Jeremy Doku, one of Manchester City’s dependable goalscoring options, will look to continue his momentum in the FIFA World Cup 2026. | Photo Credit: REUTERS

When Belgium begins its FIFA World Cup 2026 campaign against Egypt on Monday, it will aim to highlight its qualifications as the Group G favourite. However, the Africans can take heart from their previous meeting’s victory and hope that a disciplined strategy will frustrate one of Europe’s top teams.

Despite being somewhat distanced from the generation that finished third in the 2018 World Cup, Belgium travels to the USA as one of the contenders to advance far into the competition.

Belgium should start the season with three points because, on paper, it is better all across the field. Egypt, on the other hand, has little to lose and will support itself in frustrating its opponent long enough for Omar Marmoush and Mohamed Salah to take advantage of counterattack opportunities.

Belgium vs Egypt head-to-head:

• Total matches: 4
• Belgium: 1
• Egypt: 3
• Draws: 0

Belgium vs Egypt form guide:

Belgium: W W D W W

• Belgium 5-0 Tunisia
• Croatia 0-2 Belgium
• Mexico 1-1 Belgium
• USA 2-5 Belgium
• Belgium 7-0 Liechtenstein

Egypt: L W D W D

• Brazil 2-1 Egypt
• Egypt 1-0 Russia
• Spain 0-0 Egypt
• Saudi Arabia 0-4 Egypt
• Egypt 0-0 Nigeria

Belgium vs Egypt Predicted XI:

Belgium: Thibaut Courtois — Thomas Meunier, Brandon Mechele, Nathan Ngoy, Timothy Castagne — Amadou Onana, Youri Tielemans — Leandro Trossard, Kevin De Bruyne, Jeremy Doku — Charles De Ketelaere

Egypt: Mostafa Shobeir — Mohamed Hany, Yasser Ibrahim, Hamdy Fathy, Ahmed Fatouh — Mohanad Lasheen, Marwan Attia — Emam Ashour, Trezeguet, Mohamed Salah — Omar Marmoush

Published on Jun 15, 2026