Full time: Egypt 0-0 Colombia The referee blows his final whistle, Egypt hold Colombia to a 0-0 draw! 90+3' Egypt's defence blocks a goal-bound shot following a goal-mouth scramble! 90' The referee adds four minutes of stoppage time. 88' A left-foot shot from Rodriguez misses the target from inside the area. 88' Some desperate defending from Egypt's rearguard thwarts Colombia in the dying minutes. 84' El-Hadary pushes away a shot from James Rodriguez. 83' An angled free-kick from Colombia's substitute Juan Quintero goes wide. Egypt will be content to get away with a draw tonight. 81' A low cross from Kahraba is easily collected by David Ospina. 78' Rodriguez's weak free kick is blocked by the wall. 77' Egypt defender Saad Samir receives a yellow card for a rough challenge on Jefferson Lerma on the edge of the area. 73' Essam El-Hadary collects a tame header from Colombia's Carlos Bacca. 70' Colombia lay siege to Egypt's area but, unlike the first half, they are finding it difficult to carve out openings. 67' Another substitution for Egypt. Zamalek's Mahmoud Abdel-Aziz replaces Wigan Athletic midfielder Sam Morsy. 66' A fourth substitution for the Pharaohs. Amr Warda replaces Stoke City's Ramadan Sobhi. 63' Egypt make their third substitution. Mahmoud Kahraba replaces lone striker Marwan Mohsen. 62' Egypt's central defensive duo Saad Samir and Hegazi head away repeated crosses from Colombia. 58' In a rare chance for Egypt, Elmohamady heads over the crossbar from a left-wing cross. 57' Egypt make their second substitution, Aston Villa's right wing-back Ahmed Elmohamady replaces Mahmoud Trezeguet. 54' Egypt are still holding firm despite Colombian pressure. Will they be able to survive for long? 51' Egypt defender Saad Samir clears a low cross from the right. 50' An inaccurate pass from Ramadan Sobhi prevents Egypt from creating a goal-scoring chance. 47' Abdallah El-Said tries his luck from the edge of the area after a pass from Marwan Mohsen but it goes high over. 46' Egypt make their first substitution. Veteran 45-year-old keeper Essam El-Hadary replaces Mohamed El-Shennawi. The second half is underway The referee blows his halftime whistle 45' Egypt defenders desperately clear repeated Colombian crosses from both flanks. 42' Egypt spurn their first clear-cut chance! A neat one-two between Abdallah El-Said and Trezeguet releases the latter, who pulls the ball back from the byline. A miscued defensive clearance then loops the ball into the path of Ramadan Sobhi, whose close-range header is brilliantly smothered by Ospina. 39' Egypt are unlucky not to concede any goals far as Colombia gain complete control! 36' Another chance for Colombia! Sam Morsy loses possession and Rodriguez feeds Cuadrado, whose chipped effort over the advancing El-Shennawi goes over the bar. 36' A curling free-kick from Rodriguez is superbly thwarted by El-Shennawi. 33' Abdallah El-Said's ensuing corner eludes everyone and goes begging in front of the lurking Marwan Mohsen. 33' Egypt are awarded a first corner after a cross from left-back Abdel-Shafi is blocked by a defender. 30' Egypt are struggling to deal with Colombia's numerous crosses. 27' Another chance for Colombia! a mis-timed jump from goalkeeper Mohamed El-Shennawi allows a cross to reach the unmarked Mateus Uribe, who heads wide with the goal gaping. 26' Both sides are struggling to carve out openings. 23' Egypt are getting better as the match wears on. They are now more calm moving the ball around. 20' Abdallah El-Said just fails to get on the end of a through pass from Trezeguet as Egypt launches a counter attack. 16' A hopeful long shot from midfielder Tarek Hamed goes wide of the post in Egypt's first effort. 15' Egypt sit back to soak up pressure. 12' Another header from the towering Falcao narrowly misses the target. 11' At the other end, James Rodriguez is unsettling Egypt's right-back Ahmed Fathi down the flank. 