FIFA World Cup

FT Monday, June 15, 2026
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Match Report

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Romelu Lukaku inspires equaliser from the bench as Belgium, Egypt share points

Romelu Lukaku's mere presence sparked an attack that led to Belgium's lone goal only seconds after he entered as a second-half substitute, helping his team earn a 1-1 draw with Egypt on Monday at the World Cup.

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Team Stats

15
Fouls
15
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
0
7
Corner Kicks
2
3
Saves
2
46.4
Possession
53.6
14
SHOTS
15
3
ON GOAL
3
0.2
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
323
Accurate Passes
391
398
Passes
455
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
6
13
Crosses
16
0.2
Cross %
0.4
53
Long Balls
30
20
Accurate Long Balls
18
0.4
Long Balls %
0.6
7
Blocked Shots
5
17
Effective Tackles
11
28
Tackles
17
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
16
Interceptions
10
17
Effective Clearances
25
17
Clearances
25

Highlights

02:25 Are Belgium too reliant on De Bruyne and Lukaku? Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

EGY leads series 2-1

Lineups

BEL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Thibaut CourtoisG
  2. 4Brandon MecheleCD-L
  3. 25Nathan NgoyCD-R
  4. 21Timothy CastagneLB
  5. 15Thomas MeunierRB
  6. 7Kevin De BruyneAM
  7. 8Youri TielemansLM
  8. 24Amadou OnanaRM
  9. 17Charles De KetelaereF
  10. 11Jérémy DokuAM-L
  11. 10Leandro TrossardAM-R

EGY · 4-2-3-1

  1. 23Mostafa ShoubirG
  2. 14Hamdy FathyCD-L
  3. 2Yasser IbrahimCD-R
  4. 13Ahmed FatouhLB
  5. 3Mohamed HanyRB
  6. 10Mohamed SalahAM
  7. 17Mohanad LashinLM
  8. 19Marawan AttiaRM
  9. 22Omar MarmoushF
  10. 8Emam AshourAM-L
  11. 11Mostafa ZicoAM-R

Timeline

  1. 12'
  2. 12'
  3. 13' Marwan Attia (Egypt) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 14' Timothy Castagne (Belgium) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 20' Goal! Belgium 0, Egypt 1. Emam Ashour (Egypt) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
  6. 22' Delay in match for a drinks break.
  7. 22'
  8. 25' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  9. 25'
  10. 34' Ahmed Fatouh (Egypt) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 56' Substitution, Belgium. Nicolas Raskin replaces Timothy Castagne.
  12. 56' Substitution, Belgium. Maxim De Cuyper replaces Amadou Onana.
  13. 66' Substitution, Belgium. Romelu Lukaku replaces Charles De Ketelaere.
  14. 66' Own Goal by Mohamed Hany, Egypt. Belgium 1, Egypt 1.
  15. 67' Delay in match for a drinks break.
  16. 67' Delay in match for a drinks break.
  17. 70' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  18. 70' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  19. 71' Substitution, Egypt. Ramy Rabia replaces Emam Ashour.
  20. 75' Maxim De Cuyper (Belgium) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  21. 76' Substitution, Egypt. Zizo replaces Mostafa Zico.
  22. 76' Substitution, Egypt. Hamza Abdelkarim replaces Mohamed Salah.
  23. 86' Substitution, Belgium. Matias Fernandez-Pardo replaces Jérémy Doku.
  24. 86' Substitution, Belgium. Hans Vanaken replaces Kevin De Bruyne.
  25. 88' Substitution, Egypt. Karim Hafez replaces Ahmed Fatouh.
  26. 88' Substitution, Egypt. Ibrahim Adel replaces Hamdi Fathy.

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