Belgium v Egypt, 15 June 2026

Score1-1
RefereeRamon Abatti
CompetitionFIFA World Cup Group G
VenueLumen Field, Seattle WA
Attendance66,775

View Belgium v Egypt head to head

Kick-off: 12.00pm local . Head to Head Played: 5 Belgium won: 1 Drawn: 1 Egypt won: 3 Belgium scored: 5 Egypt scored: 8 . FIFA World Ranking: Belgium 9th, Egypt 29th . All four previous meetings were international friendlies.

1 Belgium

Manager: Rudi Garcia

1 Egypt

Manager: Hossam Hassan

Goals:

Mohamed Hany own goal 66 OG

Goals:

Emam Ashour 19 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois
Defender Timothy Castagne
Defender Brandon Mechele
Defender Nathan Ngoy
Defender/Midfielder Thomas Meunier
Defender/Midfielder Amadou Onana
Midfielder Charles De Ketelaere
Midfielder Youri Tielemans (captain)
Midfielder Leandro Trossard
Midfielder/Forward Kevin De Bruyne
Midfielder/Forward Jérémy Doku

Starting lineup:

Mostafa Shobeir Goalkeeper
Mohamed Hany Defender
Yasser Ibrahim Defender
Marwan Attia Defender/Midfielder
Ahmed El Fetouh Defender/Midfielder
Hamdy Fathy Defender/Midfielder
Mohanad Lasheen Midfielder
Emam Ashour Midfielder/Forward
Mohamed Salah Midfielder/Forward (captain)
Mostafa Zico Midfielder/Forward
Omar Marmoush Forward

Substitutions:

Maxim De Cuyper for Amadou Onana 56
Nicolas Raskin for Timothy Castagne 56
Romelu Lukaku for Charles De Ketelaere 66
Matias Fernandez-Pardo for Jérémy Doku 85
Hans Vanaken for Kevin De Bruyne 85

Substitutions:

Ramy Rabia for Emam Ashour 71
Zizo for Mostafa Zico 76
Hamza Abdelkarim for Mohamed Salah 76
Ibrahim Adel for Hamdy Fathy 88
Karim Hafez for Ahmed El Fetouh 88

Cards:

Timothy Castagne 14 Y
Maxim De Cuyper 75 Y

Cards:

Marwan Attia 13 Y
Ahmed El Fetouh 34 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Senne Lammens
Goalkeeper Mike Penders
Defender Koni De Winter
Defender Joaquin Seys
Defender Arthur Theate
Defender/Midfielder Maxim De Cuyper
Midfielder Dodi Lukebakio
Midfielder Nicolas Raskin
Midfielder Alexis Saelemaekers
Midfielder Hans Vanaken
Midfielder Axel Witsel
Forward Diego Moreira
Forward Matias Fernandez-Pardo
Forward Romelu Lukaku

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Mohammed Alaa
Goalkeeper Mohamed El Shenawy
Goalkeeper El Mahdi Soliman
Defender Hossam Abdelmaguid
Defender Mohamed Abdelmoneim
Defender Karim Hafez
Defender/Midfielder Tarek Alaa
Defender/Midfielder Ramy Rabia
Midfielder Ibrahim Adel
Midfielder Nabil Dunga
Midfielder Maumoud Saber
Midfielder Trézéguet
Midfielder/Forward Zizo
Forward Hamza Abdelkarim
Forward Haissem Hassan

Comments:

Now competing at their 15th FIFA World Cup finals, Belgium failed to progress beyond the group stage in Qatar in 2022 after finishing third in Russia in 2018. . The Red Devils avoided failing to score in three consecutive games at FIFA World Cup tournaments for the first time. . They now remained unbeaten in their last 14 ‘A’ international games (won nine). . Belgium named 14 of a possible 15 substitutes.

Comments:

Now competing at their fourth FIFA World Cup finals, the seven times African champions had now failed to win any of their eight games at the tournaments (lost five, including the preceding four). . Prior to this game, the Egypt had only led in a game at the FIFA World Cup finals for a total of 25 minutes: versus Saudi Arabia in Volgograd, Russia in 2018 when they went on to lose 2-1. . Mohamed Salah became the first player to captain his team in a game at the FIFA World Cup finals on his birthday since Raúl of Spain in a Round of 16 defeat by France in Hannover, Germany on 27 June 2006.

