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The thread of African glory is unbroken
The encounter between Egypt and Belgium, which ended in a positive 1-1 draw at the Lumen Stadium in the 2026 FIFA World Cup Group Seven competition, witnessed many remarkable numbers and statistics.
And I mentioned French “Stats Foot” network. The Egyptian team continued its search for the first victory in the history of its participation in the World Cup, noting that in this respect it is surpassed only by the Honduras team, which played 9 matches in the World Cup without achieving a single victory, compared to 8 matches of the Pharaohs.
The network also highlighted Mohamed Salah’s achievement during the game when, at 34 years and 0 days, he became the oldest African player to score at the World Cup since Cameroon legend Roger Milla, who scored an assist against England on July 1, 1990, when he was 38 years and 42 days old.
On the other hand, the Belgian national team maintained its strong record in the group stage of the World Cup, as he explained. Stats Foot In the last 16 matches played at this stage of the tournament, they suffered only one defeat, leading to 8 wins and 7 draws, and the only defeat was against Morocco (0-2) on 27 November 2022.
