Sources inside the Egypt camp say Mohamed Salah is winning his race to overcome a hamstring injury ahead of Friday's last-32 clash in Dallas.

The pain of the penalty shootout is the cruellest fate in football, the individual spotlight on the kickers serving only to embarrass those who fail the sport’s most basic test. Australians understand the stakes well too.

After making a World Cup debut at 18, defending Australia's goal from Mohamed Salah is the next box Lucas Herrington would ​like to tick in a fast-moving career.

Australia will play England or South Africa in the T20 World Cup final after a clinical performance against the West Indies overnight.

They say everything is bigger in Texas - and the Socceroos are ready to upsize their World Cup experience. Australia have officially left their Bay Area bubble and arrived in Dallas ahead of their round-of-32 clash with Egypt in Arlington.

The Socceroos have never won a knockout stage match at the World Cup, but wing-back Jordy Bos is confident his teammates are prepared. "In the group stages, if you lost the game or if you didn't win,