Belgium vs Iran, 2026 FIFA World Cup, Group Stage
· FIFA World CupIran keeper stands tall in draw with 10-man Belgium
Alireza Beiranvand made seven saves as Iran and 10-man Belgium played to a 0-0 draw at the World Cup on Sunday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Ali Nemati.
- 3': Alireza Beiranvand (IR Iran) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Foul by Romelu Lukaku (Belgium).
- 3': Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 4': Delay in match because of an injury Alireza Beiranvand (IR Iran).
- 6': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 8': Attempt missed. Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Leandro Trossard.
- 9': Attempt missed. Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Leandro Trossard.
- 9': Attempt saved. Maxim De Cuyper (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Alireza Beiranvand (IR Iran).
- 10': Attempt blocked. Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 11': Saleh Hardani (IR Iran) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Foul by Brandon Mechele (Belgium).
- 13': Mehdi Taremi (IR Iran) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Foul by Nathan Ngoy (Belgium).
- 14': Attempt saved. Hossein Kanani (IR Iran) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Thibaut Courtois (Belgium). Assisted by Mehdi Taremi with a headed pass.
- 14': Corner, IR Iran. Conceded by Thibaut Courtois.
- 15': Attempt missed. Saeid Ezatolahi (IR Iran) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ramin Rezaeian with a cross following a corner.
- 15': Offside, IR Iran. Mehdi Taremi is caught offside.
- 19': Attempt blocked. Leandro Trossard (Belgium) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
- 22': Attempt saved. Youri Tielemans (Belgium) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Alireza Beiranvand (IR Iran). Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
- 22': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Alireza Beiranvand.
- 23': Attempt missed. Nathan Ngoy (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
- 24': Handball by Nicolas Raskin (Belgium).
- 25': Offside, IR Iran. Mehdi Taremi is caught offside.
- 25': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Mehdi Taremi (IR Iran) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 27': VAR Decision: No Goal Belgium 0-0 IR Iran.
- 30': Delay in match for a drinks break.
- 33': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 33': Foul by Saeid Ezatolahi (IR Iran).
- 33': Youri Tielemans (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 33': Saeid Ezatolahi (IR Iran) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 34': Delay in match (Belgium).
- 35': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 36': Offside, Belgium. Youri Tielemans is caught offside.
- 37': Foul by Mehdi Taremi (IR Iran).
- 37': Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Foul by Ehsan Hajisafi (IR Iran).
- 38': Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 42': Attempt saved. Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Alireza Beiranvand (IR Iran). Assisted by Leandro Trossard with a through ball.
- 43': Handball by Mehdi Taremi (IR Iran).
- 44': Attempt saved. Maxim De Cuyper (Belgium) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Alireza Beiranvand (IR Iran). Assisted by Youri Tielemans with a through ball.
- 44': Attempt blocked. Alexis Saelemaekers (Belgium) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 8 minutes of added time.
- 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Leandro Trossard.
- 45'+4': Foul by Saeid Ezatolahi (IR Iran).
- 45'+4': Youri Tielemans (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+5': Offside, Belgium. Alexis Saelemaekers is caught offside.
- 45'+6': Mohammad Mohebbi (IR Iran) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+6': Foul by Thomas Meunier (Belgium).
- 45'+9': First Half ends, Belgium 0, IR Iran 0.
- 45': Substitution, IR Iran. Alireza Jahanbakhsh replaces Saleh Hardani.
- 45': Second Half begins Belgium 0, IR Iran 0.
- 46': Attempt missed. Alireza Jahanbakhsh (IR Iran) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mehdi Taremi with a headed pass.
- 46': Attempt blocked. Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Leandro Trossard.
- 47': Foul by Alireza Jahanbakhsh (IR Iran).
- 47': Leandro Trossard (Belgium) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 49': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Ali Nemati.
- 50': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Mehdi Taremi.
- 50': Attempt missed. Alexis Saelemaekers (Belgium) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a cross following a corner.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Maxim De Cuyper (Belgium) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
- 51': Offside, Belgium. Leandro Trossard is caught offside.
- 53': Attempt saved. Mehdi Taremi (IR Iran) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Thibaut Courtois (Belgium). Assisted by Hossein Kanani.
- 53': Handball by Leandro Trossard (Belgium).
- 58': Substitution, Belgium. Timothy Castagne replaces Thomas Meunier.
- 58': Substitution, Belgium. Dodi Lukébakio replaces Alexis Saelemaekers.
- 58': Substitution, Belgium. Hans Vanaken replaces Nicolas Raskin.
