The Egypt national football team started its World Cup 2026 campaign with a 1-1 draw against Belgium, opening the door to the round of 32. The Egyptian team presented a distinguished performance against Belgium, which helped them get a point in the start of their World Cup campaign in America, Canada, and Mexico. Imam Ashour opened the scoring with a goal, before the Belgian team realized the equalizer in the second half with a friendly fire goal scored by Mohamed Hani, the Egyptian player, in his own goal. The first win for the Egyptian team in the World Cup was postponed, especially since they did not achieve any victory in their previous participations in 1934, 1990, and 2018. The Egyptian team will meet its counterpart, New Zealand, in the next match on Monday morning, in the second round of the group stage of the World Cup. Winning against New Zealand will largely ensure the Egyptian team's qualification for the second round of the World Cup. This scenario comes especially since the regulations stipulate the qualification of the best 8 teams that occupied the third place in the 12 groups, in addition to the owners of the first and second places. In the event of stumbling against New Zealand - with a draw or loss - the Egyptian team will have no choice but to achieve victory in the third round against Iran in order to qualify. The best scenarios are to achieve victory in the next two matches, where the Egyptian team's score will be 7 points, and they may ensure the lead to strike a date with weaker opponents in the round of 32. The Egyptian fans are looking forward to the team repeating its distinguished performance in the upcoming matches, and returning to Egypt with a victory after the end of the tournament. The team's performance in the upcoming matches will be decisive in determining their fate in the tournament. The Egyptian team's coach will have to make some changes to the team's strategy in order to achieve the desired results. The players will have to work together as a team and support each other in order to overcome the obstacles they will face in the upcoming matches.