Belgium's Lukaku, Hazard on target in 3-0 win over Egypt

BRUSSELS (AP):

Belgium showed flashes of their attacking prowess yesterday, beating Egypt 3-0 in a World Cup warmup with the help of goals from Romelu Lukaku and Eden Hazard in a dominant first half.

Substitute Marouane Fellaini swept home from close range in injury time to complete the scoring.

Egypt, held goalless for the second time in three matches, showed how much they miss the injured Mohamed Salah.

Driven forward by the speed and insight of Hazard and Kevin De Bruyne, Belgium were up 2-0 at halftime before losing some fluency amid a flurry of substitutions after the break.

"I don't think our performance was perfect, far from it," said Belgium coach Roberto Martinez. "There are many aspects that we need to improve. But what I like is that when we make mistakes, we've got the togetherness to try to overcome them, and I don't think we had that before, and that's very pleasing."

Salah, Egypt's great scoring hope for the World Cup, is still recovering from a shoulder injury he suffered in the Champions League final as Liverpool lost 3-1 to Real Madrid. The Premier League's top scorer has been named in Egypt's squad for the tournament in Russia, and coach Hector Cuper badly needs him.

Hazard drove a low shot in the 27th minute that Egypt goalkeeper Essam el-Hadary couldn't hold, and Lukaku pounced on the rebound to fire in from close range.

Hazard added his name to the score sheet in the 38th minute, blasting a shot high and hard past el-Hadary after Yannick Carrasco had cut back the ball from the left. Martinez rested Lukaku and Hazard for the second half, giving Michy Batshuayi and Adnan Januzaj a chance to play themselves into favour.