Ibrahim Hassan, the director of the Egyptian national team, revealed details of Mohamed Salah recent injury and whether he will be able to participate in the 2026 World Cup.
The “Egyptian King” left Liverpool’s match against Crystal Palace on Saturday with a muscle injury that did not look promising, as the current season draws to a close and less than two months before the start of the World Cup in the USA, Canada, and Mexico. Liverpool won the match 3-1.
Was the Crystal Palace game Salah’s last for Liverpool?
Liverpool manager Arne Slott expressed his pessimism about the injury, responding to a question about whether the Crystal Palace match was Salah’s last in a Reds shirt by saying, “It’s possible.”
Ibrahim Hassan and his twin brother have been in contact with Mohamed Salah, and according to Hassan, the player needs at least a month to recover and return to playing.
With less than a month remaining in the Premier League season, Salah has already played his last match for Liverpool and will not appear in the league again.
The Premier League season concludes on Sunday, May 24th, with Liverpool facing Brentford at Anfield in their final match of the campaign.
Salah Will Be Available for the 2026 World Cup
Ibrahim Hassan confirmed that Salah’s injury, diagnosed as a hamstring tear, will not prevent him from playing for Egypt in the 2026 World Cup.
Salah needs four to five weeks at most, meaning he should return before the beginning of June. The World Cup kicks off on June 11th with a match between Mexico and South Africa.
Egypt will face Belgium in their opening match on June 15th.
At worst, Salah will miss Egypt’s two friendly matches (against Russia and Brazil), but he should be fully fit before the Belgium game.
Salah missed Egypt’s first match at the 2018 World Cup due to a shoulder injury, before returning to score in the matches against Russia and Saudi Arabia.
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Salah’s Journey with Liverpool
Mohamed Salah’s journey with Liverpool began in the summer of 2017, quickly transforming from a promising signing into a living legend at Anfield.
Salah succeeded in bringing the Reds back to the top, winning the Premier League title after a 30-year drought, in addition to the Champions League, the Club World Cup, and the FA Cup, becoming an icon of the golden generation under Jürgen Klopp.
On an individual level, the “Egyptian King” broke record after record, winning the Premier League Golden Boot three times and the PFA Player of the Year award twice.
Speaking in terms of numbers, Salah has surpassed 200 goals for Liverpool in all competitions, securing a prominent place on the club’s all-time top scorers list. Salah is also the highest-scoring and assisting African player in the history of the English Premier League, cementing his status as one of the greatest players to have graced English football pitches.
