Cristiano Ronaldo hopes Mohamed Salah will be fit for the World Cup. (AFP/Getty Images)

Cristiano Ronaldo hopes Mohamed Salah makes a full recovery for Egypt’s World Cup campaign and believes the Liverpool forward is capable of challenging for the Ballon d’Or.

Salah suffered a shoulder injury in Liverpool’s 3-1 defeat to Real Madrid in the Champions League and has been recovering ahead of Egypt’s opening game against Uruguay on Friday.

Ronaldo, who consoled Salah as he walked off the pitch in Kiev, admits he has been impressed with the Egyptian’s 44-goal campaign for Liverpool and wants the 25-year-old gets the chance to shine at the World Cup.

‘Mo Salah has been one of the revelations of the year,’ said Ronaldo.


Mohamed Salah is in a race to be fit for the World Cup. (Getty Images)



‘I hope his injury in the final in Kiev doesn’t keep him out.

Asked about whether Salah can challenge for the Ballon d’Or, Ronaldo said: ‘Many people talk about the Cristiano Ronaldo-Messi battle but there are other players who have chances to enter the race. The Egyptian is one of them.’