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Egypt 0 Uruguay 1: Gimenez scores late winner against Salah-less Egypt

Uruguayan defender Gimenez scored a glorious header in the 89th minute to give Uruguay three valuable points in Group A

Fifa World Cup 2018 Uruguay vs Egypt: Line-ups out, Salah not starting
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For the first 80 minutes, the biggest cheers in the second match of the FIFA World Cup 2018 were reserved for a man who watched the entire match from the sidelines. But then again, he was the man for whom more than a million Egyptains voted to be their president when he wasn't even contesting. 

All of that changed in the 90th minute though, when Salah, still in the dugout lent back in despair after Uruguay's defender Jose Gimenez headed a free-kick ball into the goal to seal a late win for his team in a match that was even