When Egypt's all-time leading scorer Hossam Hassan headed the winner against Algeria to send his country to the 1990 World Cup, frenzied celebrations erupted across the ​soccer-mad nation.

Neymar has not played for nearly three weeks after suffering a grade two calf strain while representing Santos in a Brazilian league match against Coritiba.

And ever since that ill-fated journey, when it comes to the World Cup, Egypt have been missing the boat in one way or another. Giants of African football, but minnows in the World Cup pool. Harsh, but fair.

Last week, the team doctor said that Neymar was expected to be sidelined two to three weeks because of a calf injury. Brazil’s opening game at the World Cup is June 13 against Morocco in East Rutherford,

Squad, line-ups and fixture schedule for the Egypt team in USA · Canada · Mexico

A select group of fans will be able to see Team Egypt practice at Luger Field at Gonzaga University on Wednesday, June 10 at noon.

A first win at a World Cup is the floor-level target for a team that still relies heavily on the ability of Mohamed Salah