Belgium vs Iran Highlights and Objectives

World Cup
7:00 PMJune 21, 2026
Group Stage – 2
SoFi Stadium
Referee: Dario Herrera, Argentina


Belgium


Iran
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1.77
Anticipated targets (xG)
0.61
Passing
519 (86%)
Correct passes
191 (74%)
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1
G
Thibaut Courtois
5
D
Maxim De Cuyper
4
D
Brandon Mechele
D
Nathan Ngoy
15
D
Thomas Meunier
8
M
Youri Tielemans (C)
23
M
Nicolas Raskin
10
M
Leandro Trossard
7
M
Kevin De Bruyne
22
M
Alexis Saelemaekers
F
Romelu Lukaku
1
G
Alireza Beiranvand
3
D
Ehsan Hajsafi (C)
19
D
Ali Nemati
4
D
Shoja Khalilzadeh
13
D
Hossein Kanaani
2
D
Saleh Hardani
8
M
Mohammad Mohebi
M
Saeid Ezatolahi
14
M
Saman Ghoddos
23
M
Ramin Rezaeian
9
F
Mehdi Taremi
Substitutes
24
F
Dennis Eckert Ayensa
F
Shahriar Moghanlou
F
Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh
11
F
Ali Alipour
10
F
Mehdi Ghayedi
26
M
Amirmohammad Razzaghinia
21
M
Mohammad Ghorbani
17
D
Aria Yousefi
15
M
Roozbeh Cheshmi
25
D
Danial Eiri
22
G
Hossein Hosseini
12
G
Payam Niazmand
M
Mahdi Torabi
D
Milad Mohammadi
F
Alireza Jahanbakhsh

World Cup Standings – Group Stage
Iran goalkeeper Alireza Beiranvand produced an unbelievable masterclass to disclaim Belgium in a tense 0-0 draw at SoFi Stadium. His sensible saves pissed off the European giants all through the match.
Each nations wished to start out their World Cup marketing campaign with a press release victory in Los Angeles. Belgium entered the match with excessive expectations, whereas Iran appeared to trigger a serious upset in Group B.
The sport began with excessive bodily drama. Belgian striker Romelu Lukaku acquired a yellow card in simply the third minute after a slipshod problem on an Iranian defender.
Belgium dominated the ball early on and pushed Iran deep into their very own half. Leandro Trossard pulled the strings in midfield, creating six key possibilities along with his intelligent passing.
Iran defended with nice self-discipline and appeared to interrupt on the counter-attack. Midfielder Saeid Ezatolahi picked up a yellow card within the thirty third minute to cease a harmful Belgian break.
Regardless of having many of the ball, Belgium couldn’t discover a well beyond the cussed Iranian protection earlier than the whistle. Each managers wanted to encourage their groups in the course of the break.
Belgium resumed their assault instantly after the restart. Youri Tielemans drilled a strong shot from distance, however Beiranvand reacted shortly to parry the ball away from hazard.
The match took a dramatic flip within the 66th minute. Belgium defender Nathan Ngoy acquired a straight crimson card, which pressured the Purple Devils to play with ten males.
Iran tried to make their numerical benefit rely. Defender Shoja Khalilzadeh led the backline beautifully with 4 tackles and even fired a uncommon shot towards the Belgian aim.
On the different finish, Belgium nonetheless pushed for a late winner. Nonetheless, Beiranvand stood agency within the closing levels, making seven essential saves to maintain a clear sheet.
Belgium completed the match with 71 p.c possession and fired 21 whole photographs. They recorded an anticipated targets score of 1.77, whereas Iran managed an anticipated targets score of 0.61.
The hard-earned draw leaves Iran second within the group standings with one level. Belgium sits in fourth place however stays assured of qualifying for the subsequent spherical.

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