World Cup 2026: Belgium salvage point against Egypt to spoil Salah's 34th birthday

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16 Jun 2026 • 6:12 AM MYT
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Starting XIs of Belgium - Egypt

Belgium: Courtois - De Cuyper, Mechele, Ngoy, Meunier, Castagne - Onana, Tielemans - De Bruyne, Doku, Trossard, De Ketelaere

Egypt: Shobeir - Fattouh, Fathy, Ibrahim, Hany - Attia, Lasheen, Ashour - Ziko, Salah, Marmoush

Belgium and Egypt drew 1-1 in their World Cup opener on Monday after Belgium's Romelo Lukaku came off the bench to spoil Mohamed Salah's 34th birthday.

Read moreWorld Cup 2026: All the fixturesEmam Ashour opened the score with a belter early in the first half, before Lukaku forced Egypt's Mohamed Hany into an own goal.

The draw leaves the seven-time Africa Cup of Nations champions still chasing a first victory at a World Cup.

(FRANCE 24 with AFP, AP, Reuters)