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Belgium vs Egypt LIVE Score: Belgium and Egypt kick off their FIFA World Cup 2026 campaign against each other with both teams hoping to start the tournament on a high after their respective disappointments of last edition.
Egypt failed to qualify for the World Cup in 2022 while Belgium were shown the exit door right at the group stage in arguably the biggest early exits in Qatar. This time, both the sides are hoping to bounce back and for that, the start will be key.
Despite boasting of some of the best talent in the world, Belgium have hardly been a big force at global tournaments. They could not make it to the finals even with their golden generation and they have underwhelmed at the Euros too.
On the other hand, Egypt have smaller targets. They are looking for their first ever World Cup victory having faced losses in all seven of the matches they have played across the 1934, 1990 and 2018 editions.
The 23rd edition of the FIFA World Cup will be a final opportunity for members of Belgium's 'Golden Generation' – from Thibaut Courtois and Kevin De Bruyne to Romelu Lukaku – to finally win a major tournament after falling short multiple times in recent years.
It's a similar story for Egypt's Mohamed Salah, who had recently bid a tearful goodbye to Liverpool in the Premier League and has hinted at international retirement after the World Cup.
The seven-time African champions had failed to qualify in the previous edition in 2022, but are back in the mix this year and will be hoping to make it past the group stage for only the second time ever, having previously achieved the feat back in 1934.
The Belgium vs Egypt match will be telecast live on the Unite8 Sports 1 and Unite8 Sports 2 channels (SD as well as HD) on television and will be streamed live on the ZEE5 website and application. Fans need a subscription to watch the match live.
Belgium: Courtois; Meunier, Ngoy, Mechele, Ngoy, Castagne; Onana, Tielemans; Doku, De Bruyne, Trossard, De Ketelaere. Subs: Lammens, Penders, Theate, De Cuyper, Witsel, Lukaku, Lukebakio, De Winter, Seys, Moreira, Vanaken, Saelemaekers, Raskin, Fernandez-Pardo.
Egypt: Shobeir; Hany, Fathy, Ibrahim, Fattouh; Lasheen, Attia; Salah, Ashour, Ziko; Marmoush. Subs: El Shenawy, Soliman, Alaa, Abdelmaguid, Rabia, Abdelmoneim, Trezeguet, Abdelkarim, Hassan, Hafez, Donga, Adel, Saber, Alaa, Zizo.
Egypt failed to qualify for the World Cup in 2022 while Belgium were shown the exit door right at the group stage in arguably the biggest early exits in Qatar. This time, both the sides are hoping to bounce back and for that, the start will be key.
Can Belgium's 'Golden Generation' finally deliver a major title?
Despite boasting of some of the best talent in the world, Belgium have hardly been a big force at global tournaments. They could not make it to the finals even with their golden generation and they have underwhelmed at the Euros too.
On the other hand, Egypt have smaller targets. They are looking for their first ever World Cup victory having faced losses in all seven of the matches they have played across the 1934, 1990 and 2018 editions.
The 23rd edition of the FIFA World Cup will be a final opportunity for members of Belgium's 'Golden Generation' – from Thibaut Courtois and Kevin De Bruyne to Romelu Lukaku – to finally win a major tournament after falling short multiple times in recent years.
It's a similar story for Egypt's Mohamed Salah, who had recently bid a tearful goodbye to Liverpool in the Premier League and has hinted at international retirement after the World Cup.
The seven-time African champions had failed to qualify in the previous edition in 2022, but are back in the mix this year and will be hoping to make it past the group stage for only the second time ever, having previously achieved the feat back in 1934.
Belgium vs Egypt Live Streaming
The Belgium vs Egypt match will be telecast live on the Unite8 Sports 1 and Unite8 Sports 2 channels (SD as well as HD) on television and will be streamed live on the ZEE5 website and application. Fans need a subscription to watch the match live.
Belgium vs Egypt, FIFA World Cup 2026 Group G starting XIs
Belgium: Courtois; Meunier, Ngoy, Mechele, Ngoy, Castagne; Onana, Tielemans; Doku, De Bruyne, Trossard, De Ketelaere. Subs: Lammens, Penders, Theate, De Cuyper, Witsel, Lukaku, Lukebakio, De Winter, Seys, Moreira, Vanaken, Saelemaekers, Raskin, Fernandez-Pardo.
Egypt: Shobeir; Hany, Fathy, Ibrahim, Fattouh; Lasheen, Attia; Salah, Ashour, Ziko; Marmoush. Subs: El Shenawy, Soliman, Alaa, Abdelmaguid, Rabia, Abdelmoneim, Trezeguet, Abdelkarim, Hassan, Hafez, Donga, Adel, Saber, Alaa, Zizo.
