World Cup | Group Stage Matchday 1 | 2026-06-16 04:00 JST
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20' E. Ashour 66' M. Hany (OG)
Match summary Belgium and Egypt met in the World Cup Group Stage Matchday 1 on June 16. Neither side could separate themselves, finishing 1-1. It was 0-1 at half-time and 1-0 in the second half, and neither side could pull ahead.
Possession: Belgium 54%, Egypt 46%. Shots: Belgium 15, Egypt 14. Yellow cards: Belgium 2, Egypt 2.
Team stats 4-2-3-1 1 Courtoi 21 Cast agn 4 Mech ele 25 Ngoy 15 Meun ier 8 Tielema 24 Onana 11 Doku 7 Bruyne 10 Trossar 17 Ketelae
4-2-3-1 23 Shobeir 13 Fatouh 14 Fathy 2 Ibra him 3 Hany 17 Lasheen 19 Attia 8 Ashour 10 Salah 11 Ziko 22 Marmous
1.35 Expected goals (xG) 1.08
-0.36 Goals prevented (xG) -0.36
View as table Belgium Stat Egypt 4-2-3-1 Formation 4-2-3-1 54% Possession 46% 1.35 Expected goals (xG) 1.08 15 Shots 14 3 Shots on target 3 7 Shots off target 3 5 Blocked shots 8 9 Shots inside the box 10 6 Shots outside the box 4 2 Corner kicks 7 0 Offsides 1 15 Fouls 15 455 Passes 398 391 Accurate passes 323 86% Pass accuracy 81% 2 Goalkeeper saves 3 -0.36 Goals prevented (xG) -0.36 2 Yellow cards 2 0 Red cards 0
Referee: Ramon Abatti Abel, Brazil
Player stats Belgium Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK T. Courtois 0 9(82%) 0 0 0 6.9 90 DF T. Meunier 1 1 0 1 34(81%) 0 0 0 5 6.2 90 1 14(2) DF N. Ngoy 0 1(100%) 2 1 69(97%) 0 0 0 2 1 7.2 90 3 9(5) DF B. Mechele 2 1 0 2 2 56(97%) 0 0 0 2 1 7.6 90 1 6(4) DF T. Castagne 0 4 1 22(85%) 0 1 0 1 7.9 56 1 8(6) MF Amadou Onana 0 1 31(86%) 0 0 0 1 3 6.9 56 1 6(4) MF Y. Tielemans 2 0 1(100%) 1 2 36(84%) 0 0 0 1 2 7.7 90 3 7(5) MF L. Trossard 0 3(60%) 2 30(86%) 0 0 0 2 7.2 90 3 14(7) MF K. De Bruyne 3 1 0 1(33%) 30(81%) 0 0 0 6.3 86 2 8(3) MF J. Doku 1 0 3(33%) 19(79%) 0 0 0 1 5 6.3 86 1 1 20(8) FW C. De Ketelaere 0 2(67%) 2 21(81%) 0 0 0 1 7.2 66 1 3 13(9) DF M. De Cuyper 0 1(100%) 1 1 7(70%) 0 1 0 2 6.9 34 1 4(2) MF Nicolas Raskin 0 2 14(64%) 0 0 0 7.3 34 1 4(3) FW R. Lukaku 1 0 6(100%) 0 0 0 6.3 24 2(None) MF H. Vanaken 0 5(100%) 0 0 0 6.3 10 1(None) FW M. Fernandez-Pardo 0 2(67%) 0 0 0 6.5 10 1(None) GK S. Lammens 0 0 0 0 GK M. Penders 0 0 0 0 DF A. Theate 0 0 0 0 DF J. Seys 0 0 0 0 DF K. De Winter 0 0 0 0 FW A. Saelemaekers 0 0 0 0 MF A. Witsel 0 0 0 0 FW Diego Moreira 0 0 0 0 FW D. Lukebakio 0 0 0 0
Egypt Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK Mostafa Shobeir 0 21(70%) 0 0 0 1 7.3 90 1 1(1) DF Mohamed Hany 0 2(67%) 6 25(78%) 0 0 0 1 6 90 1 13(8) DF Yasser Ibrahim 0 1 48(91%) 0 0 0 6.6 90 1 2(1) DF Hamdy Fathy 0 4 1 34(87%) 0 0 0 2 2 6.9 88 2 2 11(7) DF Ahmed Fatouh 0 3 30(79%) 0 1 0 2 1 6.9 88 1 1 8(4) MF Marwan Attia 0 3 40(80%) 0 1 0 3 6.2 90 1 1 9(3) MF Mohanad Lasheen 0 1(100%) 8 2 25(83%) 0 0 0 2 1 7 90 3 19(10) MF Mostafa Ziko 1 1 0 15(75%) 0 0 0 2 6.2 76 1 1 9(2) MF Mohamed Salah 1 1 0 1 17(94%) 1 0 0 2 3 6.9 76 3 12(5) MF Emam Ashour 2 