International friendly
Belgium v Egypt
Brussels, Belgium
Wednesday, June 06 2018
Kick-off is at 20:45 (CAT)
Belgium will welcome Egypt in their preparatory friendly for the
2018 FIFA World Cup on Wednesday at the Stade Roi Baudouin.
Seen as one of the teams capable of causing an upset at the upcoming World Cup, Belgium will want to set the tone with a win over Egypt at home.
Having played two friendlies this year, the hosts drew against Portugal last Friday, but were victorious over Saudi Arabia with a 4-0 scoreline in March.
As they are in Group G in Russia, they will face Panama, Tunisia and England, but will hope to gauge their readiness against a North African side in the Pharaohs.
On the other hand, Hector Cuper's Egypt will hope to rectify their attack after playing to a 0-0 draw against Colombia last Friday.
Prior to that stalemate, the North Africans drew against Kuwait after a 1-0 loss to Greece in their warm up to the World Cup.
The coach will have to find ways of sharpening their attack as they face a possibility of playing the World Cup without Mohamed Salah.
With the team set to appear for the first time in the World Cup since 1990, Cuper will want to beat Uruguay, Russia and Saudi Arabia in Group A.
Form Guide:
Belgium: DWWDW
Egypt: DDLLD
Head-to-Head:
Matches: 2
Belgium: 0
Egypt: 2
Draws: 0
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