Seattle, June 14 -- Ahead of his side's FIFA World Cup campaign opener against Egypt, Belgium star Kevin de Bruyne relished the chance of playing against former Premier League rival Mohamed Salah and spoke on how his status as a veteran helps him enjoy his time with the national side now.

Belgium, the 2018 edition third-place finishing side, will be starting their battle for maiden WC title against Egypt from Monday onwards. Bruyne, since his international debut in 2010, has seen a lot with the national side. In his debut WC back in 2014, his team reached the quarterfinals after achieving their first qualification in 12 years. In the next edition, they fell short, but fared better with a third place finish before crashing out in the grou...