(Reuters) - Egypt forward Mohamed Salah heads to the World Cup with the reputation of being one of the most lethal finishers in the game, and his country's hopes of making it to the knockout stages rest overwhelmingly on his shoulders.
Few would have guessed what was to come when Salah moved from Italy's AS Roma to Liverpool for a club-record fee at the start of the season, but the 25-year-old's prolific campaign earned him a sweep of top individual awards.
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