Thursday , 2 July 2026

Belgium vs Iran, Worldcup 2026 GROUP STAGE

FIFA World Cup · 2026
Belgium
0 – 0
Full Time
Iran
Sun 21 Jun 2026 · 19:00 UTC SoFi Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Romelu Lukaku 3' Y
Y 33' Saeid Ezatolahi
Nathan Ngoy 66' R

Overview

Match Preview

Belgium vs Iran — Worldcup at SoFi Stadium.

  • Belgium 3 games · 5 pts (2026/26)
  • Iran 3 games · 3 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

  • Referee Dario Herrera
  • Assistant 1 Cristian Navarro
  • Assistant 2 Gabriel Chade
16 games this season 🟨 2.8/game ⚽ 6.8 goals/game 🟥 8 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Mexico 3 9
2 South Africa 3 4
3 South Korea 3 3
4 Czechia 3 1
5 Switzerland 3 7
6 Canada 3 4
7 Bosnia-Herzegovina 3 4
8 Qatar 3 1
9 Brazil 3 7
10 Morocco 3 7
11 Scotland 3 3
12 Haiti 3 0
13 United States 3 6
14 Australia 3 4
15 Paraguay 3 4
16 Turkey 3 3
17 Germany 3 6
18 Ivory Coast 3 6
19 Ecuador 3 4
20 Curacao 3 1
21 Netherlands 3 7
22 Japan 3 5
23 Sweden 3 4
24 Tunisia 3 0
25 Belgium 3 5
26 Egypt 3 5
27 Iran 3 3
28 New Zealand 3 1
29 Spain 3 7
30 Cape Verde Islands 3 3
31 Uruguay 3 2
32 Saudi Arabia 3 2
33 France 3 9
34 Norway 3 6
35 Senegal 3 3
36 Iraq 3 0
37 Argentina 3 9
38 Austria 3 4
39 Algeria 3 4
40 Jordan 3 0
41 Colombia 3 7
42 Portugal 3 5
43 Congo DR 3 4
44 Uzbekistan 3 0
45 England 3 7
46 Croatia 3 6
47 Ghana 3 4
48 Panama 3 0

Head-to-Head

1
Belgium 1 games · Avg 0.0 goals Iran
Last 5 meetings
2026-06-21 Belgium 0–0 Iran

Recent Form

Belgium
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Jun Iran H 0–0 D
15 Jun Egypt H 1–1 D
01 Jul France A 0–1 L
26 Jun Ukraine A 0–0 D
22 Jun Romania H 2–0 W
17 Jun Slovakia H 0–1 L
Iran
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Jun Belgium A 0–0 D
16 Jun New Zealand H 2–2 D
29 Nov United States H 0–1 L
25 Nov Wales A 2–0 W
21 Nov England A 2–6 L
25 Jun Portugal H 1–1 D

Season Stats

Belgium Iran
#25 Position #27
5 Points 3
3 Played 3
1 / 2 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 3 / 0
6 Scored 3
2 Conceded 3
+4 GD +0
1.67 PPG 1.00
33% Win % 0%

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
Belgium this season
33% Clean Sheets
Iran this season

Belgium are 25th (5 pts). Iran are 27th (3 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Belgium
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/2
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/1
61-75
1/–
76+
5/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Iran
0-15
1/2
16-30
–/–
31-45
1/–
46-60
–/1
61-75
1/–
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Belgium and Iran is underway.
  • 3' It’s a booking for Belgium player. Romelu Lukaku gets a card.
  • 8' Belgium seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 13' Mohammad Mohebi needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 9 Yellow cards this season.
  • 18' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 23' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Belgium needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 25' Goal! Mehdi Taremi scores his 114 goal in 9 matches.
  • 30' Ali Nemati has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 2 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 33' The referee calls foul for Saeid Ezatolahi. He receives a card.
  • 38' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Saleh Hardani suffering a number of foals already.
  • 43' It looks like no one’s ball. Belgium is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 46' It is a substitution in Iran team. Saleh Hardani is replaced by Alireza Jahanbakhsh on 46 minute.
  • 51' It’s high time Rudi Garcia made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 56' Belgium is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 58' Timothy Castagne has so much to prove this time. He replaces Thomas Meunier on 58 minute.
  • 63' Iran started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 63.
  • 66' Another substitution for Iran to replace Mohammad Mohebi by Mehdi Torabi on 66 minute.
  • 66' It’s a booking for Belgium player. Nathan Ngoy gets a card.
  • 67' A meaty challenge results in booking for Nathan Ngoy on 67.
  • 72' The travelling Iran supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 73' The Belgium manager makes a substitution. Romelu Lukaku departs to be replaced by Arthur Theate.
  • 78' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Saman Ghoddos made 344 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 79' The Iran manager makes a substitution. Saman Ghoddos departs to be replaced by Shahriar Moghanlou.
  • 84' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Belgium that had 119 games and scored 39 goals.
  • 85' The Iran manager makes a substitution. Saeid Ezatolahi departs to be replaced by Amir Hosseinzadeh.
  • 87' Time for substitution for Belgium. Kevin De Bruyne is replaced by Matias Fernandez-Pardo.
  • The final score is 0-0.

Lineups

Belgium Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rudi Garcia

Iran Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Amir Ghalenoei

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.12 Belgium xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.46 Iran xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 78% + Under — clean sheet likely 73%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Belgium49% Draw33% Iran18%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes27% 0% No73%
Avg goals/match: 1.58
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 77%
23%
± 1.5 47%
53%
± 2.5 22%
78%
± 3.5 8%
92%
± 4.5 3%
97%

Double Chance

Belgium or Draw
82%
Draw or Iran
51%
Belgium or Iran
67%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Belgium31% Draw60% Iran9%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
21.8%
2 – 0
12.2%
1 – 1
11.4%
0 – 1
8%
2 – 1
6.1%
3 – 0
4.5%
3 – 1
2.4%
1 – 2
2.4%
0 – 2
1.9%
2 – 2
1.5%
4 – 0
1.3%

Asian Handicap — Belgium

Handicap Belgium covers Push Iran covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 15% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 29% 49%
-0.5 51% — 49%
+0.5 87% — 13%
+1 87% 11% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 2% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Belgium keeps clean sheet
63% ✓
Iran keeps clean sheet
33% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.