Egypt 1 – 1 Belgium

WORLDCUP · June 15, 2026 · Final

🎧 Post-Game Report (audio)

Post-Game Recap

Egypt and Belgium walked away from this one sharing the points, a one-one draw at the final whistle in what turned out to be a tightly contested World Cup group stage battle.

Belgium drew first blood, controlling the early tempo with Nathan Ngoy threading the midfield together — sixty-nine accurate passes from the man who kept the Red Devils ticking. But Egypt refused to sit back, and Omar Marmoush was relentless going forward, leading all players with five total shots, constantly threatening until he found his moment and pulled the Pharaohs level.

The match was remarkably even — both sides put fifteen shots on the pitch, three on target apiece, and the foul count was a mirror image at fifteen each. Belgium did enjoy the better of the set pieces, earning seven corners to Egypt's two, but they couldn't convert that territorial edge into a winner. On the back end, Brandon Mechele was a wall for Belgium with twelve defensive interventions, and Thibaut Courtois made two crucial saves to keep his side in it. Kevin De Bruyne tested the Egyptian keeper four times but couldn't find the breakthrough his team needed.

In the end, this was a game where neither side blinked enough to lose it, and both will feel they left something out there. That's your post-game report. Sports Desk, signing off.

AI-generated post-game report composed from the official play-by-play and box score.

Complete Play-by-Play

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Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

First Half begins.

Foul by Amadou Onana (Belgium). 1'

Emam Ashour (Egypt) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 1'

Offside, Egypt. Mostafa Zico is caught offside. 5'

Attempt blocked. Leandro Trossard (Belgium) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne. 6'

Attempt missed. Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Youri Tielemans. 7'

Foul by Nathan Ngoy (Belgium). 7'

Omar Marmoush (Egypt) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 7'

Amadou Onana (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 9'

Foul by Mohamed Salah (Egypt). 9'

VAR Decision: Other Decision Cancelled. 12'

Nathan Ngoy (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 13'

Foul by Marwan Attia (Egypt). 13'

Marwan Attia (Egypt) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. 13'

Mohamed Salah (Egypt) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 14'

Foul by Timothy Castagne (Belgium). 14'

Timothy Castagne (Belgium) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. 14'

Foul by Brandon Mechele (Belgium). 17'

Mohamed Salah (Egypt) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 17'

Handball by Thomas Meunier (Belgium). 19'

Goal! Belgium 0, Egypt 1. Emam Ashour (Egypt) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mohamed Salah. 20'

Foul by Brandon Mechele (Belgium). 22'

Mohamed Salah (Egypt) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 22'

Delay in match for a drinks break. 22'

Delay over. They are ready to continue. 25'

Emam Ashour (Egypt) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 28'

Foul by Thomas Meunier (Belgium). 28'

Attempt missed. Youri Tielemans (Belgium) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Timothy Castagne with a cross. 31'

Attempt saved. Mostafa Zico (Egypt) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Thibaut Courtois (Belgium). Assisted by Marwan Attia. 33'

Corner, Egypt. Conceded by Thibaut Courtois. 33'

Jérémy Doku (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 34'

Foul by Ahmed Fatouh (Egypt). 34'

Ahmed Fatouh (Egypt) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. 34'

Foul by Youri Tielemans (Belgium). 37'

Hamdi Fathy (Egypt) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 37'

Attempt blocked. Leandro Trossard (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jérémy Doku. 38'

Attempt blocked. Leandro Trossard (Belgium) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne. 39'

Leandro Trossard (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 39'

Foul by Mohanad Lasheen (Egypt). 39'

Emam Ashour (Egypt) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 40'

Foul by Thomas Meunier (Belgium). 40'

Attempt blocked. Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Leandro Trossard. 43'

Foul by Marwan Attia (Egypt). 44'

Amadou Onana (Belgium) wins a free kick on the right wing. 44'

Foul by Omar Marmoush (Egypt). 45'

Amadou Onana (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 45'

Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time. 45'+1'

Attempt missed. Jérémy Doku (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Charles De Ketelaere. 45'+1'

Ahmed Fatouh (Egypt) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 45'+3'

Foul by Thomas Meunier (Belgium). 45'+3'

Attempt missed. Omar Marmoush (Egypt) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. 45'+4'

Corner, Egypt. Conceded by Thibaut Courtois. 45'+4'

Corner, Egypt. Conceded by Thomas Meunier. 45'+4'

Attempt blocked. Mohamed Hany (Egypt) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. 45'+4'

Corner, Egypt. Conceded by Amadou Onana. 45'+4'

First Half ends, Belgium 0, Egypt 1. 45'+5'

Second Half begins Belgium 0, Egypt 1. 45'

