Fox Sports confirm the +285 price and make the emotional case directly: "Mo Salah turns 35 years old on matchday, making it hard to pick against him." Salah has 67 goals in 116 international appearances — just two away from Egypt's all-time record. He won the Premier League title with Liverpool this season and enters this match as one of the most dangerous attackers in the tournament despite his age.

SportsLine's Eimer notes that "Egypt are dangerous going forward" — and with SportsLine leaning Over 2.5, the expectation is that both sides will find the net. Belgium's defence has been solid in qualifying (conceded just 7 in qualifying) but they are not impregnable — and Salah at +285 for a player who dominated the Premier League this season against a Belgium side CBS Sports identify as liable to be "exploited defensively" on the counter represents the most compelling individual goalscorer bet on the board. Oddschecker note Egypt have historically been Belgium's bogey team — winning 3 of their 4 previous meetings. The upset narrative gives Salah's price genuine structural backing.

Covers lay out Belgium's attacking blueprint directly: "De Bruyne's ability to dictate the tempo and thread the ball between lines will be key. Both Leandro Trossard and Jeremy Doku can then attack the central players and either shoot or square the ball to Lukaku." CBS Sports add: "Belgium is loaded with talented goalscorers like Romelu Lukaku, Kevin De Bruyne, Charles De Ketelaere and more" and project Belgium finding the net multiple times.

Lukaku is Belgium's all-time leading scorer and the focal point of their attack. However, Racing Post note that "De Ketelaere is set to start ahead of Romelu Lukaku in the centre-forward position" — if that is confirmed in the lineup, Lukaku becomes a high-impact substitute rather than a starter, and his anytime odds remain live from the bench in a game Belgium are expected to control. Confirm the starting XI before locking in — if Lukaku starts, +340 is excellent value for Belgium's historic top scorer against an Egypt defence CBS describe as exploitable.

Racing Post name Trossard explicitly as "one of the main goal threats for Rudi Garcia's side" and recommend backing "a solid wager to get an effort on target." Covers lay out the attacking mechanism that creates his scoring opportunity: Belgium's plan runs through De Bruyne threading passes "into the gaps in the channels between the full-backs and the back three" — space that "is how Belgium win this game. Both Leandro Trossard and Jeremy Doku can then attack the central players and either shoot or square the ball." As Arsenal's Premier League-winning left winger, Trossard offers the technical quality to exploit those channels and arrive in central scoring positions. +700 for a confirmed starting attacker backed by two separate expert previews is the best Belgium value pick beyond Lukaku.

CBS Sports make an explicit case for Doku scoring: "He led the Premier League in progressive carries last season, meaning he can get the ball into the box to create headaches for defenders. He's not a prototypical goalscorer and had just five with the Citizens, but he creates problems in dangerous areas and with players like Lukaku, De Bruyne and Trossard alongside him, he should get on the scoresheet." Covers describe him as one of Belgium's key threats alongside Trossard in the De Bruyne-engineered attacking patterns. His pace, direct running and ability to cut inside from the right makes him Egypt's most persistent individual defensive problem. At +700 for a confirmed starting right winger CBS Sports explicitly back to score, this is the pick for those seeking real upside on Belgium's most electric attacker.

Fox Sports confirmed +285. Liverpool PL winner. 67 international goals — two from Egypt's all-time record. Celebrates his 35th birthday today. Egypt historically Belgium's bogey team — won 3 of 4 previous meetings. SportsLine leans Over 2.5. Fox Sports: "making it hard to pick against him." Best anytime value on the board.