LIVE: Egypt v Colombia | Friendly | June 1st, 2018
Match info:
? 21:15 CLT, 19:15 GMT | 15:15 ET Canada-USA
? Stadio Atleti Azzurri d’italia
? International Friendly
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Egypt enter the final phase of their World Cup preparations with a high-profile friendly against Colombia in Italian city Bergamo on Friday.
Hector Cuper, Egypts canny Argentinean boss, gave some fringe players the chance to stake a late claim for a World Cup place when the team faced Kuwait in a friendly game last Friday but he is likely to field a full-strength side against Colombia.
Egypt continued their disappointing pre-World Cup run with a 1-1 draw at Kuwait, defender Ayman Ashraf sparing their blushes with a late equaliser after the Pharaohs struggled to break down their unfancied opponents.
It was their third successive friendly without a win, having surrendered their lead to concede two stoppage-time goals by Cristiano Ronaldo in a 2-1 defeat by Portugal before losing 1-0 to Greece in two games in March.
Cuper will also have to settle on his final 23-man squad following the Colombia friendly, which comes just three days before the FIFA deadline.
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SQUAD:
Egypt:
Goalkeepers: Essam El Hadary (Al Taawoun), Mohamed El Shennawy (Ahly Egypt), Sherif Ekramy (Ahly Egypt), Mohamed Awad (Ismaily).
Defenders: Ahmed Fathi (Ahly Egypt), Saad Samir (Ahly Egypt , Ayman Ashraf (Ahly Egypt , Mahmoud Hamdy (Zamalek), Abdel-Shafy (Al Fath), Hegazi (WBA), Elmohamady (Aston Villa), Karim Hafez (RC Lens), Omar Gaber (LAFC), Amro Tarek (Orlando City)
Midfielders: Tarek Hamed (Zamalek), Abdel Aziz (Zamalek), Shikabala (Al Raed), Abdallah El Said (Ahly Egypt), Sam Morsy (Wigan), Elneny (Arsenal), Kahraba (Ittihad), Trezeguet (Kasimpasa), Amr Warda (Atromitos)
Forwards: Marawan Mohsen (Ahly Egypt), Ahmed Gomaa (Al Masry), Ahmed Hassan Koka (SC Barga) | SALAH not Available due to injury
Colombia:
Goalkeepers: David Ospina (Arsenal), Camilo Vargas (Deportivo Cali), Iván Arboleda (Banfield), José Fernando Cuadrado (Once Caldas)
Defenders: Davinson Sánchez (Tottenham), Yerry Mina (Barcelona), Cristián Zapata (AC Milan), Santiago Arias (PSV), Frank Fabra (Boca Juniors), Óscar Murillo (Pachuca), Johan Mojica (Girona)
Midfielders: Carlos Sánchez (Espanyol), Jefferson Lerma (Levante), James Rodríguez (Bayern Múnich), Abel Aguilar (Deportivo Cali), Mateus Uribe (América), Juan Fernando Quintero (River Plate), Juan Guillermo Cuadrado(Juventus), Wílmar Barrios (Boca Juniors)
Forwards: Radamel Falcao (Monaco), Carlos Bacca (Villareal), Luís Muriel (Sevilla), Miguel Borja (Palmeiras), José Izquierdo (Brighton Hove & Albion)
LIVE: Egypt v Colombia
? 21:15 CLT, 19:15 GMT | 15:15 ET Canada-USA
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