Salah injury doubt ahead of Australia's World Cup knockout

Salah a doubt for Egypt clash

Mohamed Salah is an injury doubt for Egypt's last-32 tie against Australia on 3 July (2). For your Socceroos, this is enormous. Egypt's captain and talisman may not be fit in time, and that shifts everything about the knockout matchup.

The fixture is set: Australia v Egypt, 3 July

Australia face Egypt in the Round of 32 at the 2026 World Cup on Friday (1). Group D delivered chaos, but the path is now clear. A knockout match against a Salah-weakened Egypt side is about as good a draw as you could hope for.