10' A low cross from Egypt right-back Ahmed Fathi is cleared by the Colombia defence. 8' Egypt are gradually trying to keep more possession after an early pressure from Colombia. 4' Colombia push forward in the early stages. 2' Colombia create the game's first chance! James Rodriguez whips in a cross for Falcao, who jumps between two defenders to head just wide of the post. The match is underway 20:45 Colombia's starting XI features Bayern Munich playmaker James Rodriguez, Juventus winger Juan Cuadrado and Monaco striker Radamel Falcao. 20:35 Colombia's starting lineup: David Ospina, Santiago Arias, Davinson Sanchez, Yerry Mina, Frank Fabra, Jefferson Lerma, Mateus Uribe, Carlos Sanchez, Juan Cuadrado, James Rordiguez, Radamel Falcao 20:30 Egypt coach Cuper makes nine changes to the side that played against Kuwait, fielding an almost full-strength team. Central defender Saad Samir and Wigan Athletic midfielder Sam Morsy are the only players in the staring XI who are not yet guaranteed a place in the final World Cup squad. 19:20 Egypt's starting lineup: Mohamed El-Shennawi – Ahmed Fathi, Ahmed Hegazi, Saad Samir, Mohamed Abdel-Shafi – Tarek Hamed, Sam Morsy, Mahmoud Trezeguet Hassan, Ramadan Sobhi, Abdallah El-Said – Marwan Sobhi. 18:30 Cuper is holding a private team talk right now ahead of the game. He is expected to announce his starting lineup very soon. Then they will head towards the stadium at 7:15pm. 18:00 There are reports claiming that defender Ali Gabr suffers from some pains in his leg. He might be dropped from the game and Saad Samir would partner Ahmed Hegazi in central defence. 17:15 Two other positions are still undetermined. In the absence of midfielder Mohamed Elneny, who hasn't yet completed his rehabilitation, Mahmoud Abdel-Aziz is set to start next to Tarek Hamed. Wigan midfielder Sam Morsy may be given the chance during the game. Between the sticks, Essam El-Hadary is set to start as he has been ruled out of all the previous friendly games. He is see as the undisputed starter in Russia and he needs to warm up his legs. 16:30 Cuper said that he remains optimistic despite Salah's injury and that he has some objectives to achieve during his world cup games. He said that he hopes the team's won't suffer any more setbacks in order to complete his preparation. "I still have things to achieve ahead of the 2018 World Cup and I am doing my best to make a balance between the front lines and the defence," the coach said. 15:40 Cuper has to answer for many questions tonight. The big one is who is going to replace Mohamed Salah on the right wing. The Liverpool winger is likely to miss the opener against Uruguay on 15 June due to his shoulder injury. Cuper may use Amr Warda or deploy Ramadan Sobhi or Mahmoud Trezeguet like he did against Kuwait. 14:45 With only four days to go ahead of the announcement of his 23-man squad, Cuper won't do any more trials and he is more likely to test his best team tonight. The Argentinean tactician has 29 players with him in Italy and will have to drop six players before Monday. 14:00 Egypt continued their disappointing pre-World Cup run with a 1-1 draw at Kuwait, defender Ayman Ashraf sparing their blushes with a late equaliser after the Pharaohs struggled to break down their unfancied opponents. 13:00 Hector Cuper, Egypt's canny Argentinean boss, gave some fringe players the chance to stake a late claim for a World Cup place when the team faced Kuwait in a friendly game last Friday but he is likely to field a full-strength side against Colombia. 12:00 There is no room for more experiments as Egypt, without talisman Mohamed Salah, enter the final phase of their World Cup preparations with a high-profile friendly against Colombia in Italian city Bergamo on Friday. Venue: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia (Bergamo) Check the match preview here (For more sports news and updates, follow Ahram Online Sports on Twitter at @AO_Sports and on Facebook at AhramOnlineSports.)
