MUNDIAL·26

First Stage · Group G · Monday, June 15 · Seattle Stadium, Seattle · 66,775 in the stands

kickoff 12:00 local · 29°C · 37% humidity

Belgium

66′ (og)

1:1

Egypt

19′ EMAM ASHOUR (pen)

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Belgium4-2-3-1
Egypt4-2-3-1
Thibaut COURTOIS6.6Brandon MECHELE6.5Thomas MEUNIER6.4Timothy CASTAGNE6.3Nathan NGOY6.6Kevin DE BRUYNE7.3Youri TIELEMANS7.7Amadou ONANA6.9Leandro TROSSARD7.2Jeremy DOKU6.9Charles DE KETELAERE7.2MOSTAFA SHOUBIR6.9YASSER IBRAHIM6.6MOHAMED HANY5.1AHMED FATOUH6.5EMAM ASHOUR7.8MOSTAFA ZICO6.9HAMDY FATHY7.3MOHANAD LASHIN6.6MARAWAN ATTIA6.4MOHAMED SALAH7.4OMAR MARMOUSH6.8
from the bench

match pulse — xG per 5 minutes · goals · cards

45′90′BELEGY

goals — hover the strip for every shot and card, with names

  • 20′Ashour0.08 xG
  • 66′Hany0.03 xG
BEL 0:0 EGY0'kickoff
6' Trossard — xG 0.02 · Blocked7' De Bruyne — xG 0.06 · Missed20' Ashour — xG 0.08 · Goal31' Tielemans — xG 0.04 · Missed33' Ziko — xG 0.03 · Saved38' Trossard — xG 0.10 · Blocked39' Trossard — xG 0.08 · Blocked43' De Bruyne — xG 0.03 · Blocked45 + 1' Doku — xG 0.17 · Missed48' Ziko — xG 0.13 · Missed48' Marmoush — xG 0.21 · Blocked45 + 4' Marmoush — xG 0.05 · Missed45 + 4' Hany — xG 0.02 · Blocked53' De Bruyne — xG 0.07 · Post55' Salah — xG 0.14 · Saved55' Ashour — xG 0.14 · Missed57' Ateya — xG 0.03 · Blocked60' Marmoush — xG 0.09 · Missed62' Tielemans — xG 0.01 · Missed62' De Bruyne — xG 0.11 · Saved65' Marmoush — xG 0.06 · Blocked66' Hany — xG 0.00 · Goal73' Meunier — xG 0.07 · Saved78' Lukaku — xG 0.07 · Blocked79' Zizo — xG 0.02 · Blocked83' Mechele — xG 0.27 · Saved84' Marmoush — xG 0.07 · Blocked87' Lukaku — xG 0.20 · Missed90' Hany — xG 0.03 · Blocked90 + 4' Mechele — xG 0.06 · Missed

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The xG race — cumulative expected goals, minute by minute

BEL 0:0 EGY
0.51.00′15′30′45′60′75′90′20' Ashour — GOAL66' Hany — GOAL1.361.10

On paper vs as played — formation sheet vs heatmap reality

BEL 4-2-3-1 attack →, ← EGY 4-2-3-1 attack. The teamsheet, as announced.

1Thibaut COURTOISThibaut COURTOIS4Brandon MECHELEBrandon MECHELE15Thomas MEUNIERThomas MEUNIER21Timothy CASTAGNETimothy CASTAGNE25Nathan NGOYNathan NGOY7Kevin DE BRUYNEKevin DE BRUYNE8Youri TIELEMANSYouri TIELEMANS24Amadou ONANAAmadou ONANA10Leandro TROSSARDLeandro TROSSARD11Jeremy DOKUJeremy DOKU17Charles DE KETELAERECharles DE KETELAERE23MOSTAFA SHOUBIRMOSTAFA SHOUBIR2YASSER IBRAHIMYASSER IBRAHIM3MOHAMED HANYMOHAMED HANY13AHMED FATOUHAHMED FATOUH8EMAM ASHOUREMAM ASHOUR11MOSTAFA ZICOMOSTAFA ZICO14HAMDY FATHYHAMDY FATHY17MOHANAD LASHINMOHANAD LASHIN19MARAWAN ATTIAMARAWAN ATTIA10MOHAMED SALAHMOHAMED SALAH22OMAR MARMOUSHOMAR MARMOUSH

The duel — team data, FIFA tracking included

52%
Possession
38%
1.07
Expected goals
0.81
64
Threat
36
15
Shots
14
3
On target
3
404
Passes completed
330
27
Forced turnovers
28
13.2s
Ball recovery time
18.1s
6.33
High-press phases
1.86
15
Fouls committed
13
0
Offsides
1
115 km
Distance covered
114 km
34.5 km/h
Top speed
33.6 km/h

Territory — where each team lived

Every player's heatmap, minutes-weighted and stacked per team. Belgium attack →, ← Egypt attack. Brighter is more presence; where the colors meet is the contested ground.