- 59': Attempt saved. Maxim De Cuyper (Belgium) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal by Alireza Beiranvand (IR Iran).
- 62': Attempt saved. Dodi Lukébakio (Belgium) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Alireza Beiranvand (IR Iran). Assisted by Leandro Trossard.
- 62': Attempt missed. Hans Vanaken (Belgium) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
- 64': Foul by Saman Ghoddos (IR Iran).
- 64': Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 64': Corner, IR Iran. Conceded by Nathan Ngoy.
- 65': Attempt missed. Shoja Khalilzadeh (IR Iran) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Ramin Rezaeian with a cross following a corner.
- 66': Substitution, IR Iran. Mehdi Torabi replaces Mohammad Mohebbi.
- 66': Substitution, IR Iran. Milad Mohammadi replaces Ehsan Hajisafi.
- 66': Mehdi Taremi (IR Iran) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 66': Foul by Nathan Ngoy (Belgium).
- 66': Nathan Ngoy (Belgium) is shown the red card.
- 70': Delay in match for a drinks break.
- 73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 73': Substitution, Belgium. Arthur Theate replaces Romelu Lukaku.
- 79': Substitution, IR Iran. Shahriyar Moghanloo replaces Saman Ghoddos.
- 80': Foul by Alireza Jahanbakhsh (IR Iran).
- 80': Maxim De Cuyper (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Attempt saved. Saeid Ezatolahi (IR Iran) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Thibaut Courtois (Belgium).
- 83': Foul by Shoja Khalilzadeh (IR Iran).
- 83': Dodi Lukébakio (Belgium) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 84': Attempt missed. Youri Tielemans (Belgium) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
- 84': Attempt missed. Hans Vanaken (Belgium) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Youri Tielemans with a cross.
- 85': Substitution, IR Iran. Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh replaces Saeid Ezatolahi.
- 86': Attempt saved. Maxim De Cuyper (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Alireza Beiranvand (IR Iran). Assisted by Timothy Castagne with a cross.
- 87': Offside, IR Iran. Shahriyar Moghanloo is caught offside.
- 87': Substitution, Belgium. Matias Fernandez-Pardo replaces Kevin De Bruyne.
- 88': Attempt blocked. Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh (IR Iran) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Milad Mohammadi.
- 88': Offside, IR Iran. Milad Mohammadi is caught offside.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Brandon Mechele (Belgium) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Timothy Castagne with a cross.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Matias Fernandez-Pardo (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Arthur Theate.
- 90'+5': Attempt missed. Dodi Lukébakio (Belgium) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Timothy Castagne.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Belgium 0, IR Iran 0.
- 0': Match ends, Belgium 0, IR Iran 0.
Statistics
 IRN |
BEL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 7 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 4 | Offsides | 3 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 7 | Saves | 3 |
| 29.9 | Possession | 70.1 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 23 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 198 | Accurate Passes | 533 |
| 270 | Passes | 621 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 8 | Crosses | 32 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 50 | Long Balls | 35 |
| 18 | Accurate Long Balls | 12 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 19 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 3 |
| 51 | Effective Clearances | 11 |
| 51 | Clearances | 11 |
Game Information
Competition: FIFA World Cup
Venue: SoFi Stadium
Location: Inglewood, California, USA
Attendance: 70,317
Venue: SoFi Stadium
Location: Inglewood, California, USA
Attendance: 70,317
FIFA World Cup Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belgium | 3 | +4 | 5 |
| 2 | Egypt | 3 | +2 | 5 |
| 3 | Iran | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | New Zealand | 3 | -6 | 1 |
Line-Ups
Belgium (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Thibaut Courtois (GK) |
| 4 | Brandon Mechele |
| 25 | Nathan Ngoy  |
| 5 | Maxim De Cuyper |
| 15 | Thomas Meunier |
| 7 | Kevin De Bruyne |
| 8 | Youri Tielemans |
| 23 | Nicolas Raskin |
| 9 | Romelu Lukaku  |
| 10 | Leandro Trossard |
| 22 | Alexis Saelemaekers |
Iran (5-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alireza Beiranvand (GK) |
| 4 | Shoja Khalilzadeh |
| 19 | Ali Nemati |
| 13 | Hossein Kanani |
| 3 | Ehsan Hajsafi |
| 2 | Saleh Hardani |
| 6 | Saeid Ezatolahi |
| 14 | Saman Ghoddos |
| 8 | Mohammad Mohebbi |
| 23 | Ramin Rezaeian |
| 9 | Mehdi Taremi |
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