Belgians are possibly one of the top prospects in the upcoming World Cup. Note that they had made it till the semifinals of the previous edition, where they fell against eventual champions France. They are easily the favorites this Friday against the Egyptians, who failed to qualify for the competition. 
Spear-headed by the indomitable Mohammed Salah, Egypt had great hopes for these years. But they were unlucky enough to not secure qualification from the African federation. 
And it has been some time that the team has been dealing with unluck. They had made it till the Final of the latest edition of the Cup of Nations, but they lost in penalties against Senegal. 
And once again the Senegalese played spoilsport for the Egyptians. Egypt received a bye to the Second Round, and they won their group in style with an unbeaten record. However in the Third Round (playoffs), they were pitted against Senegal – over two legs. 
Once again the team had to bow out at the end of penalties, and now it goes without saying that they are low on confidence – and it can even be seen in their recent performances. 



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比利时人可能是即将到来的世界杯最有希望的球队之一。值得注意的是，在上一届世界杯上，他们杀入了半决赛，输给了最终夺冠的法国队。他们很容易成为本周五对阵埃及队的热门球队，埃及队无缘世界杯。
在不屈不挠的穆罕默德·萨拉赫(Mohammed Salah)的带领下，埃及对这些年来寄予厚望。但不幸的是，他们没有从非洲联盟获得参赛资格。
这支球队已经有一段时间在应对厄运了。他们已经进入了最新一期的国家杯决赛，但他们在点球大战中输给了塞内加尔。
塞内加尔人又一次破坏了埃及人的兴致。埃及获得了第二轮的一场比赛，他们以不败的战绩赢得了小组第一。然而在第三轮(季后赛)中，他们与塞内加尔进行了两回合的较量。
球队又一次不得不在点球结束时退出，现在不用说他们的信心很低了——这甚至可以从他们最近的表现中看出来。