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Belgium and Egypt qualify for next round of 2026 World Cup
via Le Matin1 min read
Belgium and Egypt have both qualified for the round of 16 in the 2026 World Cup. Belgium secured their spot by defeating New Zealand 5-1, with goals from Leandro Trossard two, De Bruyne, Lukaku, and Saelemaekers. Henry Just scored the lone goal for New Zealand. In another match, Egypt and Iran played to a 1-1 draw. Mahmoud Saber scored for Egypt, and Ramin Rezaeian equalized for Iran. Following these results, Belgium and Egypt each finished with 5 points in Group G, while Iran placed third with 3 points, and New Zealand was fourth with 1 point.
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