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#4 Egypt
Coach: Héctor Cúper | Preferred system 4-2-3-1 | Group A
FIFA Ranking: 46 | Key players: Mahmoud Hassan, Mohamed Salah
Best WC performance Group Stage (1934,1990)
Opening Round Opponents: Uruguay (June 14)| Russia (June 19) | Saudi Arabia (June 25)
Under their Argentine coach, Egypt have been miserly in defence. Defensively they are sorted, but all eyes are on the Ballon d'Or contender and Premier League Golden Boot winner Mohamed Salah. By all indications, he will be fit to play a part in the campaign after a worrying shoulder dislocation in the Champions League final. Egypt, with an energetic battery of attacking mid-fielders, should make it out of their group. Anything beyond that is an upset, but the Pharaohs are a good team to scream for. Back in the World Cup for the first time after 1990, they will look to make their presence felt.
