Two of the most decorated players in Premier League history will square off on the biggest stage in football. Kevin De Bruyne and Mohamed Salah, who have combined for over 500 goals and assists in England’s top flight, will lead Belgium and Egypt respectively when the 2026 FIFA World Cup kicks off on June 15, 2026, at Lumen Field in Seattle.
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The match itself
Kickoff is set for 8 PM BST. Belgium, consistently ranked among European football’s elite, will lean on De Bruyne’s creative midfield orchestration. Egypt, as has been the case for years, will channel nearly everything through Salah’s goal-scoring prowess.
Both players are expected to captain their sides. Given their ages and the four-year cycle of World Cup tournaments, analysts have framed this as potentially the last direct showdown between these two Premier League icons on the global stage.
