Belgium vs Egypt 
The pick
Win, draw, and loss probabilities and expected goals are from our team-strength model. The composite averages every source we track for this match — see composite ratings for the full method. Public consensus from 2 sources: Dimers (model), PredictionMarketsPicks (model).
Head to head
Expected shapes: Belgium 4-2-3-1, Egypt 4-2-3-1.
Ruled out: BEL — 24 Amadou Onana, 8 Youri Tielemans, 1 Thibaut Courtois
Belgium Belgium EgyptKey players to watch
Egypt Belgium Belgium BelgiumProjected XIs
Most-likely starting elevens based on recent selections.
Belgium- 1M Sels
- 2T Castagne
- 3K De Winter
- 4N Ngoy
- 5M De Cuyper
- 6A Witsel
- 7Y Tielemans
- 8K De Bruyne
- 9D Lukébakio
- 10M Godts
- 11L Openda
Egypt- 1M Shobeir
- 2M Hany
- 3Y Ibrahim El Hanafi
- 4H Fathi
- 5A Aboul-Fetouh
- 6M Lasheen
- 7M Attia
- 8A Sayed
- 9E Abdelghany
- 10I Elsayed Mohamed Attia
- 11O Marmoush
Storylines
World Cup 2026: Group G Predictions and Preview
Opta supercomputer makes Belgium clear favourites to progress (89.6%) and assesses whether the aging 'Golden Generation' of De Bruyne, Lukaku and Courtois still has enough, while Salah carries Egypt's hopes.
2026 World Cup Group G preview: How much do Salah, De Bruyne, Lukaku have left?
Preview centered on the De Bruyne vs Salah opener, questioning how much the veteran stars of Belgium and Egypt have left as the Red Devils enter as favorites to win the group.
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