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Belgium vs Iran – Lineups & Match Details

Belgium and Iran drew 0-0. Belgium had 70% possession against Iran's 30%. Shots on target: 7-3.

World Cup · Group Stage - 2

Sunday, 21 June 2026

BelgiumBelgium

0 - 0

Full Time

HT: 0 - 0

IranIran

Referee: Dario Herrera, Argentina

Lineups

BelgiumBelgium4-2-3-1
Thibaut Courtois1Thibaut CourtoisG
Thomas Meunier15Thomas MeunierD
Nathan Ngoy25Nathan NgoyD
Brandon Mechele4Brandon MecheleD
Maxim De Cuyper5Maxim De CuyperD
Nicolas Raskin23Nicolas RaskinM
Youri Tielemans8Youri TielemansM
Alexis Saelemaekers22Alexis SaelemaekersM
Kevin De Bruyne7Kevin De BruyneM
Leandro Trossard10Leandro TrossardM
Romelu Lukaku9Romelu LukakuF

Substitutes

21Timothy CastagneD
20Hans VanakenM
14Dodi LukebakioF
3Arthur TheateD
26Matías Fernández-PardoF
12Senne LammensG
13Mike PendersG
16Koni De WinterD
18Joaquin SeysD
6Axel WitselM
19Diego MoreiraF
24Amadou OnanaM
17Charles De KetelaereF
IranIran5-4-1
Alireza Beiranvand1Alireza BeiranvandG
Saleh Hardani2Saleh HardaniD
Hossein Kanaani13Hossein KanaaniD
Shoja Khalilzadeh4Shoja KhalilzadehD
Ali Nemati19Ali NematiD
Ehsan Hajsafi3Ehsan HajsafiD
Ramin Rezaeian23Ramin RezaeianM
Saman Ghoddos14Saman GhoddosM
Saeid Ezatolahi6Saeid EzatolahiM
Mohammad Mohebi8Mohammad MohebiM
Mehdi Taremi9Mehdi TaremiF

Substitutes

7Alireza JahanbakhshF
5Milad MohammadiD
16Mahdi TorabiM
20Shahriar MoghanlouF
18Amirhossein HosseinzadehF
12Payam NiazmandG
22Hossein HosseiniG
25Danial EiriD
15Roozbeh CheshmiM
17Aria YousefiD
21Mohammad GhorbaniM
26Amirmohammad RazzaghiniaM
10Mehdi GhayediF
11Ali AlipourF
24Dennis Eckert AyensaF

Match Events

3'Y

R. Lukaku

33'Y

S. Ezatolahi

46'S

Saleh Hardani

Substitution 1

58'S

N. Raskin

Substitution 1

58'S

A. Saelemaekers

Substitution 2

58'S

T. Meunier

Substitution 3

66'R

N. Ngoy

66'S

M. Mohebi

Substitution 2

66'S

E. Hajisafi

Substitution 3

73'S

R. Lukaku

Substitution 4

79'S

S. Ghoddos

Substitution 4

85'S

S. Ezatolahi

Substitution 5

87'S

K. De Bruyne

Substitution 5

Statistics

Belgium
70%30%
Iran
1.8Expected Goals (xG)0.63
23Total Shots7
7Shots on Target3
4Corners2
7Fouls9
3Offsides4
86Pass Accuracy (%)74
1Yellow Cards1
1Red Cards0
Match preview

Belgium host Iran on Sunday, 21 June 2026. The kick-off time is 19:00 local. The fixture is part of the World Cup schedule. Belgium go into the match 1st in the table; Iran sit 9th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Belgium have taken 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss from their last 5. Recent run: 2 draws in a row. Iran have collected 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses over the same span. Recent run: 1 draw.

Match recap

Belgium and Iran drew 0-0. The full-time whistle came with the totals Belgium 0, Iran 0.

Stat highlights

Belgium held 70% of the ball against 30% for Iran. Shots on target finished 7-3. Expected goals read 1.80 for Belgium, 0.63 for Iran.

Verdict

The 0-0 draw gives both clubs a single point. Belgium sat 1st and Iran 9th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.