Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Belgium vs Egypt, Worldcup 2026 GROUP STAGE

FIFA World Cup · 2026
Belgium
1 – 1
Full Time
Egypt
Mon 15 Jun 2026 · 19:00 UTC Lumen Field HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 19' Emam Ashour
Mohamed Hany og 66' 1–1
Y 13' Marwan Attia
Timothy Castagne 14' Y
Y 34' Ahmed El Fotouh
Maxim De Cuyper 75' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Belgium vs Egypt — Worldcup at Lumen Field.

  • Belgium 3 games · 5 pts (2026/26)
  • Egypt 3 games · 5 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

  • Referee Ramon Abatti Abel
  • Assistant 1 Danilo Ricardo Simon Manis
  • Assistant 2 Rafael da Silva Alves
15 games this season 🟨 2.2/game ⚽ 7.8 goals/game 🟥 3 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Mexico 3 9
2 South Africa 3 4
3 South Korea 3 3
4 Czechia 3 1
5 Switzerland 3 7
6 Canada 3 4
7 Bosnia-Herzegovina 3 4
8 Qatar 3 1
9 Brazil 3 7
10 Morocco 3 7
11 Scotland 3 3
12 Haiti 3 0
13 United States 3 6
14 Australia 3 4
15 Paraguay 3 4
16 Turkey 3 3
17 Germany 3 6
18 Ivory Coast 3 6
19 Ecuador 3 4
20 Curacao 3 1
21 Netherlands 3 7
22 Japan 3 5
23 Sweden 3 4
24 Tunisia 3 0
25 Belgium 3 5
26 Egypt 3 5
27 Iran 3 3
28 New Zealand 3 1
29 Spain 3 7
30 Cape Verde Islands 3 3
31 Uruguay 3 2
32 Saudi Arabia 3 2
33 France 3 9
34 Norway 3 6
35 Senegal 3 3
36 Iraq 3 0
37 Argentina 3 9
38 Austria 3 4
39 Algeria 3 4
40 Jordan 3 0
41 Colombia 3 7
42 Portugal 3 5
43 Congo DR 3 4
44 Uzbekistan 3 0
45 England 3 7
46 Croatia 3 6
47 Ghana 3 4
48 Panama 3 0

Head-to-Head

1
Belgium 1 games · Avg 2.0 goals Egypt
Last 5 meetings
2026-06-15 Belgium 1–1 Egypt

Recent Form

Belgium
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Jun Egypt H 1–1 D
01 Jul France A 0–1 L
26 Jun Ukraine A 0–0 D
22 Jun Romania H 2–0 W
17 Jun Slovakia H 0–1 L
01 Dec Croatia A 0–0 D
Egypt
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Jun Belgium A 1–1 D
25 Jun Saudi Arabia A 1–2 L
19 Jun Russia A 1–3 L
15 Jun Uruguay H 0–1 L
19 Aug VfL Wolfsburg H 0–5 L

Season Stats

Belgium Egypt
#25 Position #26
5 Points 5
3 Played 3
1 / 2 / 0 W / D / L 1 / 2 / 0
6 Scored 5
2 Conceded 3
+4 GD +2
1.67 PPG 1.67
33% Win % 33%

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
17% Clean Sheets
Belgium this season
0% Clean Sheets
Egypt this season

Belgium are 25th (5 pts). Egypt are 26th (5 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Belgium
0-15
1/–
16-30
1/3
31-45
2/1
46-60
2/1
61-75
1/–
76+
6/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Egypt
0-15
3/2
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/–
61-75
2/–
76+
1/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Belgium
Romelu Lukaku 3 G 1 A
Charles De Ketelaere 3 G 1 A
Leandro Trossard 2 G 2 A
Youri Tielemans 2 G
Egypt
Mostafa Ziko 2 G 1 A
Emam Ashour 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Lumen Field!
  • 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 10' With 2 assists to his name this season, Mohamed Salah is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Belgium.
  • 13' Poor challenge from Marwan Attia. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 14' The referee has no hesitation. Timothy Castagne is booked for Belgium — card on 14.
  • 19' GOAL! Emam Ashour fires home to make it 0-1!
  • 24' Egypt is showing some good football. However, Egypt are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 29' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 34' A moment of madness from Ahmed El Fotouh on 34 minutes earns him a card. Egypt will be frustrated.
  • 39' A quiet spell here at Lumen Field. Belgium seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 44' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 49' Belgium are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Egypt's 4-2-3-1 shape.
  • 54' Thomas Meunier has been relatively quiet despite scoring 19 goals in his last 525 appearances.
  • 56' Belgium ring the changes. Amadou Onana has done his job and it is now time for Nicolas Raskin to step up.
  • 61' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Egypt winning 0% of all matches.
  • 66' The Belgium bench stirs into life. Charles De Ketelaere is withdrawn and Romelu Lukaku gets his opportunity.
  • 66' Mohamed Hany does the damage! The net is bulging and Egypt surge ahead!
  • 71' The crowd applauds Emam Ashour as he leaves the pitch. Rami Rabia steps in for Egypt.
  • 75' It’s a booking for Belgium player. Maxim De Cuyper gets a card.
  • 76' Mostafa Ziko makes way for Zizo at the 76 minute mark. A tactical switch from Egypt.
  • 81' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Rudi Garcia will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 86' Belgium ring the changes. Jeremy Doku has done his job and it is now time for Matias Fernandez-Pardo to step up.
  • 88' It is a substitution in Egypt team. Hamdy Fathy is replaced by Ibrahim Adel on 88 minute.
  • 89' The whistle greets Ahmed El Fotouh as he departs to be replaced by Karim Hafez.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-1.

Lineups

Belgium Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rudi Garcia

Egypt Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Hossam Hassan

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.44 Belgium xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.83 Egypt xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 61% + Under — clean sheet likely 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Belgium50% Draw28% Egypt22%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes44% 0% No56%
Avg goals/match: 2.27
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 66%
34%
± 2.5 39%
61%
± 3.5 20%
80%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

Belgium or Draw
78%
Draw or Egypt
50%
Belgium or Egypt
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Belgium34% Draw50% Egypt16%
Actual: Egypt win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
13.8%
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
12.5%
2 – 0
10.4%
2 – 1
8.6%
0 – 1
7.4%
1 – 2
4.9%
3 – 0
4.9%
3 – 1
4.2%
2 – 2
3.7%
0 – 2
3.4%
3 – 2
1.9%

Asian Handicap — Belgium

Handicap Belgium covers Push Egypt covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 15% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 25% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 14% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Belgium keeps clean sheet
44% ✓
Egypt keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.