At 3:00 a.m. Beijing time on January 16, the second round of the African Cup of Nations Group D, the two teams exchanged white rolls in the first half, Salah broke the deadlock in the second half, Balder's goal was blown away, Egypt beat Guinea-Bissau 1-0, from the bottom of the group to the second place in the standings, the qualifying situation was very good. As long as they get 1 point in the final round, they are determined to advance to the round of 16.
Egypt has won the African Cup of Nations seven times, becoming the most successful team in the history of the African Cup of Nations, and is currently ranked 45th in the world, with an overall value of 160 million. Rival Guinea-Bissau is a well-known weak brigade, currently ranked 106th in the world, worth only about 19 million, the gap is quite large.
You know, Salah is worth 100 million euros, and he alone is enough to crush the opposing team. The data shows that Egypt leads in all directions, with a possession rate of 62%-38%, and the shot is 17-7, shooting 4-3, almost pressing the opponent in the half- siege, the scene is the same as the offensive drill.
In the first half, Egypt's attack was thunderous and rainy, and the situation continued until the end of the game. In the 69th minute, Egypt finally made an efficient attack, Suala crossed from the edge of the box and Salah's left-footed volley broke the goal.
The 100 million-dollar Liverpool superstar finally stepped forward at a crucial moment, and his goal helped Egypt break the deadlock and unloaded a huge burden. In addition to scoring goals, Salah had 2 threatening balls, 3 fouls by opponents and 20 missing possessions. Still, Salah scored 7.9 points, ranking second in the squad.
In the 82nd minute, Valdeneche then burst into the dead corner and helped Guinea-Bissau equalize. But VAR signaled that he had fouled first, the goal was invalid, and Egypt was lucky to escape.
In the end, Egypt defeated Guinea-Bissau 1-0 to win the encounter. Egypt avoided a winless start in the first 2 rounds and reached 3 points.
It is worth mentioning that Guinea-Bissau became the eighth team in history to fail to win in the first 8 games of the African Cup of Nations, with a specific record of 3 draws and 5 losses. In addition, Guinea-Bissau became the first team to score in six consecutive African Cup games after Kenya in 1990, creating two major humiliations.
In this round, Nigeria defeated Sudan 3-1, winning the top of the table for two consecutive times and advancing to the round of 16. Egypt, on the other hand, rushed to second place in the standings from the bottom and took the initiative. Sudan and Guinea-Bissau are both 1 point, ranking 3rd and 4th!
According to the rules of the Africa Cup of Nations, the top two of the six groups and the 3rd place of the 4 best-performing groups advanced to the round of 16. Now, the situation in Egypt is very good, as long as they score one more point against Sudan in the final round, they will definitely advance to the knockout rounds.