Mohamed Salah’s history at the World Cup: Play-off heartache & injury pain for Egypt talisman

The Liverpool superstar has only graced one global showpiece in his career to date, and even that outing was impacted by fitness problems. Mohamed Salah’s performances at club level with Liverpool have allowed him to cement a standing among the global elite, but the Egypt international is yet to make a telling contribution for his country on a World Cup stage. That is not entirely his own fault, with sporting fate often conspiring against a man who would like nothing more than to showcase his undoubted ability to the full at the biggest footballing event on the planet. What does his record at that level look like and what has gone wrong for a forward that is clinging to the hope that there will be better days to come for him when rubbing shoulders with the best in the business? GOAL casts an eye over Salah’s exploits to date.