Socceroos ‘prepared’ to face Egypt’s Mo Salah who is fit for last-32 clash after injury

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The Socceroos are set to face Mo Salah in their last 32 match, though uncertainty hangs over whether the Egypt great will start the World Cup knockout in Dallas or come off the bench. Salah was seen training with his teammates on Thursday and Egypt coach Hossam Hassan confirmed his “passionate” forward was fit enough to play. “We look forward to him playing tomorrow, though we are not sure whether he is going to be in the starting lineup,” Hassan said, confirming the player himself was keen to play. “[Salah] is looking forward to making his own contributions with his teammates tomorrow,” he said. Australia coach Tony Popovic said his…