International Friendly

Belgium vs Egypt, 2022 International Friendly

· International Friendly
Belgium
  • 76': Loïs Openda
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Egypt
  • 33': Mostafa Mohamed
  • 46': Trézéguet

Mohamed Salah helps Egypt stun Belgium in World Cup warm-up

Mohamed Salah produced an inspired assist as Egypt upset Belgium 2-1 in Roberto Martinez's side's final World Cup warm-up match.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Timothy Castagne (Belgium).
  • 1': Trézéguet (Egypt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': VAR Decision: No Penalty Belgium.
  • 9': Attempt blocked. Yannick Carrasco (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hans Vanaken.
  • 9': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Akram Tawfik.
  • 10': Michy Batshuayi (Belgium) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Zeno Debast following a corner.
  • 11': Attempt saved. Trézéguet (Egypt) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
  • 11': Corner, Egypt. Conceded by Thibaut Courtois.
  • 13': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Tarek Hamed.
  • 15': Attempt blocked. Yannick Carrasco (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 18': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Akram Tawfik.
  • 19': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Mohamed Hamdy.
  • 19': Akram Tawfik (Egypt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Foul by Yannick Carrasco (Belgium).
  • 21': Attempt saved. Trézéguet (Egypt) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mohamed Elneny with a through ball.
  • 21': Corner, Egypt. Conceded by Thibaut Courtois.
  • 21': Foul by Mostafa Mohamed (Egypt).
  • 21': Michy Batshuayi (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Attempt missed. Arthur Theate (Belgium) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
  • 30': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Ali Gabr.
  • 32': Akram Tawfik (Egypt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Foul by Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium).
  • 33': Goal! Belgium 0, Egypt 1. Mostafa Mohamed (Egypt) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 36': Eden Hazard (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Foul by Trézéguet (Egypt).
  • 37': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Ali Gabr.
  • 38': Attempt saved. Yannick Carrasco (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 42': Foul by Trézéguet (Egypt).
  • 42': Timothy Castagne (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Eden Hazard (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 44': Foul by Akram Tawfik (Egypt).
  • 45': Foul by Axel Witsel (Belgium).
  • 45': Mohamed Elneny (Egypt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Belgium 0, Egypt 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Belgium 0, Egypt 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Belgium. Dries Mertens replaces Kevin De Bruyne.
  • 45': Substitution, Belgium. Loïs Openda replaces Michy Batshuayi.
  • 45': Substitution, Belgium. Youri Tielemans replaces Hans Vanaken.
  • 46': Goal! Belgium 0, Egypt 2. Trézéguet (Egypt) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mohamed Salah with a through ball.
  • 49': Offside, Egypt. Mohamed Hamdy tries a through ball, but Trézéguet is caught offside.
  • 50': Foul by Dries Mertens (Belgium).
  • 50': Mahmoud Hamada (Egypt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Attempt saved. Trézéguet (Egypt) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mohamed Salah with a through ball.
  • 56': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Mohamed El Shenawy.
  • 60': Attempt blocked. Youri Tielemans (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Timothy Castagne.
  • 62': Foul by Axel Witsel (Belgium).
  • 62': Mostafa Mohamed (Egypt) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Youri Tielemans (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Eden Hazard.
  • 71': Substitution, Belgium. Jan Vertonghen replaces Arthur Theate.
  • 71': Substitution, Belgium. Thomas Meunier replaces Eden Hazard.
  • 72': Substitution, Egypt. Zizo replaces Mostafa Mohamed.
  • 76': Goal! Belgium 1, Egypt 2. Loïs Openda (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Yannick Carrasco with a cross.
  • 77': Substitution, Egypt. Osama Galal replaces Ali Gabr because of an injury.
  • 79': Akram Tawfik (Egypt) is shown the yellow card.
  • 79': Foul by Axel Witsel (Belgium).
  • 79': Zizo (Egypt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Offside, Belgium. Axel Witsel tries a through ball, but Yannick Carrasco is caught offside.
  • 82': Foul by Tarek Hamed (Egypt).
  • 82': Youri Tielemans (Belgium) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 82': Substitution, Belgium. Jérémy Doku replaces Timothy Castagne.
  • 83': Foul by Zeno Debast (Belgium).
  • 83': Mohamed Salah (Egypt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Egypt) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Zizo.
  • 88': Substitution, Egypt. Emam Ashour replaces Trézéguet.
  • 88': Substitution, Egypt. Koka replaces Mohamed Salah.
  • 88': Substitution, Egypt. Hussein El Sayed replaces Mahmoud Hamada.
  • 89': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Tarek Hamed.
  • 90': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Tarek Hamed.
  • 90': Emam Ashour (Egypt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Foul by Thomas Meunier (Belgium).
  • 90'+1': Osama Galal (Egypt) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Zeno Debast (Belgium).
  • 90'+3': Zizo (Egypt) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Belgium 1, Egypt 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Belgium 1, Egypt 2.

Statistics

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5 Fouls 10
2 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
2 Corner Kicks 9
1 Saves 3
32.6 Possession 67.4
6 SHOTS 8
5 ON GOAL 2
0.8 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
289 Accurate Passes 649
350 Passes 705
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
0 Accurate Crosses 4
3 Crosses 26
0.0 Cross % 0.2
46 Long Balls 56
28 Accurate Long Balls 42
0.6 Long Balls % 0.8
0 Blocked Shots 3
7 Effective Tackles 10
16 Tackles 18
0.4 Tackle % 0.6
9 Interceptions 6
25 Effective Clearances 3
25 Clearances 3

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

Venue: Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium
Location: Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Kuwait
Attendance: 57,400

Line-Ups

BEL Belgium (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
1 Thibaut Courtois (GK)
2 Toby Alderweireld
3 Arthur Theate
26 Zeno Debast
6 Axel Witsel
20 Hans Vanaken
11 Yannick Carrasco
21 Timothy Castagne
23 Michy Batshuayi
10 Eden Hazard
7 Kevin De Bruyne
Belgium Substitutes:
Jérémy Doku, Thomas Meunier, Loïs Openda, Koen Casteels, Jan Vertonghen, Amadou Onana, Thorgan Hazard, Wout Faes, Dries Mertens, Charles De Ketelaere, Simon Mignolet, Leander Dendoncker, Youri Tielemans.

EGY Egypt (4-3-3)

No. Name
16 Mohamed El Shenawy (GK)
6 Ahmed Hegazi
2 Ali Gabr
18 Mohamed Hamdy
14 Akram Tawfik Yellow Card
8 Tarek Hamed
21 Mahmoud Hamada
17 Mohamed Elneny
11 Mostafa Mohamed
7 Trézéguet
10 Mohamed Salah
Egypt Substitutes:
Hamdy Fathy, Mohamed Magdy, Hussein El-Sayed, Emam Ashour, Marwan Hamdy, Taher Mohamed, Mohamed Awad, Mahmoud Alaa, Koka, Zizo, Osama Galal, Omar Gaber, Ahmed El Shenawy.

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