1 Belgium

Manager: Rudi Garcia

Goals:

Mohamed Hany own goal 66 OG

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois
Defender Timothy Castagne
Defender Brandon Mechele
Defender Nathan Ngoy
Defender/Midfielder Thomas Meunier
Defender/Midfielder Amadou Onana
Midfielder Charles De Ketelaere
Midfielder Youri Tielemans (captain)
Midfielder Leandro Trossard
Midfielder/Forward Kevin De Bruyne
Midfielder/Forward Jérémy Doku

Substitutions:

Maxim De Cuyper for Amadou Onana 56
Nicolas Raskin for Timothy Castagne 56
Romelu Lukaku for Charles De Ketelaere 66
Matias Fernandez-Pardo for Jérémy Doku 85
Hans Vanaken for Kevin De Bruyne 85

Cards:

Timothy Castagne 14 Y
Maxim De Cuyper 75 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Senne Lammens
Goalkeeper Mike Penders
Defender Koni De Winter
Defender Joaquin Seys
Defender Arthur Theate
Defender/Midfielder Maxim De Cuyper
Midfielder Dodi Lukebakio
Midfielder Nicolas Raskin
Midfielder Alexis Saelemaekers
Midfielder Hans Vanaken
Midfielder Axel Witsel
Forward Diego Moreira
Forward Matias Fernandez-Pardo
Forward Romelu Lukaku

Comments:

Now competing at their 15th FIFA World Cup finals, Belgium failed to progress beyond the group stage in Qatar in 2022 after finishing third in Russia in 2018. . The Red Devils avoided failing to score in three consecutive games at FIFA World Cup tournaments for the first time. . They now remained unbeaten in their last 14 ‘A’ international games (won nine). . Belgium named 14 of a possible 15 substitutes.

1 Egypt

Manager: Hossam Hassan

Goals:

Emam Ashour 19 G

Starting lineup:

Mostafa Shobeir Goalkeeper
Mohamed Hany Defender
Yasser Ibrahim Defender
Marwan Attia Defender/Midfielder
Ahmed El Fetouh Defender/Midfielder
Hamdy Fathy Defender/Midfielder
Mohanad Lasheen Midfielder
Emam Ashour Midfielder/Forward
Mohamed Salah Midfielder/Forward (captain)
Mostafa Zico Midfielder/Forward
Omar Marmoush Forward

Substitutions:

Ramy Rabia for Emam Ashour 71
Zizo for Mostafa Zico 76
Hamza Abdelkarim for Mohamed Salah 76
Ibrahim Adel for Hamdy Fathy 88
Karim Hafez for Ahmed El Fetouh 88

Cards:

Marwan Attia 13 Y
Ahmed El Fetouh 34 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Mohammed Alaa
Goalkeeper Mohamed El Shenawy
Goalkeeper El Mahdi Soliman
Defender Hossam Abdelmaguid
Defender Mohamed Abdelmoneim
Defender Karim Hafez
Defender/Midfielder Tarek Alaa
Defender/Midfielder Ramy Rabia
Midfielder Ibrahim Adel
Midfielder Nabil Dunga
Midfielder Maumoud Saber
Midfielder Trézéguet
Midfielder/Forward Zizo
Forward Hamza Abdelkarim
Forward Haissem Hassan

Comments:

Now competing at their fourth FIFA World Cup finals, the seven times African champions had now failed to win any of their eight games at the tournaments (lost five, including the preceding four). . Prior to this game, the Egypt had only led in a game at the FIFA World Cup finals for a total of 25 minutes: versus Saudi Arabia in Volgograd, Russia in 2018 when they went on to lose 2-1. . Mohamed Salah became the first player to captain his team in a game at the FIFA World Cup finals on his birthday since Raúl of Spain in a Round of 16 defeat by France in Hannover, Germany on 27 June 2006.