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The preparation for the 2018 World Cup in Russia is slowly entering the hot phase. Numerous nations use the international break as an important position determination. On Friday evening, two World Cup participants will meet in the neutral stadium Letzigrund of Zurich. The reigning European champions Portugal dueled with the Africa Cup record winner Egypt. Cristiano Ronaldo from Real Madrid and Mohamed Salah from Liverpool FC also face each other in the duel.
Portugal:
Portugal qualified in Group B for the World Cup. The European champion ended the group tied with Switzerland. After Ronaldo and Co. had just lost the first group game in Switzerland, it came on the final day of the showdown against the Confederates. The Swiss had already reached a point to the group victory. But Portugal secured themselves the direct World Cup ticket with a 2-0 victory in Lisbon, in the end only due to the better goal difference. In the ten qualifying games, the Portguies had scored 32 goals and conceded only four goals. For the Iberians it is the fifth participation in a World Cup finals. The most important player in the qualifiers was once again Cristiano Ronaldo. With 15 goals “CR7” had a significant share in the group victory.
Coach Santos continues to rely on defensive stability and good organization, as in the European Championship in France. The creativity is limited. Since winning the European Championship title, the Portuguese suffered only three defeats: In addition to losing to Switzerland lost a friendly at home against Sweden. In addition, they lost to the Confed Cup on penalties against Chile. Otherwise you could win 15 international matches and only played two draws. The Confederations Cup finished the coach of Santos in third place. Portugal will face Spain, Morocco and Iran at Group B World Cup. Currently there is only one legionary from the Bundesliga in the squad of the European champion Raphael Guerreiro of Borussia Dortmund.
Egypt:
In qualifying for the 2018 World Cup in Russia, Egypt was able to book the ticket for the finals as Group E winners. The “pharaohs” prevailed against Uganda, Ghana and the Republic of Congo. Except for a defeat in Uganda and a draw in Ghana, the Egyptian national team had won all qualifying matches. Of the last seven internationals but Egypt could win only two. There are also two draws and three defeats. Before that, the Egyptians had suffered only one defeat between October 2016 and June 2017 in twelve internationals. Apart from a draw, they had won ten games. One of the key players is certainly the striker Mohamed Salah, who plays for Liverpool FC since the 2017/18 season. Salah leads the Premier League scorers list with 28 goals in 30 games.
For Egypt, it is after 1934 and 1990, the third participation in a finals. In the World Cup Group A, the men of the Argentine coach Héctor Cúper meet Uruquay, Russia and Saudi Arabia. The goal was to achieve the knockout round. As for the titles in the Africa Championship, the “Pharaohs” are the record winners with seven wins. In 2010, it was even possible to win the African Cup of Nations for the third time in a row. However, in 2012, 2013 and 2015, they did not qualify for the continental finals. Last year Egypt celebrated a successful return to the Africa Cup with the runner-up.
Portugal vs Egypt head to head matches
17.08.05 FI Portugal Egypt 2 : 0
03.06.28 OG Portugal Egypt 1 : 2