Foul by Hamdi Fathy (Egypt). 47'

Jérémy Doku (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 47'

Attempt missed. Mostafa Zico (Egypt) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. 48'

Attempt blocked. Omar Marmoush (Egypt) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mostafa Zico. 48'

Foul by Omar Marmoush (Egypt). 50'

Jérémy Doku (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 50'

Youri Tielemans (Belgium) wins a free kick on the right wing. 51'

Foul by Ahmed Fatouh (Egypt). 51'

Jérémy Doku (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 52'

Foul by Marwan Attia (Egypt). 52'

Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick. 53'

Corner, Egypt. Conceded by Timothy Castagne. 54'

Attempt saved. Mohamed Salah (Egypt) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner by Thibaut Courtois (Belgium). Assisted by Ahmed Fatouh with a cross. 55'

Attempt missed. Emam Ashour (Egypt) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. 55'

Substitution, Belgium. Nicolas Raskin replaces Timothy Castagne. 56'

Substitution, Belgium. Maxim De Cuyper replaces Amadou Onana. 56'

Attempt blocked. Marwan Attia (Egypt) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emam Ashour. 57'

Foul by Hamdi Fathy (Egypt). 57'

Charles De Ketelaere (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 57'

Attempt missed. Omar Marmoush (Egypt) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mohamed Salah following a fast break. 59'

Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Marwan Attia. 61'

Attempt missed. Youri Tielemans (Belgium) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner. 62'

Attempt saved. Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Mostafa Shobeir (Egypt). Assisted by Thomas Meunier. 62'

Brandon Mechele (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 63'

Foul by Mohamed Salah (Egypt). 63'

Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Ahmed Fatouh. 63'

Mostafa Shobeir (Egypt) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 64'

Foul by Nathan Ngoy (Belgium). 64'

Attempt blocked. Omar Marmoush (Egypt) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Salah. 65'

Corner, Egypt. Conceded by Nathan Ngoy. 65'

Foul by Mohanad Lasheen (Egypt). 66'

Youri Tielemans (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 66'

Substitution, Belgium. Romelu Lukaku replaces Charles De Ketelaere. 66'

Own Goal by Mohamed Hany, Egypt. Belgium 1, Egypt 1. 66'

Delay in match for a drinks break. 67'

Delay over. They are ready to continue. 70'

Substitution, Egypt. Ramy Rabia replaces Emam Ashour. 71'

Foul by Jérémy Doku (Belgium). 72'

Mohanad Lasheen (Egypt) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 72'

Attempt saved. Thomas Meunier (Belgium) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Mostafa Shobeir (Egypt). Assisted by Leandro Trossard. 73'

Foul by Maxim De Cuyper (Belgium). 74'

Mostafa Zico (Egypt) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 74'

Foul by Maxim De Cuyper (Belgium). 75'

Mostafa Zico (Egypt) wins a free kick on the right wing. 75'

Maxim De Cuyper (Belgium) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. 75'

Substitution, Egypt. Zizo replaces Mostafa Zico. 76'

Substitution, Egypt. Hamza Abdelkarim replaces Mohamed Salah. 76'

Attempt blocked. Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Leandro Trossard. 78'

Attempt blocked. Zizo (Egypt) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hamdi Fathy. 79'

Foul by Thomas Meunier (Belgium). 80'

Hamdi Fathy (Egypt) wins a free kick on the left wing. 80'

Jérémy Doku (Belgium) wins a free kick on the left wing. 81'

Foul by Mohamed Hany (Egypt). 81'

Attempt saved. Brandon Mechele (Belgium) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Mostafa Shobeir (Egypt). Assisted by Youri Tielemans. 83'

Corner, Egypt. Conceded by Thibaut Courtois. 84'

Attempt blocked. Omar Marmoush (Egypt) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hamdi Fathy. 84'

Substitution, Belgium. Matias Fernandez-Pardo replaces Jérémy Doku. 86'

Substitution, Belgium. Hans Vanaken replaces Kevin De Bruyne. 86'

Attempt missed. Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Nicolas Raskin with a cross. 87'

Substitution, Egypt. Karim Hafez replaces Ahmed Fatouh. 88'

Substitution, Egypt. Ibrahim Adel replaces Hamdi Fathy. 88'

Attempt blocked. Mohamed Hany (Egypt) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Omar Marmoush. 90'

Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time. 90'

Leandro Trossard (Belgium) wins a free kick on the left wing. 90'+3'

Foul by Zizo (Egypt). 90'+3'

Attempt missed. Brandon Mechele (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Youri Tielemans with a cross following a set piece situation. 90'+4'

Second Half ends, Belgium 1, Egypt 1. 90'+6'

Match ends, Belgium 1, Egypt 1.