Egypt will aim to win their final two group games against Russia and Saudi Arabia after suffering a 1-0 defeat against Uruguay in their FIFA World Cup match on Friday, Egypt midfielder Mahmoud Hassan said Friday.
“The match was hard, but we can’t be pleased with the way we played and looked. Of course, we we are not happy about the result. Now we need to take a step forward and try to win the next two matches. We will focus on that,” Hassan told journalists.
The 2018 FIFA World Cup kicked off on Thursday and will take place until 15 July, with a total of 64 matches set to be played at 12 stadiums across 11 Russian cities.
Egypt will play Russia on Tuesday and Uruguay on 25 June in their remaining two Group A matches.