FIFA World Cup

FT Sunday, June 21, 2026
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SoFi Stadium · 70,317 att. · FS1

Match Report

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Iran 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.

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Team Stats

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

Highlights

02:25 Robson: Lukaku looked 'totally out of sorts' against Iran Watch on ESPN

Lineups

BEL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Thibaut CourtoisG
  2. 4Brandon MecheleCD-L
  3. 25Nathan NgoyCD-R
  4. 5Maxim De CuyperLB
  5. 15Thomas MeunierRB
  6. 7Kevin De BruyneAM
  7. 8Youri TielemansLM
  8. 23Nicolas RaskinRM
  9. 9Romelu LukakuF
  10. 10Leandro TrossardAM-L
  11. 22Alexis SaelemaekersAM-R

IRN · 5-4-1

  1. 1Alireza BeiranvandG
  2. 4Shoja KhalilzadehCD
  3. 19Ali NematiCD-L
  4. 13Hossein KananiCD-R
  5. 3Ehsan HajsafiLB
  6. 2Saleh HardaniRB
  7. 6Saeid EzatolahiCM-L
  8. 14Saman GhoddosCM-R
  9. 8Mohammad MohebbiLM
  10. 23Ramin RezaeianRM
  11. 9Mehdi TaremiF

Timeline

  1. 3' Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 4' Delay in match because of an injury Alireza Beiranvand (IR Iran).
  3. 4'
  4. 6' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  5. 6'
  6. 27'
  7. 27'
  8. 30' Delay in match for a drinks break.
  9. 30'
  10. 33' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  11. 33'
  12. 33' Saeid Ezatolahi (IR Iran) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 34' Delay in match (Belgium).
  14. 34'
  15. 35' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  16. 35'
  17. 45' Substitution, IR Iran. Alireza Jahanbakhsh replaces Saleh Hardani.
  18. 58' Substitution, Belgium. Timothy Castagne replaces Thomas Meunier.
  19. 58' Substitution, Belgium. Dodi Lukébakio replaces Alexis Saelemaekers.
  20. 58' Substitution, Belgium. Hans Vanaken replaces Nicolas Raskin.
  21. 66' Substitution, IR Iran. Mehdi Torabi replaces Mohammad Mohebbi.
  22. 66' Substitution, IR Iran. Milad Mohammadi replaces Ehsan Hajisafi.
  23. 66' Nathan Ngoy (Belgium) is shown the red card.
  24. 70' Delay in match for a drinks break.
  25. 70'
  26. 73' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  27. 73'
  28. 73' Substitution, Belgium. Arthur Theate replaces Romelu Lukaku.
  29. 79' Substitution, IR Iran. Shahriyar Moghanloo replaces Saman Ghoddos.
  30. 85' Substitution, IR Iran. Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh replaces Saeid Ezatolahi.
  31. 87' Substitution, Belgium. Matias Fernandez-Pardo replaces Kevin De Bruyne.

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