Egypt's bid for a first World Cup win was thwarted by Belgium. Emam Ashour scored early for Egypt. Romelu Lukaku came on and immediately forced an own goal to level the score. The match ended in a 1-1 draw.

The Belgium manager Rudi Garcia did not mince his words when he was asked about Romelu Lukaku’s fitness heading into the striker’s fourth World Cup. “He’s out of shape,” said Garcia, before explaining why he would be selecting the former Chelsea and Manchester United forward regardless.

Egypt were denied a first-ever World Cup win after Romelu Lukaku forced an own-goal equaliser just seconds after coming on to rescue a 1-1 draw for Belgium in their Group G opener.

Romelu Lukaku made an immediate impact as Belgium rescued a point in an entertaining draw in their World Cup opener against Egypt. Egypt took the lead in the 19th minute through a powerful strike from outside the box by midfielder Emam Ashour,

ROMELU LUKAKU’S instant impact snatched away Egypt’s first-ever World Cup victory. The sheer presence of Belgium’s all-time top goalscorer forced a second-half own goal from Egypt as they had to

Belgium and Egypt opened their FIFA World Cup tournament with a 1-1 draw Monday afternoon in Seattle. Emam Ashour scored for Egypt while a own goal from Mohamed Hany equalized for Belgium in the second half.