ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — In the end, even the mighty Mohamed Salah could not shake Egypt free from its World Cup hex.
Salah, the Liverpool star whose damaged shoulder had become the world’s most obsessed-over body part, had the unenviable task Tuesday of trying to halt the momentum of a surging Russian team in his first game since he was injured in the Champions League final last month.
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