At 3:45 Beijing time on March 26, the focus of the 3rd stage of the World Cup African Qualifiers, Senegal challenged Egypt away. Just three minutes into the opening, Salah caused the Sith to swing himself, and Senegal lost 1-0, casting a shadow over their prospects for qualifying for the World Cup.
According to the FIFA rankings, Senegal ranks 18th in the world and 1st in Africa, while Egypt is 34th in the world and 4th in Africa. In addition, the senegalese team is worth 332 million euros, while Egypt is 152 million, and there is a clear gap in strength.
The two teams had met once in 47 days ago, with 120 minutes of no difference between winners and losses, and Senegal beat Egypt 4-2 through a penalty shootout to win the African Cup of Nations for the first time in their history. But I didn't expect that this time, Egypt completed the revenge play.
Throughout the game, the scene was quite sticky, Egypt was 44%-56% behind in possession, shooting 9-10 on goal and shooting 3-3 on target. As Egypt's number one star, Salah, who is worth 100 million, showed value, and he caused opposing defender Sith to swing himself in the opening three minutes to help Egypt take a 1-0 lead.
The rest of the time, the two sides have nothing to achieve, and Egypt has the last laugh with the advantage of the home field. This 1-0 game also allowed Egypt to end a three-game losing streak against Senegal in all competitions, the last time they won back to the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations, when they narrowly won 2-1.
If you only count the World Preliminary Round, Egypt is the undisputed winner, since 2000 the two teams have met three times, Egypt won 2 wins and 1 draw, the unbeaten record continued for 22 years without being broken. According to the rules of the World Preliminary Round, the two teams will play in the second leg after 5 days, so Egypt has not yet fully determined to qualify for the World Cup.
Of course, Egypt kept a clean sheet at home and only needed a draw away to qualify, and the situation was quite optimistic. All in all, Egypt now has a head start, with only one step away from the World Cup, while Senegal is on the edge of the cliff.
It is well known that Mane and Salah are close comrades in Liverpool, and the two compete for honors such as the Premier League and the Champions League, but when it comes to the national team, they have to fight to the death. Last month, the two met in the final of the Africa Cup of Nations, and Salah eventually missed the championship, and Mane warmly comforted him.
Now, the two superstars have met in the World Preliminary Round, and to face the only World Cup ticket, it is destined to be another tragic role.
Goal Review -
In the opening 3 minutes, El Soleia picked out a pass to the left side of the penalty area, Mustafa Mohammed's header was rubbed back, Salah inserted the ball in front of him and got up to hit the goal, the ball was saved by goalkeeper Eduard Mendy, hit the goal frame and bounced off, and then hit the Sith's thigh and bounced into the net, Egypt 1-0 lead! Officials counted the goal as a Sith's oolong ball.