in Russia, for the first time in 32 years, the World Cup last 16 will not feature an African team, writes MARSHALL GOUTS.
Salah apologises to Egypt fans
Mohamed Salah has apologised to Egypt’s fans after their elimination from the World Cup Monday.
Highlights: Salah on target as Egypt suffer third defeat
Mohamed Salah scored his second World Cup goal as Egypt fell to a 2-1 defeat to Saudi Arabia in their final Group A game at the Volgograd Arena on Monday.
Salah won’t leave World Cup, Egypt FA boss claims
Mohamed Salah will not be leaving the World Cup early despite his team’s elimination, according to Egyptian Football Association (EFA) president Hany Abo Rida.
Salah rejects talk of rift in Egypt camp
Mohamed Salah insists there has been no discord in the Egypt camp despite their impending early exit from the World Cup.
World Cup, day six: the things you might have missed
Russia defeated Egypt 3-1 despite Mohamed Salah’s penalty, Senegal beat a lacklustre Poland 2-1, while an early red card hindered Colombia as they lost 2-1 to Japan.
Pained Salah unable to halt Russia’s unlikely march
Egypt’s second-half implosion was still to come but the look of weary frustration painted across Mohamed Salah’s face at the interval said it all.
Watch: Salah strikes but hosts on course for last 16
Mohamed Salah scored from the spot on his World Cup debut, but Egypt are on the verge of an early exit following a 3-1 defeat to Russia.
Senegal prove that self-belief is everything
Led by the youngest and only black coach at the tournament, Senegal became the first African nation to secure victory at the 2018 World Cup – a feat which should be celebrated, re-told and revered, writes MARSHALL GOUTS.
Hosts Russia make World Cup history
Russia continued their rich vein of form as they thumped Egypt 3-1 in a 2018 World Cup Group A encounter to reach their first knockout game since the Soviet era.