1 1 1(100%) 1 19(66%) 0 0 0 3 7.9 71 1 1 12(8) FW Omar Marmoush 2 0 4(80%) 1 12(86%) 0 0 0 2 1 7 90 1 1 13(7) DF Rami Rabia 0 19(90%) 0 0 0 6.9 19 3 FW Zizo 0 6(86%) 0 0 0 1 6.5 14 2(None) FW H. Abdelkarim 0 2(40%) 0 0 0 6.7 14 4(2) DF Karim Hafez 0 6(86%) 0 0 0 2 1(1) FW Ibrahim Adel 0 4(80%) 0 0 0 2 1(None) GK Mahdi Soliman 0 0 0 0 GK Mohamed Alaa 0 0 0 0 GK Mohamed El-Shenawy 0 0 0 0 DF Hossam Abdelmaguid 0 0 0 0 DF Mohamed Abdelmonem 0 0 0 0 DF Tarek Alaa 0 0 0 0 FW H. Hassan 0 0 0 0 MF Mahmoud Saber 0 0 0 0 FW Mahmoud Trézéguet 0 0 0 0 MF Nabil Donga 0 0 0 0
Lineups Belgium Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 1 T. Courtois Starter DF 15 T. Meunier Starter DF 25 N. Ngoy Starter DF 4 B. Mechele Starter DF 21 T. Castagne Starter MF 24 A. Onana Starter MF 8 Y. Tielemans Starter MF 10 L. Trossard Starter MF 7 K. De Bruyne Starter MF 11 J. Doku Starter FW 17 C. De Ketelaere Bench FW 9 R. Lukaku Bench MF 20 H. Vanaken Bench MF 23 N. Raskin Bench FW 26 M. Fernandez-Pardo Bench DF 5 M. De Cuyper
Show unused substitutes (9) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 12 S. Lammens Bench GK 13 M. Penders Bench MF 6 A. Witsel Bench FW 22 A. Saelemaekers Bench DF 3 A. Theate Bench FW 19 Diego Moreira Bench FW 14 D. Lukebakio Bench DF 16 K. De Winter Bench DF 18 J. Seys
Egypt Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 23 M. Shobeir Starter DF 3 M. Hany Starter DF 2 Y. Ibrahim Starter DF 14 H. Fathy Starter DF 13 A. Fatouh Starter MF 19 M. Attia Starter MF 17 M. Lasheen Starter MF 11 M. Ziko Starter MF 10 Mohamed Salah Starter MF 8 E. Ashour Starter FW 22 Omar Marmoush Bench DF 5 R. Rabia Bench FW 20 Ibrahim Adel Bench FW 9 H. Abdelkarim Bench FW 25 Zizo Bench DF 15 K. Hafez
Show unused substitutes (10) Role Pos No. Player Bench 26 M. Alaa Bench GK 1 M. El Shenawy Bench GK 16 E. M. Soliman Bench FW 7 Trezeguet Bench MF 21 M. Saber Bench DF 6 Mohamed Abdelmonem Bench DF 24 T. Alaa Bench MF 18 N. Dunga Bench FW 12 H. Hassan Bench DF 4 H. Abdelmaguid
Match events Time Team Event Player Score 1H 13' Egypt 🟨 Yellow card Marwan Attia 1H 14' Belgium 🟨 Yellow card T. Castagne 1H 20' Egypt ⚽ Goal E. Ashour 0-1 1H 34' Egypt 🟨 Yellow card Ahmed Fatouh 2H 11' Belgium 🔄 Substitution OUT T. Castagne → IN N. Raskin 2H 11' Belgium 🔄 Substitution OUT A. Onana → IN M. De Cuyper 2H 21' Belgium 🔄 Substitution OUT C. De Ketelaere → IN R. Lukaku 2H 21' Belgium ⚽ Goal M. Hany 0-2 2H 26' Egypt 🔄 Substitution OUT E. Ashour → IN R. Rabia 2H 30' Belgium 🟨 Yellow card M. De Cuyper 2H 31' Egypt 🔄 Substitution OUT Mohamed Salah → IN H. Abdelkarim 2H 31' Egypt 🔄 Substitution OUT M. Ziko → IN Zizo 2H 41' Belgium 🔄 Substitution OUT K. De Bruyne → IN H. Vanaken 2H 41' Belgium 🔄 Substitution OUT J. Doku → IN M. Fernandez-Pardo 2H 43' Egypt 🔄 Substitution OUT H. Fathy → IN Ibrahim Adel 2H 43' Egypt 🔄 Substitution OUT A. Fatouh → IN K. Hafez
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