Egypt, Belgium draw 1‑1 in World Cup opener

SEATTLE (Interstat) — Egypt and Belgium played to a 1-1 draw Monday at Lumen Field in their World Cup group stage opener.

Emam Ashour opened the scoring in the 20th minute with a right-footed goal, assisted by Marawan Attia. Mohamed Hany equalized for Egypt in the 66th minute with a left-footed strike, assisted by Ahmed Fetouh.

Belgium’s Timothy Castagne and Maxim De Cuyper each recorded an assist. The match also featured four yellow cards: Marawan Attia in the 13th minute, Timothy Castagne in the 14th, Ahmed Fetouh in the 34th and Maxim De Cuyper in the 75th.

Egypt’s competition record stands at 0-0-1, while Belgium also sits at 0-0-1. Across all competitions, Egypt holds a 5-2-2 mark and Belgium is 0-0-2.

Egypt next faces New Zealand on June 21, while Belgium meets Iran the same day. Both matches are World Cup fixtures.