Pre- World Cup it was expected that Russia could be the worst host in World Cup history. Amazing what a 5 goal win can do to change people’s minds. Round 2 of the 2018 World Cup starts with hosts Russia against Egypt.
Match Overview:
Following Russia’s 5-0 win in game one, this match will be extremely difficult for Russia. Will Russia attack Egypt and possibly expose their aged slow defensive? We saw in the Saudi Arabia game that pace is Russia’s worst enemy. If they sit back and not take the game to Egypt would that be a good look for the home team playing in front of their fans? Egypt will be desperate for points and if Salah is fit to play this could be the game for him to get Egypt’s World Cup challenge back on track.
Russia
W D L L L D
Egypt
L L D D L L
Russia vs Egypt Match Prediction
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Russia Predicted Lineup: Akinfeev, Fernandes, Kutepov, Ignashevic, Zhirkov, Zobnin, Gazinskiy, Cheryshev, Golovin, Samdeov, Dzyuba
Egypt Predicted Lineup: El-Shenawy, Fathy, Gabr, Hegazi, Shafy, Hamed, Elneny, Salah, Said, Trezeguet, Mohsen