World Cup 2018 Group A – Betting Tips, Predictions & Preview

Group A in the FIFA World Cup 2018 consists of South American giants Uruguay, hosts Russia, African hopefuls Egypt and Asian minnows Saudi Arabia.

Uruguay are the obvious favourites to top the group, but we expect an interesting battle between Russia and Egypt for the second qualifying spot.

Here’s our little preview of four teams from Group A.

Egypt

Egypt are making their third appearance at the FIFA event and their first since the 1990 World Cup.  The Pharaohs, who are ranked 46th in FIFA rankings, have never managed to win a game at the football’s biggest event.  However, the Northern African nation have a big superstar amidst their ranks this time in Liverpool star Mohamed Salah.

Salah is facing a race against time to be fit for the tournament following his infamous injury against Real...