Article #42796

A first win at a World Cup is the floor-level target for a team that still relies heavily on the ability of Mohamed Salah

This article is part of the Guardian’s 2026 World Cup Experts’ Network, a cooperation between some of the best media organisations from the 48 countries who qualified. theguardian.com is running previews from three countries each day in the run-up to the tournament kicking off on 11 June.