MATCH FACTS -Egypt captain Mohamed Abou-Treika has 31 international goals to his name so far, more than the overall of the Brazil team players combined. -Abou-Treika also won 91 caps for Egypt, which is 37 times more than Brazil's over-23 trio Thiago Silva, Hulk and Marcelo combined. -Egypt met with Brazil on seven occasions, with the mighty South Americans winning six times. -The only point Egypt had claimed from Brazil came – curiously – in an Olympic tournament when the former United Arab Republic held on to a 1-1 draw at the 1964 Tokyo Games. -Eight members of the Egypt squad featured in last year's U-20 World Cup in Colombia against six from Brazil, who eventually won the title. -Only two Egypt players ply their trade abroad, while Brazil have 13 men in Europe. -Egypt coach Hany Ramzy was 23 at the time of the Pharaohs' last Olympic participation in 1992, yet he was not selected for the Barcelona Games. -Egypt full-back Omar Gaber has only scored one goal in his career for club and country so far; it came against Brazil at the 2011 U-20 World Cup. QUOTES Egypt coach Hany Ramzy "When you play Brazil you can't worry only about one player, they have great names in every position. “But we still think that we can have a great start. Everybody is proud to be here playing for Egypt and we can't wait for the kickoff. I think it will be a very interesting game for everybody.
Egypt training “We have to show that despite the problems in our country we are still proud to play for Egypt." Brazil coach Mano Menezes “It's huge (Olympics) for Brazilian fans, it's a dream to get this gold medal. “It's the only title we're missing. We feel we're capable of getting this gold medal, but we don't see ourselves as favorites." TEAM NEWS Egypt have no real injury concerns as they hope forward Mohamed Salah would recover from a shoulder injury to start. Senior trio Abou-Treika, Ahmed Fathi and Emad Meteb joined the squad after playing for Ahli against Zamalek in the Champions League and are all set to start. Brazil, on the other hand, lost first-choice goalkeeper Rafael to injury just two days before the Egypt opener. Cabral has been ruled out of the whole tournament to be replaced by the uncapped Gabrial, while Neto is set to start in goal. Otherwise, Menezes has confirmed he will make no changes to the side that beat Great Britain in a friendly last week. PLAYERS TO WATCH BRAZIL: The whole Brazilian squad is brimming with talent but new Chelsea signing Oscar is a midfield wonderkid who can cause havoc behind star forward Neymar. EGYPT: While Abou-Treika has often been regarded as the talisman, Basel starlet Salah will be key to Egypt's campaign in London.
