The Egypt national football team ranks second in the group stage of the 2026 World Cup, after drawing with the Belgian national team with a goal each. The match ended in a positive draw, with Imam Ashour scoring for the Egyptian team, and Belgium's goal coming through Mohamed Hani's mistake in the Egyptian goal. According to the World Cup regulations, the ranking of teams with equal points is determined as follows: the highest number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned. The goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned. The highest number of goals scored in all group matches between the teams concerned. If the teams remain tied after applying the criteria from A to C above, and to determine their final ranking, the criteria from A to C above are applied to the matches between the remaining teams only. If it is not possible to make a decision in this way, the criteria from D to F below are applied to the two or more teams tied on points: the best goal difference in all group matches. The highest number of goals scored in all group matches. The highest rating for the team's behavior - fair play - based on the number of yellow and red cards. If it is not possible to determine the ranking according to the above, the teams are ranked according to the latest published edition of the FIFA World Ranking for men. Therefore, the Belgian national team tops the ranking according to its global ranking before the start of the tournament, where it occupied the ninth place, while the Egyptian national team occupied the twenty-ninth place. It is worth noting that the referee showed two yellow cards to each team.