{"id":15343,"date":"2026-06-15T22:31:51","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T22:31:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=15343"},"modified":"2026-06-15T22:31:51","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T22:31:51","slug":"belgium-settles-for-1-1-draw-with-egypt-in-world-cup-opener","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=15343","title":{"rendered":"Belgium settles for 1-1 draw with Egypt in World Cup opener"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><strong>By ANDREW DESTIN<\/strong> AP Sports Writer<\/p>\n<p>SEATTLE \u2014 Romelu Lukaku\u2019s mere presence sparked an attack that led to Belgium\u2019s lone goal only seconds after he entered as a second-half substitute, helping his team earn a 1-1 draw with Egypt on Monday at the World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=15341\">Ducks prospect Maxim Mass\u00e9 wins prestigious Canadian junior hockey award<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Lukaku came on in the 66th minute with Belgium trailing 1-0. He ran down the middle of the field and lurched to tap a cross from the right into the net, but Egypt defender Mohamed Hany did that instead, scoring an own-goal.<\/p>\n<p>The equalizing goal came only 23 seconds after Lukaku came on the field.<\/p>\n<p>Emam Ashour had put the Egyptians ahead in the 19th minute with his first international goal.<\/p>\n<p>Ashour, a midfielder who was playing in his 30th game for his country, took advantage of a defensive breakdown to give Egypt only its second lead in World Cup match. The Egyptians, who are playing in their fourth World Cup, still have never won a game at the tournament.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=15339\">Christian Pulisic limited in training as USMNT begins preparation for Friday<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Belgium failed to advance past the group stage at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar and has not won any of its last three matches in the tournament.<\/p>\n<p>Egypt had numerous chances to increase its lead but could not put the Red Devils away. Lukaku and teammate Kevin De Bruyne also had an abundance of opportunities to take the lead.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=15337\">The radical hope of the Obama Center: Rethinking what a presidential library can be<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>More to come on this story.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Romelu Lukaku\u2019s sparks an attack that leads to Belgium\u2019s lone goal in the first minute after he came on as a second-half substitute, but neither team can produce a game-winner after that despite several chances in Seattle.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15342,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[43,2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15343","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-based-on-facts-either-observed-and-verified-directly-by-the-reporter-or-reported-and-verified-from-knowledgeable-sources","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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