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Belgium vs Egypt highlights: FIFA World Cup 2022 Football Warm Up Match highlights, team news, live streaming, battle of Hazard vs Salah.
Belgium vs Egypt highlights: FIFA World Cup 2022 Football Warm-Up Match highlights
Two of the biggest names in world football come head-to-head as Eden Hazard's Belgium takes on Mohamed Salah's Egypt in the FIFA World Cup 2022 warmup match on Friday. It's going to be a battle between the two wingers, Salah and Hazard.
Belgium are currently ranked second in the FIFA rankings and finished third in World Cup in Russia, so they will be hoping to go all the way, and it may be the last chance saloon for their golden generation to win an international trophy.
With stars such as Hazard, Romelu Lukaku, and Kevin de Bruyne among others, one would fancy Belgium to beat Egypt, but they shouldn't be taken lightly as they have a star in his own right, Mo Salah, who will sadly have to watch the World Cup from home as his team failed to qualify for the Qatar 2022 event.
So while Belgium will be looking to finalise their preparations before they take on Canada in their opening World Cup encounter, Egypt will relish the opportunity to spoil the party. Expect plenty of goals when these two behemoths lock horns!
Belgium did pull one goal back, after Yannick Carrasco's drilled cross was tapped into the net by Lois Openda, and the Red Devils continued to push for the equaliser but there was no reprieve to be found as Egypt held on for a memorable win!
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The sucker punch just 43 seconds after the restart, Salah unlocked the Belgian defence with a gorgeous lobbed pass as Trezeguet ran through on goal and showed enough composure to beat Courtois and give Egypt a two-goal cushion.
Mohamed Salah’s pass
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Trezeguet’s finish
Egypt’s second of the night against Belgium! pic.twitter.com/EpqyrIOM0P
Egypt's first goal of the contest, a huge mistake from De Bruyne, who gets nutmegged and then Mostafa unleashed a beautiful shot that beat Courtois in goal, giving Mohamed Salah's side a much-deserved lead.
WHAT A GOAL!
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The moment @mmostafa_11 gives Egypt the lead after nutmegging Kevin De Bruyne pic.twitter.com/V4Y7ZeJLgV
Egypt have defeated Belgium against all-odds, the Pharaohs hand the Red Devils their second defeat in a row. Mohamed Salah's men win here in Kuwait City courtesy of goals from Mostafa Mohamed and Trezeguet. While Lois Openda did pull one back for his side, they failed to find a second goal, and thus will go into the World Cup on a losing streak of two games.
Lois Openda gets Belgium back in the game, a well-taken goal from the Belgian and now the Red Devils will be smelling blood. Ever since the second goal, there were plenty of stop-stars in the match, but Belgium have a lifeline and they will be hoping to pull away with a draw and not a defeat before going into the World Cup.
What a start to this second half from Egypt, just 43 seconds after the restart they have doubled their advantage! Salah puts a lofted pass over the Belgian defence, Trezequest controls it and finishes past a hapless Courtois, and the Pharaohs have taken a 2-0 lead against all odds. Few could have predicted this scoreline.
Egypt overcame all odds and are leading the match at half-time. Courtesy of M Mohamed's goal in the 33rd minute after a mistake from De Bruyne, the Pharaohs have taken the lead and have dominated against a Belgium team that has far more superior talents both on the field and on the bench. The Red Devils will be hoping to turn it around in the second half.
What an unexpected turn of events, Kevin de Bruyne gives away the ball, his mis-control allows Mostafa Mohamed to latch on to the ball and he applies a sublime finish, leaving Courtois with no chance to stop that one. Egypt, the minnows have looked threatening from the get-go and they have taken the lead as well!
Chances at both ends from the get-go and surely there going to be some goals in this match. An early save from Courtois who keeps out Trezeguet, while Batshuayi also rattled the bar, and all of that inside the first 15 minutes of the match!
Early shout for a penalty from Belgium players, Mitchy Batshuayi felt that he had earned his side a penalty, and after a brief halt in play, ref gets a word from the fourth official, he goes and have a look, the VAR check is complete and there was no deliberate attempt to handle the ball, thus, no penalty.
Live action is indeed underway between Belgium and Egypt here in Kuwait. The atmosphere is good and fans are expecting some goals. The Red Devils are playing in their changed strip, white kit, attacking from right to left, Egypt in the red kit.
Belgium and Egypt are expected to kick-start the live action in a short while. Both teams have named relatively strong lineups and fans can expect a cracking encounter. Here's how to watch the action live, or you can keep following the live commentary with us here.
Mohamed El-Shennawy
Akram Tawfik, Ahmed Hegazi, Ali Gabr, Mohamed Hamdy
Tarek Hamed, Mohamed Elneny, Mahmoud Hamada
Mohamed Salah, Mostafa Mohamed, Mahmoud Trezeguet
Belgium have announced their playing XI for the FIFA World Cup friendly match against Egypt and it's a strong-looking side, with Courtois expectedly starting between the sticks. Alderweireld, Debast, Theate will marshall the defence, while Timothy Castagne, Axel Witsel, Hans Vanaken, and Yannick Carrasco in midfield, whereas Kevin de Bruyne, Eden Hazard and Mitchy Batshuayi will star in attack.
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For all the fantasy lovers out there, here's our ultimate guide to which players you simply cannot miss in your playing XI's from Belgium vs Egypt match. Goes with saying that Hazard and Salah have to be there, but who else should be there, check here-
Belgium are expected to play all their stars to give them the match-fitness, but coach Martinez will also be wary of keeping his players from being injured before the World Cup. Similarly, with no such worries to fret about for Egypt, they will be expected to name a strong playing XI.
Here's how Belgium and Egypt could lineup in today's game:
Belgium: Courtois; Faes, Alderweireld, Vertonghen; Castagne, Tielemans, Witsel, Carrasco; De Bruyne, Hazard; Batshuayi
Egypt: El Shenawy; Gaber, Hegazi, Alaa, Hamdi; Ashour, Elneny, Hamada; Salah, M. Mohamed, Trezeguet
The match between Belgium and Egypt is going to be a battle between the two wingers, Mo Salah and Eden Hazard. While they used to dominate the Premier League at one point in time, Salah has struggled somewhat for Liverpool this season, whereas Hazard's situation isn't any better, as he struggles for playing time at Real Madrid.
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