Brussels: Europe and the Arabs
Reactions varied in the media and football circles in Belgium following the defeat of the Red Devils by the Pharaohs in a match that was held in Kuwait on the eve of the start of the World Cup in Qatar. Critics and former players in the analytical studio said during the broadcast of the match that there was a feeling of anxiety and shock from the performance of the Belgian team and some put forward Question marks about the level of some players, such as Hazard, the absence of some elements, as well as the level of defense, the mistakes made by some elements of the midfield and defense, the failure of the technical director to deal with the defensive bloc of the Egyptian team, and the rapid counterattacks carried out by Mohamed Salah, the Liverpool player, but some expressed the hope that the team would be able to The Belgian team corrected these mistakes and that the defeat on the eve of the start of the tournament is better than its occurrence in the matches of the tournament itself. Some sports newspapers also commented by saying that the Egyptian team gave the teams in the same group, including Morocco and Canada, the way to defeat the Belgian team, which is among the three best teams in the world according to the classification FIFA also directed some criticism of the match referee and that he condoned the calculation of a correct penalty kick, and as for A For the Belgian commentator on the events of the match, he had hope until the last minute that the surprise would happen and the Belgian team would equalize. He said in the last ten minutes that the Pharaohs will resort to wasting the remaining time and follow all available means to preserve the result, which is a legitimate right.
The Egyptian national team achieved a brilliant victory with two goals to one over its Belgian counterpart, who is preparing to participate in the Qatar World Cup 2022. This victory is the fourth for Egypt over Belgium in five confrontations between them, in exchange for one loss. First round of the World Cup.
The Pharaohs advanced with the goals of the French Nantes strikers, Mustafa Mohamed (34) and the Turkish Trabzonspor, Mahmoud Hassan “Trezeguet” (46), and the Red Devils narrowed the difference in the second half, through the substitute, French Lance striker Louis Obenda (76).