Considering the other teams in Group G are Iran and New Zealand, the day's match in Seattle can be seen as a group final.
Egypt got off to the better start. Egyptian star Mohamed Salah, who turned 34 on Monday and celebrated his birthday, set up Eman Ashour, who thundered in to make it 1-0 for Egypt in the 19th minute.
It was almost an hour before Belgium could equalise. Romelu Lukaku, who had only been on the pitch for a few seconds, pushed the ball in - or so it seemed at first. Replays showed that it was Egyptian Mohamed Hany who was last on the ball and the goal was recorded as an own goal.
Tonight, Iran and New Zealand meet.
