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Belgium 1-2 Egypt: Roberto Martinez's heavily fancied Belgium slip up on eve of the World Cup kick-off with a surprising warm-up defeat to Mohamed Salah's Egypt

Belgium's World Cup preparations hit a huge dent with a 2-1 to Egypt in a warm-up friendly on Friday afternoon.

Egypt, who won't be taking part in the tournament and included Premier League stars Mohamed Elneny and Mohamed Salah in the starting line-up, scored a goal in each half to condemn Roberto Martinez's men to defeat.

Nantes striker Mostafa Mohamed put the African side in the league just after the half hour, before former Aston Villa star Trezeguet doubled Egypt's lead. Belgium did pull a goal back through Lois Openda, but couldn't find an equaliser to tie the game.