Egypt vs Uruguay LIVE World Cup 2018: Is Mohamed Salah playing - latest score, goals and updates

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Preparations for Egypt’s first World Cup finals match for 28 years have been overshadowed by the question of Mohamed Salah’s fitness.

The Liverpool superstar has been deemed fit to travel to Russia and yet it remains unclear how much of a factor his injured shoulder will allow him to be at the tournament.

Hector Cuper’s men have little margin for error at Central Stadium in Yekaterinburg. Uruguay are widely fancied as dark horses for World Cup 2018 and will be satisfied with nothing less than top spot in Group A.

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What time is kick-off?

Egypt vs Uruguay kicks off at 1pm.

Where can I watch it?

The game will be broadcast live on BBC One.

Mohamed Salah has been passed fit to play (Getty)

Odds

• Egypt Win: 13/2
• Uruguay Win: 7/11
• Draw: 14/5

Prediction

Egypt 0-2 Uruguay: Atletico Madrid pair Diego Godin and Jose Gimenez will keep Egypt at bay while Luis Suarez and Edinson Cavani make the difference at the other end.

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Key Points

• Egypt begin their campaign against Uruguay
• The match is the tournament's first trip to Ekaterinburg
• Liverpool's Mohamed Salah is not fit enough to start the game after his injury in the Champions League final
• Jose Maria Gimenez rises highest to head in late winner

[15 June 2018 13:01 · Molly Hudson]

KICK OFF: Uruguay kick us off as the first of three World Cup games today gets underway

[15 June 2018 13:04 · Molly Hudson]

3 mins: Egypt look nervy, and understandably so with the wealth of Uruguayan talent on show. Both sides feeling their way into the game.

[15 June 2018 13:08 · Molly Hudson]

6 mins: Egypt are growing into this one, plenty of pressure applied to the Uruguayan defence as they try to play out from the back, but the Egyptians are open to counter attack

[15 June 2018 13:09 · Molly Hudson]

8 mins: Cavani with the first real tester. A low drive from just outside the box is comfortably collected by El-Shenawy

[15 June 2018 13:13 · Molly Hudson]

11 mins: Suarez and Cavani have made an industrious start, keen to break up the Egyptian play.

Now time for Egypt to have their first shot, this time Muslera easily collects

[15 June 2018 13:15 · Molly Hudson]

15 mins: From Gimenez out of defence with crisp passes through midfield, out to the wing and finally a wayward shot from Luis Suarez, that's a taste of what Uruguay can offer this World Cup. Just a small lapse of concentration from Egypt and Uruguay could be ahead.

[15 June 2018 13:17 · Molly Hudson]

15 mins: The first free kick in a dangerous position goes to Egypt. Bentancur fouls from around 30 yards out, but it eventually comes to nothing and Uruguay can rebuild from a goal kick.

[15 June 2018 13:20 · Molly Hudson]

20 mins: Egypt going long, but despite winning the first ball the majority of the time, they are struggling to get numbers around the ball. Uruguay also struggling to get the ball forward effectively

[15 June 2018 13:22 · Molly Hudson]

21 mins: In a tense start for both sides, the majority of the space seems to be on the Uruguayan right, with Guillermo Varela getting forward

[15 June 2018 13:26 · Molly Hudson]

23 mins: CLOSE! Suarez has the BBC commentary team, and most in attendance at the Central Stadium thinking Uruguay have taken the lead. A corner isn't cleared by the Egyptians and Suarez manages to hit the side netting!

This game is starting to heat up, and turn into an end to end affair.