Australia left-back Jordan Bos says the Socceroos are ready to face the challenge from Mohamed Salah ahead of Friday’s FIFA World Cup round of 32 match against Egypt.
Salah is still a doubt for the knockout match after he hurt his hamstring during Egypt’s 1-1 draw with Iran last week. The Liverpool star missed Monday’s training as he worked on his recovery, but Bos said Australia would not be scared whether the Egyptian captain plays or not.
“Maybe off the field there’s some respect, but on the field there’s no respect,” Bos said. “It’s eat or be eaten. That’s how everyone’s is going to go into the game, and that’s how I’ll go into the game.”
“Mo Salah is a top player. He’s been at the top for a very long time. We’ll definitely have to look at how we can stop him and Egypt. We’ve already done a little bit about that, and it’s just fine-tuning and seeing what the coach and the staff have in mind to help us with that.”
Australia secured their spot in the knockout stage after a goalless draw with Paraguay. This followed their opening 2-0 win over Türkiye, giving them two clean sheets in the tournament.
Salah has played a big part in Egypt’s memorable journey to the knockout stage of the World Cup for the first time. The 34-year-old has been directly involved in three of the Pharaohs’ five goals, scoring once and providing two assists.
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