World Cup 2026 Group G today

Belgium vs Egypt Stats Comparison: Prediction, H2H, Corners and Cards

Belgium vs Egypt is a star-search match: De Bruyne, Doku and Lukaku context against Salah, Marmoush and Egypt's compact tournament style. Ranking favors Belgium, but Egypt have enough attacking threat to make cards, transitions and both-team markets worth checking.

Quick match path

Stats first, odds second.

Group
Group G
Kick-off
Monday, June 15, 2026 - 21:00 CEST / 15:00 ET
Venue
TBC
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Kick-off

21:00 CEST

Prime evening slot for European viewers.

Ranking edge

Belgium +20

Belgium have the stronger ranking and deeper World Cup record.

Player watch

Salah + KDB

Confirmed roles decide player-prop quality.

Cards watch

Transitions

Egypt counters and Belgium dribbles can both force fouls.

Team comparison

Belgium vs Egypt stats

Lower FIFA ranking number is better. For betting, ranking is context only; lineups and live game state still matter.

StatBelgiumEgyptEdge

FIFA ranking

929Belgium

Ranking gap

20ChasingProfile

World Cup appearances

154Belgium

Best World Cup finish

Third placeGroup stageProfile

Qualification route

UEFACAFProfile

Star search

De Bruyne / Lukaku / DokuSalah / MarmoushProfile

Belgium profile

UEFA qualification

Belgium
FIFA rank
9
World Cups
15
Best finish
Third place, 2018
Coach
Rudi Garcia

Egypt profile

CAF qualification

Egypt
FIFA rank
29
World Cups
4
Best finish
Group stage
Coach
Hossam Hassan

Player watch

Sort the key players by ranking context and World Cup experience

Belgium

Belgium

Kevin De Bruyne

Midfielder

Chance creation, assists and set-piece delivery.

Romelu Lukaku

Forward

Belgium scorer reference and box-touch profile.

Jeremy Doku

Winger

Dribbles, fouls won and corner-pressure trigger.

Egypt

Egypt

Mohamed Salah

Forward

Main transition, scorer and assist-market reference.

Omar Marmoush

Forward

Direct runner and shot-volume support.

Mohamed Elneny

Midfielder

Midfield control and tactical-foul watch.

Head to head

H2H context

Belgium and Egypt have had notable friendly meetings, but this World Cup comparison should prioritize current roles, team shape and confirmed lineups over old H2H.

Belgium

0

Draws

0

Egypt

0

Betting markets

Cards, corners and live triggers

Corners prediction

Belgium corners are the first lean if Doku and De Bruyne start. Egypt corners become live-interesting if Salah and Marmoush get repeated counters that force Belgian recovery blocks.

Cards prediction

Cards are a transition market. Egypt can collect yellows defending Doku and De Bruyne combinations, while Belgium can be exposed if Salah receives early and runs at retreating defenders.

  • Belgium: De Bruyne starting role decides assists, key passes and set-piece value.
  • Belgium: Doku starts improve Belgium corners and Egypt full-back card watch.
  • Egypt: Salah role decides scorer, shots and assists markets.
  • Egypt: Marmoush support changes whether Egypt can attack enough to avoid pure low-block betting.

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Betting takeaways from the stats

Belgium are the lean, but Egypt's Salah transition threat makes Belgium clean-sheet assumptions risky.

Corners can build through Belgium pressure if Doku starts wide and De Bruyne delivers repeated balls into the box.

Egypt cards are live-interesting if Belgium dominate possession, but Belgium tactical fouls matter if Salah or Marmoush break quickly.

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