How it happened

  1. 13′MARAWAN ATTIA (Egypt) is booked by the referee.
  2. 14′Timothy CASTAGNE (Belgium) is booked by the referee.
  3. 19′EMAM ASHOUR (Egypt) scores!!
  4. 34′AHMED FATOUH (Egypt) is booked by the referee.
  5. 56′Nicolas RASKIN (in) comes off the bench to replace Timothy CASTAGNE (out) (Belgium)
  6. 56′Maxim DE CUYPER (in) comes off the bench to replace Amadou ONANA (out) (Belgium)
  7. 66′Romelu LUKAKU (in) comes off the bench to replace Charles DE KETELAERE (out) (Belgium)
  8. 66′MOHAMED HANY (Egypt) scores an own goal.
  9. 71′RAMY RABIA (in) comes off the bench to replace EMAM ASHOUR (out) (Egypt)
  10. 75′Maxim DE CUYPER (Belgium) is booked by the referee.
  11. 76′ZIZO (in) comes off the bench to replace MOSTAFA ZICO (out) (Egypt)
  12. 76′HAMZA ABDELKARIM (in) comes off the bench to replace MOHAMED SALAH (out) (Egypt)
  13. 85′Hans VANAKEN (in) comes off the bench to replace Kevin DE BRUYNE (out) (Belgium)
  14. 85′Matias FERNANDEZ-PARDO (in) comes off the bench to replace Jeremy DOKU (out) (Belgium)
  15. 88′KARIM HAFEZ (in) comes off the bench to replace AHMED FATOUH (out) (Egypt)
  16. 88′IBRAHIM ADEL (in) comes off the bench to replace HAMDY FATHY (out) (Egypt)

The morning-after column · AI-written from the match data

Belgium's Waste Costs Them in Seattle

Belgium controlled Seattle from the opening whistle, dominating possession with 52 per cent and pressing with an intensity Egypt could not match—6.3 high-press phases to 1.9. But their fluency in the middle third did not translate to efficiency in the box. Egypt struck twice, in the 20th minute and 66th, on chances the numbers suggested they had no right to convert. Against the run of play, twice. The statistical dominance meant nothing.

Belgium's expected goals of 1.07 surpassed Egypt's 0.81, yet Tielemans and De Bruyne could not find the net. Chances came and went: a big opportunity in the 45th minute wasted, another at 83 minutes saved, a third at 87 minutes missed entirely. Egypt's single clear chance—at 48 minutes with an expected goal of 0.21—was blocked. They defended with minimal press and a sluggish ball recovery time of 18.1 seconds, yet Salah's team stole what Belgium created.

Belgium's six-fold advantage in high-press phases (6.3 to 1.9) and superior expected goals (1.07 to 0.81) translated into zero points, Egypt stealing the draw through clinical finishing.

87′

Belgium's final miss: the chance that would have been the winner

What Belgium needed

One clinical finish from their dominance would have won the game.

  • The 0.27 xG chance at 83 minutes was the chance to win it; they had to finish when margins are this tight
  • High press at 6.3 phases generated possession (52%) and chances but converted none; efficiency under pressure separates winners
  • Expected goals of 1.07 versus Egypt's 0.81 shows the quality created; poor finishing turned advantage into regret

What Egypt needed

Another goal from rare chances would have sealed a famous victory.

  • The 48-minute chance at 0.21 xG was the one they should have buried; clinical finishes when chances arrive matter
  • Minimal high press (1.9 phases) and sluggish recovery (18.1 seconds) left them vulnerable; they survived by execution
  • Two goals on 38% possession and 0.81 xG shows ruthless finishing; Salah and Ashour kept Belgium's intensity at bay