SEATTLE — Egypt will have to wait a little longer for its first World Cup win. Despite going up early against Belgium to kick off Group G play, the Red Devils were able to ****** back an equalizer against the Pharaohs after forcing an own goal in the second half.
Monday afternoon’s game marked the first World Cup match in Seattle Stadium (normally Lumen Field), with the matchup setting up a packed, red-decked crowd — the color of both team’s primary jerseys.
Eye test-wise, more of those red dots were Belgian fans. But the Egyptians were louder — and that was before Emam Ashour gave Egypt a 1-0 lead with a blast from outside the box in the 20th minute.
That unlocked something in the Egyptian fans in the crowd, who were overjoyed about going up early against a European giant. Belgium’s attack kept going throughout the end of the first half and into the second, but kept falling just short of a goal.
As it turns out, that last push came in the form of Romelu Lukaku, who subbed into the game in the 66th minute and forced an own goal from Mohamed Hany 20 seconds later.
Monday afternoon’s game marked the first World Cup match in Seattle Stadium (normally Lumen Field), with the matchup setting up a packed, red-decked crowd — the color of both team’s primary jerseys.
Eye test-wise, more of those red dots were Belgian fans. But the Egyptians were louder — and that was before Emam Ashour gave Egypt a 1-0 lead with a blast from outside the box in the 20th minute.
That unlocked something in the Egyptian fans in the crowd, who were overjoyed about going up early against a European giant. Belgium’s attack kept going throughout the end of the first half and into the second, but kept falling just short of a goal.
As it turns out, that last push came in the form of Romelu Lukaku, who subbed into the game in the 66th minute and forced an own goal from Mohamed Hany 20 seconds later.
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