Liverpool Rooting Interest: Salah vs. Robertson at the 2026 World Cup

Liverpool are losing two of the club’s all-time legends after their final game of the 2025-26 Premier League season against Brentford on Sunday, with Mohamed Salah leaving after nine seasons with 257 goals and 441 appearances to his name heading into the final match and Andy Robertson departing after nine years, 377 appearances, and 69 assists.

Salah will be universally remembered as one of the club’s all time greats, one of the three best players in the club’s history by most accounts, the best winger in the history of the Premier League and part of arguably the deadliest attacking unit English football has ever seen, and the winner of just about every team and individual trophy he could have earned in his time on Merseyside.

Robertson will go down as the club’s best ever left back and, along with Trent Alexander-Arnold, the flying Scotsman was part of the most dangerous fullback duo in Premier League history. For a time, Robertson even held the record for most assists by a fullback in the league—until his teammate pipped him—and he’s always been one of the most likeable players in the squad.

Together, Salah and Robertson were integral to Liverpool in the club’s glory years under Jürgen Klopp. Together, they won the Community Shield, Super Cup, Club World Cup, FA Cup, Champions League, and a pair of League Cups and Premier League titles. They also made it to two further Champions League titles and just barely missed out on two more Premier League titles.

Now, they’re leaving. And heading to the World Cup. Where Salah represents Egypt and Robertson Scotland. Neither nation will be favourites, but in an expanded tournament both could—and maybe should—make it out of the group stages. And in a short knockout tournament, if you make it out of the groups anything can happen and anything can include upsets.

Scotland are in Group C with Brazil, Morocco, and Haiti. It’ll be tough, but with some third-place teams getting through they have a chance. Egypt meanwhile are in Group G with Belgium, Iran, and New Zealand—second is likely the target there. Sadly, while it’s all a little convoluted, with how the brackets set up there isn’t an obvious way for the two to meet until the semi-final stage.

Still, a good (or bad) result somewhere along the way could reshuffle that math unexpected, and more broadly we want to know: Mo or Robbo? Robbo or Mo? Given neither plays for a favourite—and so most won’t be rooting for or against them based on default national interests—which departing Liverpool legend will fans be most eager to throw their support behind in a few weeks?

Source: liverpooloffside.sbnation.com