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Belgium and Egypt Share Points in Hard-Fought 1-1 Draw
Egypt scored the first goal when Emam Ashour netted in the 20th minute with an assist by Mohamed Salah making it 1-0.
Belgium and Egypt played out a 1-1 draw in the World Cup opener at Seattle Stadium.
1-1 came through an own-goal in the 66th minute, which was the final result.
The next World Cup games for Belgium are Iran on 21 June and New Zealand on 27 June. Egypt play New Zealand on 22 June and Iran on 27 June.
"We got one point at the end but we gave it our all. We have to thank the fans who came. We know Belgium are a good team with good quality players, but we can't say it was the hardest or easiest game - every game is about three points. The whole atmosphere was great and we need to thank the fans. We look forward to the match and an even better atmosphere." Egypt's teenage striker Hamza Abdelkarim said after the hard-fought draw.
The next World Cup games for Belgium are Iran on 21 June and New Zealand on 27 June. Egypt play New Zealand on 22 June and Iran on 27 June.
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| 2 | Egypt | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5-3 | +2 | 5 | |
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| 4 | New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4-10 | -6 | 1 |
