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De Bruyne Says Egypt Will Test Belgium in World Cup Opener
Kevin de Bruyne said he is looking forward to facing Mohamed Salah again and expects Egypt to be a difficult opponent.
Belgium midfielder Kevin de Bruyne said he is looking forward to facing Mohamed Salah again when Belgium open their 2026 World Cup campaign against Egypt on Monday.
Kevin de Bruyne said he had played against Salah for around 10 years during their time on opposite sides of the Premier League rivalry between Manchester City and Liverpool. xsportfeed.quest
He said Salah was “a really nice guy” and added that it would be good to compete against him again.
The midfielder added that Belgium expect a difficult match against Egypt, describing the Pharaohs as a physical and well-organised side before the opener in Seattle.
Belgium enter the tournament with de Bruyne, Romelu Lukaku and Thibaut Courtois still central to the squad, alongside younger players including Jeremy Doku, Amadou Onana and Charles De Ketelaere.
Egypt are making their fourth World Cup appearance and are still seeking their first win at the tournament. The Pharaohs beat Belgium 2-1 in the last meeting between the two teams, a friendly in November 2022.
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فيفا يكافئ الحكم الصومالي عرتن
قرر الاتحاد الدولي لكرة القدم «فيفا» دفع مكافأة مالية لحكم الساحة الصومالي عمر عرتن، رغم عدم مشاركته في إدارة مباريات نهائيات كأس العالم 2026. ومُنع عرتن من دخول الولايات المتحدة، رغم اعتماده من قبل فيفا لإدارة مباريات المونديال، بعد خضوعه لاستجواب امتد 11 ساعة من قبل سلطات الهجرة الأمريكية في مطار ميامي الدولي، ثم أُبلغ بمنعه من دخول البلاد إثر رفض جواز سفره الدبلوماسي وتأشيرة الدخول المفردة لمرة واحدة. وأكدت هيئة الإذاعة البريطانية «بي بي سي» (BBC) أنه رغم أن عرتن لن يشارك في تحكيم كأس العالم، فإن فيفا التزم بدفع مستحقاته المالية كاملة.
Pathirage adds intrigue to javelin contest in Doha
Doha, Qatar: Doha’s reputation for producing high quality javelin competitions looks set to continue as world leader Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage of Sri Lanka – who threw a national record of 92.62m to win the Diamond League meeting in Rome on June 4 – will line up at the Qatar Sports Club on Friday.
He will join an elite field, which includes Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem and Trinidad’s Keshorn Walcott, the reigning Olympic and world champions respectively. Indian star Neeraj Chopra will not compete this year in Doha, where he breached the 90m mark last year.
In a field bursting with talent, the trio are joined at the Doha Meeting by a host of stars including former two-time world champion and Olympic bronze medallist Anderson Peters of Grenada, and world bronze medallist Curtis Thompson of USA.
Pathirage – the first Sri Lankan male javelin thrower to reach a World Athletics Championships final, finishing seventh in 2025 – is an exciting young talent and will compete in Doha for the first time.
His 92.62m at the Diamond League meeting in Rome added more than two metres to Andreas Thorkildsen’s 20-year-old meeting record and moved him to eighth on the world all-time list.
It was the best throw in the world since the 2024 Olympic final in Paris and he is now the second-best Asian thrower in history behind Nadeem who threw 92.97m on that occasion to win gold.