Egypt lineup vs. New Zealand: Predicted XI for World Cup 2026 clash as Mohamed Salah chases record

Legendary guardant Mohamed Salah sits conscionable 2 goals down his manager Hossam Hassan's grounds of 69 planetary goals for Egypt up of Sunday's important brushwood with New Zealand.

However, Hassan seems intent connected processing a tactical strategy that is not solely reliant connected the talisman's output, particularly aft Emam Ashour scored an outstanding extremity and Omar Marmoush squandered respective promising openings against Belgium.

Marmoush is expected to pb the enactment erstwhile again contempt his wayward finishing successful the opener, portion Mostafa Ziko should clasp his spot connected the other flank contempt repeatedly losing possession past clip out.

Should the North African giants necessitate much inspiration from the bench, they tin telephone upon Trezeguet, who was Egypt's second-highest scorer successful qualifying with 5 goals down Salah's haul of nine.

Like their upcoming opponents, Egypt emerged from their tourney opener without immoderate caller fittingness concerns, allowing Marwan Attia and Mohanad Lasheen to anchor the midfield portion erstwhile more.

In beforehand of goalkeeper Mostafa Shobeir, a settled antiaircraft enactment is acceptable to diagnostic Mohamed Hany, Yasser Ibrahim, Hamdi Fathy and Ahmed Fatouh.

This backmost 4 volition beryllium tasked with keeping the All Whites astatine bay portion allowing Ashour, Ziko and Salah the licence to make from precocious positions successful hunt of their first-ever triumph of the tournament.

Egypt imaginable starting lineup:

Shobeir; Hany, Ibrahim, Fathy, Fatouh; Attia, Lasheen; Salah, Ashour, Ziko; Marmoush

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