Spoils shared between Belgium and Egypt
Egypt was denied a first-ever World Cup win after playing out a 1-1 draw with Belgium at Seattle Stadium.
Mohamed Hany's own goal in the 66th minute cancelled out Emam Ashour's brilliant opener, while neither side was able to win all three points in the first match of Group G.
Soon after Kevin De Bruyne flashed an effort wide of the left post early on, Egypt broke the deadlock on 19 minutes as Ashour beat Thibaut Courtois from distance after being afforded far too much time and space.
Mostafa Zico almost doubled the lead shortly after the half-hour mark, but was denied by Courtois at full stretch, while Jeremy Doku blazed over at the other end on the stroke of half-time.
The second half followed suit, with Zico mistiming his shot from Mohamed Salah's cutback, while the latter also saw a header denied by Courtois after De Bruyne struck the woodwork from a free-kick.
However, after Omar Marmoush saw a deflected strike land wide of the goal, Belgium were level as Thomas Meunier's low cross was inadvertently turned into his own goal by Hany.
Romelu Lukaku, who came off the bench and played a crucial role in the equaliser, saw a powerful effort from the edge of the box blocked before Brandon Mechele's header was turned away by Mostafa Shobeir.
Lukaku had one more chance to snatch victory for Belgium, but his header from Nicolas Raskin's cross flew over the bar as both sides had to settle for a point.
