The first of three World Cup games on Friday sees Egypt take on Uruguay in Yekaterinburg’s Ekaterinburg Stadium.
The 35,000-seater stadium is the most-eastern venue at this year’s tournament, lying on the geographical border of Europe and Asia, but all the focus in the build-up to the game has been on Egypt’s Mohamed Salah.
They have had been sweating on the Liverpool forward’s fitness after he suffered a shoulder injury in the Champions League final last month but there was some encouragement for Hector Cuper’s side as Salah trained with the team on Wednesday.