Midfielder of the Russian national team and CSKA Moscow Alan Dzagoev will not play in the remaining matches of the home World Cup because of an injury. This was reported in the Russian Football Union. "Alan Dzagoev does not fly with the team on the game [against Egypt] in St. Petersburg. He will remain in Moscow to continue rehabilitation, "- said in a statement. Upon return to St. Petersburg, doctors will assess the condition of the player and decide on a plan for his treatment and recovery. With a probability of almost 100%, we can say that the group stage will be completed by Russia without Dzagoeva, which the footballer himself has already confirmed. However, he added that he does not lose hope that he will manage to play in the playoffs, if Russia goes there. "I hope that I still have time to play. I really hope. If we go to the 1/8 finals, then the chances are. When the doctors said that there is such a possibility, it became a kind of ray of light, "said Dzagoeva" Sport Express ". He admitted that the injury was a real blow to him. His feelings now, perhaps, are shared by all Russian fans, since Dzagoev is one of the few creative players in the team who actively participates in the attack and is often able to take an extraordinary decision, thus putting an opponent in a blind alley.

It is worth noting that the match against Egypt will be for our team in many ways determining. The defeat of the African team can put a fat cross on the prospects of Cherchesov's wards, as in the final round we will be opposed by the favorite of the group Uruguay, and Egypt - one of the weakest teams at the World Cup Saudi Arabia. Meanwhile, on the eve there were unpleasant news for us and pleasant - for Egypt. Egyptian leader Mohammed Salah has recovered completely from injury and is ready to enter the field, according to the website of the English "Liverpool", for which the forward.