World Cup 2026: Egypt eye perfect start against Belgium

In what could be the defining match of Group G, Belgium will lock horns with Egypt in their opening World Cup 2026 clash at Seattle Stadium later today.

Belgium might have ambitions of winning the competition given they are ranked ninth by FIFA, whereas opponents Egypt are ranked 29th and will be competing in just their fourth ever World Cup finals.

Having suffered an embarrassing exit in the group stages of the 2022 Qatar World Cup, Rudi Garcia's Belgium will be looking to finally deliver on the promises of the country's declining golden generation.

Les Diables Rouges won their first group game of that tournament 1-0 against Canada, but they failed to score against either Croatia or Morocco, taking just four points and finishing third.

Their exit four years ago was particularly painful given Croatia were an ageing side, while Morocco were a team that had not won a game in the competition since 1998.

Despite boasting some of the World's best talents over the last decade, the furthest the team reached in the Euros was the quarter-finals, while they failed to reach the final of any of the last three World Cups.

Qualification for this summer's tournament was relatively straightforward given the Red Devils topped their group with 18 points from a possible 24, scoring 29 goals and conceding on seven occasions.--Sportsmole

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