Egypt's Emad Meteb is partnering Amr Zaki upfront against Algeria in Wednesday's World Cup playoff game. Influential midfielder Hosni Abd-Rabou is benched although he has already recuperated from his ankle injury. Ahmed Fathi and Ahmed Hassan are both deployed in the heart of midfield. As expected, Ahmed Al-Muhammadi plays as a right winger, while wide man Sayed Moawaad plays on the left flank. Mohamed Zidan, Mohamed Hommos, Mohamed Shawki, Mohamed Barakat, Ahmed Eid and goalie Abdul-Wahed Al-Sayed are all on the bench. On the other hand, Algeria coach Rabah Saadane plays a strike partnership consisting of Rafik Saifi and Abdelkader Ghezza. The Algerian tactician employed a 3-5-2 formation instead of 4-4-2, which he deployed in Saturday's encounter which ended in a 2-0 victory for the Pharaohs. Egypt's Lineup: Goalkeepers: Essam Al-Hadari. Defenders: Ahmed Al-Muhammdi – Wael Gomma – Abdul-Zaher Al-Saqqa – Hani Saied – Sayed Moawaad. Midfielders: Ahmed Fathi – Ahmed Hassan – Mohamed Abou-Treika. Strikers: Emad Meteb – Amr Zaki. Algeria's Lineup: Goalkeeper: Faouzi Chaouchi. Defenders: Rafik Halliche – Madjid Bougherra – Anthar Yahia. Midfielders: Nadir Belhadj – Hassan Yebda – Yazid Mansouri – Mourad Meghni – Karim Ziani. Strikers: Rafik Saifi – Abdelkader Ghezza.
