The other teams in Group G are Iran and New Zealand, who meet in the last of today’s games.

Hel and welcome to live, minute-by-minute coverage of Belgium v Egypt at the Seattle Stadium. The 2026 World Cup is gathering pace – we’re already into day five, and by tomorrow morning 32 of the 48 teams will have been in action.

So far we’ve seen everything from potential winners to probable also-rans. It’s hard to know where Belgium and Egypt fit on that particular spectrum. Both are adjusting to life after a golden generation, or at least with a dwindling golden generation that no longer glisters as it once did. But they are still serious teams who could do damage in the competition.

This intriguing game should give us a clue as to the extent of that damage.

Kick off 5pm local/8pm BST/3pm EDT/5am AEST