liverpool striker Mohamed Salah was on Monday included in Egypt's World Cup squad despite still underdoing treatment for a shoulder injury he suffered in the Champions league final, the Egyptian Football Association said.
Salah, who hit a stunning 44 goals for liverpool last season in all competitions, was forced out of the final in tears last month clutching his left shoulder after being wrestled to the ground by Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos.
Salah has undergone treatment in Valencia, Spain, in the hope of playing a role in Egypt's first appearance in the World Cup since 1990.
On Wednesday, the federation had said that Salah would be out for "not more" than three weeks, meaning he could miss Egypt's opening World Cup Group A fixture against Uruguay on June 15.
Egypt then face Russia on June 19 and Saudi Arabia on June 25.
NO CHANGES FOR FRANCE
Paris: France formally submitted their 23-man squad for the World Cup on Monday, making no changes from the group named in mid-May.
None of the original 23 have been replaced by anyone on Didier Deschamps' stand by list.
Several top stars failed to make the cut at all, with Manchester United's Anthony Martial, Arsenal's Alexandre lacazette and Real Madrid's Karim Benzema all omitted from the final squad.
CROATIA’S FINAl CUT
Zagreb: Croatia coach Zlatko Dalic, who had named one extra player for his provisional World Cup squad, on Monday announced that defender Matej Mitovic was the man being dropped.
Mitrovic had not played for Belgian champions Club Brugge since April 19 and Dalic said that was one of the reasons the defender was cut.
"I've been thinking a lot about this, and since the beginning I was saying that one defender will be removed and I stuck to that," Dalic told reporters.