EGYPT face hosts Russia, Saudi Arabia and Uruguay in Group A at the World Cup.
Whether they do so with Liverpool ace Mo Salah remains to be seen.
Colombia, meanwhile, take on Poland, Senegal and Japan in Group H.
So this adds extra significance to an interesting warm-up game before the teams head for Russia
Columbia and AC Milan striker Carlos Bacca reckons the Pharoahs will be a difficult nut to crack – even without injured talisman Salah.
Head coach Jose Pekerman is looking to take Colombia beyond their last achievement in the 2014 World Cup in Brazil when they made the quarter-finals.
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He says: “We know that Egypt is a tough team, even right now as they’re going through a difficult phase without their main player Mohamed Salah.
“I hope he recovers from his injury on time for the World Cup, the tournament is waiting for the best players.”
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Salah is not “angry” with Real Madrid’s Sergio Ramos over the tackle that has put his World Cup hopes in jeopardy.
The pair locked arms as they fell to the ground in the Champions League final, with Salah taking the brunt of the weight on his shoulder.
Says Liverpool physio Ruben Pons: “I don’t think he is angry with him. It was an accidental challenge.”
Egypt are on three-game winless streak since the World Cup qualifiers and were beaten by both Portugal and Greece in March and held to a 1-1 draw by Kuwait without Salah.
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Colombia come into the match on the back of a three-game unbeaten streak, having beaten China 0-4, France 2-3, and held Australia to a goalless draw.
Where can I live stream Egypt vs Colombia and which TV channel is the match on?
Unfortunately the game is not being shown live in the UK.
But you can catch details of the action on the SunSport blog.
What time does the match kick off?
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The action gets underway at the Stadio Atalanta in Bergamo, Italy at 8.00pm on Friday, June 1.
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