Mohamed Salah will be fit to feature in the World Cup group stages, according to the Egyptian Football Association.

Salah suffered a shoulder injury in the Champions League Final last Saturday.

A post on the federation’s Facebook page read: “The delegation of the national team was briefed on the recovery programme for the player, who is walking well and aims to join the squad in the World Cup, as well as the determination of the great player to catch up with his team-mates. For his part, Mohamed Abou El-Ela said that the period of absence of Salah due to injury will not exceed three weeks.”

Mohamed Salah sprained ligaments in his left shoulder during the Champions League Final, according to the Egyptian FA.

Salah left the pitch in tears when he was forced to come off injured in the 29th minute after landing awkwardly on his left shoulder following a duel with Sergio Ramos. 

The Egyptian FA wrote on Twitter that the organization was "optimistic" he could return for the World Cup, which starts in less than three weeks.

"It's a serious injury, a really serious injury," Jurgen Klopp said in his postmatch news conference. "He is in the hospital for an X-ray. It's either the collarbone or the shoulder itself. It doesn't look good, that's it."

Harry Kane has been named captain of England for the World Cup.

Kane first captained his country in last summer’s qualifying draw in Scotland.

Gareth Southgate spread the captain responsibilities around during qualifying. 

“Harry has some outstanding personal qualities,” said Southgate of Kane. “He is a meticulous professional and one of the most important things for a captain is that they set the standard every day. He has belief and high standards and it is a great message for the team to have a captain who has shown that it is possible to be one of the best in the world over a consistent period of time and that has been his drive.

“My feeling is that over the last 18 months in the camps that he’s been with us he has shown that he has got the desire to take that into a team environment and he recognizes the importance of bringing others with him. Of course Harry will need the support of the other good leaders that we have got around him. You don’t become a top team by just having a good captain with good values because that has got to spread right throughout the group but I think he is the one who is ready to take that challenge on.”

Spain has left Alvaro Mortata, Cesc Fabregas and Marcos Alonso out of his 23-man squad for the 2018 World Cup.

Nacho Monreal will be on the squad at left-back instead of Alonso.

Spain's 23-player squad:

Goalkeepers: Kepa Arrizabalaga (Athletic Bilbao), David De Gea (Manchester United), Pepe Reina (Napoli)

Defenders: Cesar Azpilicueta (Chelsea), Dani Carvajal (Real Madrid), Jordi Alba (Barcelona), Nacho (Real Madrid), Nacho Monreal (Arsenal), Alvaro Odriozola (Real Sociedad), Gerard Pique (Barcelona), Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid)

Midfielders: Isco (Real Madrid), Thiago Alcantara (Bayern Munich), Sergio Busquets (Barcelona), David Silva (Manchester City), Andres Iniesta (Barcelona), Saul Niguez (Atletico Madrid), Koke (Atletico Madrid)

Forwards: Marco Asensio (Real Madrid), Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), Diego Costa (Atletico Madrid), Rodrigo (Valencia), Lucas Vazquez (Real Madrid)

Joe Hart has been left out of England's World Cup roster by Gareth Southgate.

Hart spent the season on loan at West Ham.

Hart won his 75th and most recent cap against Brazil in November, but Jordan Pickford and Jack Butland started the friendlies in March and have now usurped him in the pecking order.

Hart lost his place at West Ham in November and then regained his place in March.

Dani Alves will miss the 2018 World Cup due to a knee injury.

Alves suffered the injury in the French Cup final.

The injury will sideline him for at least three weeks. Brazil’s first game in Russia will be on 17 June against Switzerland. Alves played in the previous two World Cups and has 107 appearances for the team since his 2006 debut.