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If Mo Salah scores tonight, he’ll tie his coach Hossam Hassan’s Egyptian record of 69 international goals. The 34-year-old team captain has appeared in 119 appearances for the Pharaohs; Hassan reached his total after 177 caps. And while we’re on the subject of the Egypt coach, here’s a must-read piece on his close ties with the country’s president, Abdel Fatah al-Sisi, the military general whose “security apparatus has infiltrated every aspect of civilian life” … including football.
For Australia it’s simple. Coach Tony Popovic names the same starting XI as he did against Paraguay. Nestory Irankunda continues to lead the attack, while Jordan Bos remains as right wing-back.
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