Belgium v Egypt LIVE: Team news and updates as Mohamed Salah expected to lead Pharaohs – UK Times

Belgium versus Egypt is the first game from Group G and takes place at the Seattle Stadium over on the United States’ west coast.

The match kicks off at 8pm BST and will be broadcast on BBC One in the United Kingdom with coverage beginning at 7.30pm.

Welcome to The Independent’s coverage of tonight’s World Cup action as Belgium and Egypt clash in the Group G opener.

This is a encounter which should fascinate supporters and could determine which team finishes at the top of the group.

Group G also hosts Iran and New Zealand so these two teams are the favourites to progress at the top of the table.

Kevin de Bruyne and Mo Salah will face each other one more harking back to their clashes when they played for Man City and Liverpool respectively.

We’ll see how this all plays out when the game kicks off at 8pm.