Belgium and Egypt Share Points in 1-1 Draw

Belgium and Egypt played out a hard-fought 1-1 draw in their World Cup group stage opener at Seattle Stadium on June 15, 2026. In sweltering 30°C heat, Egypt struck first through Emam Ashour in the 19th minute, capitalizing on a Mohamed Salah assist. Belgium battled back and levelled the scores in the 66th minute when an own goal from Egypt's Mohamed Hany brought the scores level. Despite a flurry of substitutions from both sides in the second half, neither team could find a winner, with the match ending all square in front of 66,775 spectators.

Key Events

13' - Marwan Ateya (Egypt) receives a yellow card.

14' - Timothy Castagne (Belgium) is booked.

19' - Mohamed Salah sets up Emam Ashour to score, making it 0-1 to Egypt.

34' - Ahmed Abou El Fotouh (Egypt) is shown a yellow card.

45' - First half added time is indicated.

45' - Half time. Egypt lead 1-0.

56' - Substitution for Belgium: Nicolas Raskin replaces Timothy Castagne.

56' - Substitution for Belgium: Maxim De Cuyper replaces Amadou Onana.

66' - Substitution for Belgium: Romelu Lukaku replaces Charles De Ketelaere.

66' - Own goal! Mohamed Hany inadvertently turns the ball into his own net, levelling the score at 1-1 for Belgium.

71' - Substitution for Egypt: Rami Rabia replaces Emam Ashour.

75' - Maxim De Cuyper (Belgium) receives a yellow card.

76' - Substitution for Egypt: Zizo replaces Mostafa Ziko.

76' - Substitution for Egypt: Hamza Abdelkarim replaces Mohamed Salah.

85' - Substitution for Belgium: Hans Vanaken replaces Kevin De Bruyne.

85' - Substitution for Belgium: Matias Fernandez-Pardo replaces Jérémy Doku.

88' - Substitution for Egypt: Karim Hafez replaces Ahmed Abou El Fotouh.

88' - Substitution for Egypt: Ibrahim Adel replaces Hamdi Fathi.

90' - Second half added time is indicated.

90' - Full time. The match ends 1-1.

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