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Saudi Arabia and Egypt have only pride in playing in the final of the 2018 World Cup.
Both teams have been eliminated from the knockout competition after suffering losses to host Russia and Uruguay, but they will at least seek to take some points with them at home.
Saudi Arabia enters the match in Volgograd, having not yet scored in the competition after a 5-0 defeat against Russia and a 1-0 defeat to Uruguay. Egypt, meanwhile, scored once, in a 3-1 defeat against Uruguay on a goal from Mohamed Salah. The Liverpool star made headlines on Sunday when CNN announced that he was planning to retire internationally after his involvement with Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, and that he would surely seek to change the narrative that he has. 39, surrounded during Monday's match. Also in the lineup is 45-year-old goalkeeper Essam Al Hadary, who becomes the oldest player to compete in a World Cup.
Saudi Arabia tried to test Al Hadary early, Hussain Al Mogahwi attempting a speculative chance at distance in the third minute, but he hung well away from goal.
Saudi Arabia seemed the most fluid of the two in the attack, getting a corner in the eighth minute of a smooth climb, but Egypt cleared 0-0. in a match that played with the rhythm of a friendly match. in the beginning.
Saudi Arabia continued to push Salem Al Dawsari, who ran from his own half to the edge of the Egyptian box before coming out on a right-wing shot that flew over the crossbar of Al Hadary.
Salah scored on Egypt's first real opportunity in the 21st minute. Saudi Arabia returned the ball to the midfield, with the ball played over Salah. He took it between two defenders and then lobbed the goalkeeper 18 meters, giving Egypt 1-0 lead.
Salah should have had a second moment later, while he was behind the defense, on a breakaway and had only the goalkeeper to beat. He opted for another token, instead of just going to the bottom and choosing a turn, pushing his chance without a mark on the frame.
Stay tuned here for live updates and highlights of goals and key games throughout the match (refresh for the most recent updates).
For the other Group A match taking place simultaneously, check out Uruguay's updates against Russia here.
Here are the queues for both teams:
Here are the alignments for both sides:
SAUDI ARABIA
Goalkeepers: Mohammed Al-Owais (Al Ahli), Yasser Al Mosailem (Al Ahli), Abdullah Al-Mayuf (Al Hilal)
defendersAl-Al-Harik (Al Ahli), Al-Al-Al-Al-Harik (Al-Al-Harik), Al-Ahli (Motaz Hawsawi), Al-Hilal (Al-Hilal), Al-Alassi (Al Nassr) , Ali Al-Bulaihi (Al Hilal)
EnvironmentsAbdullah Al-Khaibari (Al Shabab), Abdulmalek Al-Khaibri (Al Hilal), Abdullah Otayf (Al Hilal), Taiseer Al-Jassim (Al Ahli), Houssain Al-Mogahwi (Al Ahli), Salman Al-Faraj (Al Hilal) ), Mohamed Kanno (Al Hilal), Hattan Bahebri (Al Shabab), Salem Al-Dawsari (Al Hilal), Yahya Al-Shehri (Al Nassr)
Moving forward: Al-Muwallad Fahad (Al Ittihad), Muhammad Al-Sahlawi (Al Nassr), Muhannad Assiri (Al Ahli)
director: Juan Antonio Pizzi
EGYPT
Goalkeepers: Essam El Hadary (Al Taawoun), Mohamed Al-Shennawy (Al Ahly), Sherif Ekramy (Al Ahly)
defenders: Ahmed Ahmad (Fathi), Ahmad (Saad Samir), Ahmad (Ayman Ashraf), Mahmoud Hamdy (Zamalek), Mohamed Abdel-Shafy (Al Fateh), Ahmed Hegazi (West Brom), Ali Gabr (Zamalek) , Ahmed Elmohamady (Aston Villa), Omar Gaber (Los Angeles FC)
Environments: Tarek Hamed, Zamalek, Shikabala (Zamalek), Sam Morsy (Wigan Athletic), Mohamed Elneny (Arsenal), Mahmoud Kahraba (Al Ittihad), Ramadan Sobhi (Stoke City), Mahmoud Hassan ( Kasimpasa), Amr Warda (Athens Atromitos)
Moving forward: Marwan Mohsen (Al Ahly), Mohamed Salah (Liverpool)
director: Hector Cuper
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