<p>Egypt lost 2-1 to five-times champion ‌Brazil in Cleveland on Sunday, in ‌their final warm-up friendly ahead of their ‌fourth appearance in the World Cup.</p><p>Newcastle midfielder ‌Bruno Guimaraes scored the opening goal early from inside the box and Lyon forward Endrick added ‌in the second half after ⁠an assist from ‌Barcelona's Raphinha.</p><p>Zico scored for Egypt, while Skipper ​Mohamed Salah played the second half and seemed to be in good form.</p><p><strong>"Salah ​underwent a rehabilitation program with Liverpool and then with the national team, and he is ⁠now ready ​for matches,"</strong> Hassan told reporters.</p><p>Seven-times African champions open their Group G campaign against Belgium on June 15th, before facing New Zealand and ‌Iran.</p><p><strong>"The opening match against Belgium at the World Cup will be extremely difficult, and the group is strong and highly competitive,"</strong> Hassan, who competed in the World Cup as a player in 1990, said.</p><p>Hassan expressed his disappointment after losing to Brazil, but stressed that he was satisfied with the ‌players’ performance despite the loss.</p><p><strong>"I do ​not like losing, and I am saddened ‌by the defeat to Brazil, even though they are one of the biggest teams in the world,"</strong> he said. "We faced a strong and outstanding team in the ⁠final match ⁠before the World ‌Cup.”</p>