Mohamed Salah struck either side of half-time as Egypt beat Niger 3-0, while Darwin Nunez also played the full 90 minutes of Uruguay's 1-0 defeat to Iran.
The 30-year-old Egyptian, who has endured a difficult start to the new season at Anfield having only found the back of the net three times since his penalty against Manchester City in the Community Shield, put his country ahead after 43 minutes with a sublime strike into the far right corner.
After team-mate Mostafa Mohamed added a second for the hosts at the Bord El Arab Stadium on 55 minutes, Salah was there to seal the victory for Egypt from the penalty spot with just over 20 minutes to go.
