Historic Stats and Highlights from Egypt’s Draw with Belgium in 2026 World Cup

In an exciting match on Monday evening, Egypt faced Belgium in the opening round of the group stage at the 2026 World Cup, delivering numerous noteworthy statistics and records.

The game ended in a draw, featuring many historical details and individual as well as team statistics that caught the attention of fans.

Here are the key statistics from the Egypt-Belgium match:.

Match Statistics: Egypt vs. Belgium

1. Imam Ashour entered Egypt’s World Cup scoring list, becoming the fourth Egyptian player to score in the tournament, following Abdel Rahman Fawzi, Mohamed Salah, and Magdy Abdel Ghani.

2. With Mohamed Salah assisting Egypt’s first goal, he became the first African player since 1966 to contribute to a goal during a World Cup match on his birthday.

3. Imam Ashour’s goal came from outside the penalty area, marking it as one of several long-range goals in this tournament, making it the seventh such goal in the 2026 World Cup.

4. Hamza Abdel Karim made his historic debut in the World Cup, becoming the youngest player to represent Egypt in the tournament at just 18 years and 165 days old.

5. Egypt taking the lead during this match against Belgium marks only the second time in their World Cup history that they have led a game, following their lead against Saudi Arabia in 2018.

6. Belgium benefited from an own goal for only the second time in their World Cup history, with a similar occurrence against Brazil in 2018.

7. The match featured an own goal credited to Mohamed Hani, making him only the second Egyptian player to score an own goal in World Cup history after Ahmed Fathy did so against Russia in 2018.

The encounter was intense and evenly matched between both teams, reflecting significant competitiveness within Group G as they began their journey in the 2026 World Cup.