Belgium vs. Egypt Prediction, Picks, Lineups for World Cup 2026 Day 5

Belgium and Egypt are squaring off in their 2026 World Cup Group G opener on Monday, June 15, at 3 p.m. ET. The Belgium vs. Egypt match is set for Lumen Field in Seattle, live on FOX and in Spanish on Telemundo/Peacock 

Belgium enters as clear favorites, with a 1.56x payout to win, via PrizePicks Team Picks. The Red Devils are the favorites to win the group, but a long shot (33.33x on PrizePicks) to win the World Cup. Egypt is currently the second favorite to win the group (5.26x payout).

This is the first game for both Belgium and Egypt in World Cup Group G, which also includes Iran and New Zealand.

Below, we’ll break down our Belgium vs. Egypt prediction and picks for Monday’s World Cup 2026 match, including the spread, total goals, and top player picks on Kevin De Bruyne and Mo Salah for PrizePicks.

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Belgium vs. Egypt World Cup 2026 Prediction, Spread, Over/Under – Monday, 6/15/26

How to watch Belgium vs. Egypt: FOX (English) | Telemundo/Peacock

Kickoff Time: 3:00 p.m. ET

Stadium: Lumen Field, Seattle, Washington

Group: Group G

An attack-minded Belgium team takes the pitch in its first group stage match on Monday afternoon. The Belgian lineup is built to attack; during qualifying, Belgium entered opponents’ boxes more than any other team, with 490 touches in the penalty area, per Squawka. 

With a midfield duo of Youri Tielemans and veteran Kevin De Bruyne servicing the ball to Jeremy Doku — among a plethora of other options, Belgium can create dangerous chances on the goal in a hurry.

How far this Belgian side goes will come down to whether the offense can overcome the country’s defensive problems that have shown in the lead-up to the World Cup. Belgium comes into this game after an impressive 5-0 win over Tunisia in the final warm-up match. 

The Red Devils finished at the top of their World Cup qualifying group, going unbeaten.

De Bruyne will hope to help Belgium dominate possession and thread the ball to the front to Doku, Leandro Trossard, and front striker Charles De Ketelaere. Belgium’s squad maintained an average possession rate of 68.3% in their UEFA qualifying matches, per FBref. 

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You can argue that Egypt is built to take advantage if Belgium loses possession. The Pharaohs will be patient in the middle and look to spring captain Mo Salah and forward Omar Marmoush into scoring opportunities. 

Egypt are dangerous in transition, which could cause the Belgium side some issues; this is a team that concede five goals to Wales (which failed to qualify) in two qualifying matches.

Egypt lost to Brazil, 2-1, in its final warm-up match but finished unbeaten atop its World Cup qualifying group.

Belgium vs. Egypt: Favorite to Win, Spread, Total Goals – Monday, June 15

Belgium enters Monday’s game as clear favorites vs. Egypt, returning a 1.56x payout if they win outright, via PrizePicks Team Picks. Meanwhile, Egypt will look to create scoring chances through quick transitions against the Belgium defense to get on the score sheet.

Here are the full payouts for the Belgium vs. Egypt match on PrizePicks.

Winner Payout: Belgium – 1.56x | Tie – 3.12x | Egypt – 5x

Spread: Belgium - 1.5 (2.7x Payout) 

Total Goals: 2.5 (Over – 1.92x)

Both Teams to Score: Yes 1.92x | No 1.81x

Payouts show potential returns on correct Team Picks predictions. A 2x payout returns $200 on a $100 entry. Lower multipliers reflect outcomes users are picking as more likely. Payouts are live as of writing and subject to change.

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Belgium vs. Egypt Prediction on Spread for World Cup 2026 

Here are the key stats and trends for Belgium vs. Egypt before making your World Cup 2026 predictions on PrizePicks.

• This is the fifth all-time meeting between the two countries, with Egypt having won three of the four previous meetings, including a 2-1 win in 2022.
• Belgium arrives unbeaten in 13 straight matches. Belgium went 5-0-3 in World Cup qualifying, outscoring opponents 29-7. That included two 6-0 wins and a 7-0 victory. 
• The Red Devils also went 3-0-1 in warm-up matches, beating Tunisia, 5-0, and Croatia, 2-0, earlier in June.  
• Belgium is the most-capped European nation never to win a World Cup. This is the country’s 14th appearance, with the best finish being third place in 2018 in Russia. 
• Egypt went through qualifying unbeaten, with Salah involved in 60% of their goals. Egypt outscored opponents 20-2, including 9-0 in the final six matches. 
• Salah saw a steep decline in Premier League production at Liverpool this year, which could carryover to the national team; Salah scored 7 goals with 7 assists in 2025-26, while tallying 29 goals and 18 assists in the 2024-25 campaign.
• The Pharaohs have never won a World Cup match in seven matches, with five losses and two draws.

