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The two teams have never faced each other before in the World Cup. However, in the four times they have played against each other in friendly matches, the odds of victory were tilted towards Egypt. Egypt won three matches against Belgium’s one win. Those were friendly matches.<\/p>\n
Neither team won the first time the two teams faced each other on the World Cup stage. Egypt took the lead with a goal from Imam Ashour in the first half, but Mohamed Hani’s own goal in the second half ended in a 1-1 draw.<\/p>\n
In the match, both teams fought almost equally, from possession of the ball to attack. In the midst of attack and counterattack, Egypt took the lead with a powerful shot from about 20 yards away from Ashour with an assist from Mohamed Salah in the 19th minute of the match.<\/p>\n
Belgium goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois probably couldn’t have imagined that Ashur, who was in a lot of space outside the box, could take a sudden shot from such a distance. Courtois jumped to block Ashur’s shot, but it was too late.<\/p>\n
After falling behind to Ashur’s goal, Belgium, desperate to get back into the match, increased the edge of the attack a lot. Egypt was no less in the counterattack. Although both teams presented attacking football, there was no more goal in the first half.<\/p>\n
Belgium continued to play at the same pace in the second half. After two substitutions in the 56th minute, Belgium coach Rudi Garcia brought Romero Lukaku onto the field in the 66th minute. The 33-year-old striker, who played for Napoli, contributed to Belgium’s equalizer in the first minute after coming on the field.<\/p>\n
Youri Tielemans made a great pass from their own half to the right edge. Thomas Meunier took control of it and passed it to Lukaku inside the box. Lukaku entered the box with great speed to take advantage of the pass. This confused Egypt’s two defenders, Ibrahim and Mohamed. In the end, that confusion became the death knell for Egypt. Hani’s foot put the ball in the Egyptian net. The scoreline was 1-1.<\/p>\n
Belgium had another goal opportunity some time before Egypt’s suicide goal. However, Kevin De Bruyne’s free-kick from about 20 yards hit the post. In the end, Bruyne’s another great effort was blocked by the Egypt goalkeeper.<\/p>\n
In the end, both teams created several scoring opportunities, but could not score. Both teams had to be satisfied with sharing the points.<\/p>\n
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