Egypt lost their first World Cup game in 28 years against Uruguay on Friday.
Atletico Madrid defender, José Jimenez headed home Uruguay’s only goal against a Mo Salah-less Egypt in the 89th minute of the encounter.
However, an American legend, Landon Donovan, has explained why the Pharaohs lost the game.
Taking to his verified Twitter handle, Donovan said “three poor decisions” caused the African team’s loss.
The former Bayern Munich and Everton star said, “3 poor decisions led to Egypt’s loss: Not playing Mo Salah any minutes (assuming he was fit enough to play), a needless foul near the corner flag, and not putting players inside the posts when defending the free kick (I can’t understand why most teams don’t do that anymore)”
Egypt face a herculean task to qualify from group A as group mates and hosts Russia already grabbed three points and a five-goal advantage against group minions Saudi Arabia in the first game of the tournament played on Thursday.
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