Egypt face an early exit from the World Cup as the Pharaohs lost their second consecutive game in Group A to Russia, 1-3.
Ahmed Fathi's own goal plus strikes from Denis Cheryshev and Artem Dzyuba all but cemented Egypt's fate, despite a consolation goal from talisman Mohamed Salah. And speaking to reporters after the game, Egypt coach Hector Cuper lamented his side's lack of luck in this World Cup finals campaign - Egypt's first for 28 years.
“I don’t think it was lack of concentration, we did make mistakes and were not good at defending, but we had a really good first half,” said Cuper.