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Belgium vs. Egypt Lineups for World Cup 2026 – Monday, June 15

Here are the projected Belgium vs. Egypt lineups for Monday’s World Cup group stage match. Lineups are not official and are based on projected lineups and historical data.

Belgium Lineup vs. Egypt Today

Projected Formation: 4-2-3-1

• Goalkeeper: Thibaut Courtois
• Defense: Thomas Meunier, Brandon Mechele, Nathan Ngoy, Timothy Castagne
• Central Holding Midfield: Amadou Onana, Youri Tielemans
• Midfield: Leandro Trossard, Kevin De Bruyne, Jeremy Doku
• Forwards: Charles De Ketelaere

Egypt Lineup vs. Belgium Today

Projected Formation: 4-2-3-1

• Goalkeeper: Mostafa Shobeir
• Defense: Ahmed El Fotouh, Mohamed Abdelmonem, Yasser Ibrahim, Mohamed Hany 
• Central Holding Midfield: Mohanad Lasheen, Marwan Ateya
• Midfield: Trezeguet, Emam Ashour, Mohamed Salah
• Forwards: Omar Marmoush

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Belgium vs. Egypt Picks, Player Stats for World Cup: June 15, 2026

Here are the top Belgium vs. Egypt player picks to target on PrizePicks for Monday, June 15. Today’s World Cup 2026 picks for this Group G match are headlined by familiar faces — Kevin De Bruyne and Mohamed Salah. 

Belgium MF Kevin De Bruyne vs. Egypt 

Kevin De Bruyne Projections via PrizePicks: 1.5 Shots (Goblin), 43.5 Pass Attempts, 3.5 Shots Assisted, 13.5 Fantasy Score

• Belgium midfielder Kevin De Bruyne is making his 120th cap for Belgium.
• The former Man City star had 4 shots and a goal in Belgium’s last match against Tunisia on June 6. 
• KDB has 9 shots and a goal in four tune-up matches since March. 
• In six World Cup qualifying matches, De Bruyne averaged 3.8 shots per match, with 6 total goals and one assist. 
• In six UEFA World Cup qualifying matches, De Bruyne completed 225 of 285 passes (79.2% accuracy) — a 47.5 per game average, and scored 6 goals.
• At Napoli this season, De Bruyne averaged 2.0 key passes per game and 34.4 accurate passes per game at an 83.8% completion rate.
• De Bruyne's goal involvement rate at Napoli this season was 0.54 per 90 minutes — 5 goals and 2 assists across 18 Serie A games.
• According to Footy Stats, De Bruyne averaged 2.08 shots taken per 90 minutes for Napoli in 2025-26, which ranked in the 80th percentile.

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Egypt F Mo Salah vs. Belgium

Mo Salah Projections via PrizePicks: 23.5 Pass Attempts, 1.5 Shots (Goblin), 11.5 Fantasy Score

• The 34-year-old Salah only played in one World Cup tune-up match, entering as a sub and recording one shot vs. Brazil on June 6. 
• Salah suffered a hamstring injury in late April and came off the bench to play 45 minutes against Brazil on June 6 — he may still not be 100% for this match.
• Egypt may drop into a low block vs. the strongest opponent of their group; that could mean less time on the ball for Liverpool, limited chances and passes for the aging star.
• According to Footy Stats, Salah averaged 2.85 shots taken per 90 minutes for Liverpool in 2025-26, which ranked in the 95th percentile.
• However, that 95th-percentile shot rate came playing for a Liverpool side that led the Premier League in possession at 60.9%.
• Belgium averaged 61.6% possession in UEFA qualifying, implying that Egypt can expect to spend the majority of this match without the ball.

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Monday’s Belgium vs. Egypt match begins both teams’ 2026 World Cup campaigns, after both went through qualifying unbeaten. With Belgium favored, which team will begin the 2026 World Cup with another win?

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