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Goal takes a look at the possible match-ups in the knockout phase as the group stage heats up

Reports have suggested Mohamed Salah could be set to quit the national team, but it is the 62-year-old coach who is the first to walk away

The response was made after some had looked suspiciously on the statistic that has underpinned the host nation's success in the World Cup

Goal brings you all the details of the Group A fixtures including fixtures, standings and squads for Russia and Egypt

Oscar Tabarez's side have won all three of their group games and roared into the knockout stage after easing past the hosts.

As we near ever closer to the finals in Russia, Goal takes a look at the oldest players to have represented their countries at the tournament

The hosts take on the well drilled South American outfit in a game that will help to decide their fate in the last 16, with Spain or Portugal waiting

The Serie A champions are also closing in on a deal for Valencia full-back Joao Cancelo, although Sergej Milinkovic-Savic is seen as too expensive

The midfielder is lighting up the tournament for the host nation, with three goals in their two games. It is a far cry from his time at the Bernabeu

As we enter the final games of the group stage, Goal has created their best XI from each nation's second match of the World Cup

The 26-year-old struck a late penalty against Russia but it proved too little, too late as the Egyptians fell to a second defeat in as many games

Portugal's leading man scored a hat-trick against Spain while England's captain came up trumps against the Tunisians in Volgograd