Emam Ashour broke the deadlock midway through the first half with a fine strike that beat Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois. Egypt are looking for their first-ever World Cup victory in their fourth appearance at the tournament, while Belgium finished third at the 2018 tournament in Russia.

As we're roughly one-third into Monday's match, Egypt holds a 1-0 lead, but the match has been pretty tight. Belgium actually holds a slight possession advantage (53-47), and actually had more expected goals (xG) than Egypt at 0.09 to 0.07.

Egypt coach Hossam Hassan thought his side deserved a late penalty against Belgium, and he felt the need to protest in hands-on fashion.

Egypt's Emam Ashour scores the opener and his first-ever World Cup goal in their Group G fixture against Belgium at the Seattle Stadium. Available to UK users only.

Emam Ashour ripped a shot from outside the box for a goal that gave Egypt a 1-0 lead over Belgium.

Belgium kicks off against Egypt in the World Cup on Monday, June 15 in match No. 16 of 104. The Group G action begins at 3:00 PM ET and you won't want to miss it. The 2026 World Cup is the largest ever,

The fact the Pharaohs were disappointed to draw with Belgium proof they are not at these finals to make up the numbers

Belgium are the latest European side to get their 2026 World Cup campaign under way against Egypt, and you can follow the action live with ESPN.

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