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5.55pm BST

As the teams line up in the tunnel, Cheikou Kouyaté and Sofiane Feghouli give each other warm hugs and share a chuckle about something. West Ham, surely?

5.52pm BST

It’s not exactly a sell-out in Cairo’s 30 June Stadium. Generously speaking, it’s about 30% full or, to put it another way, at least 70% empty. But the people who have turned up seem to be in the mood to jubilate and that counts for a lot, in fairness. Still, you’d think the organisers would do something to get more people in, such as distributing free tickets to kids or particularly gallant citizens.

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source: theguardian.com