Belgium v Iran, 21 June 2026

Score0-0
RefereeDarío Herrera
CompetitionFIFA World Cup Group G
VenueSoFi Stadium, Inglewood CA
Attendance70,317

View Belgium v Iran head to head

Kick-off: 12.00pm local . FIFA World Ranking: Belgium 9th, Iran 20th . This was the first-ever meeting at ‘A’ international level.

0 Belgium

Manager: Rudi Garcia

0 Iran

Manager: Amir Ghalenoei

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois
Defender Brandon Mechele
Defender Nathan Ngoy
Defender/Midfielder Maxim De Cuyper
Defender/Midfielder Thomas Meunier
Midfielder Nicolas Raskin
Midfielder Alexis Saelemaekers
Midfielder Youri Tielemans (captain)
Midfielder Leandro Trossard
Midfielder/Forward Kevin De Bruyne
Forward Romelu Lukaku

Starting lineup:

Alireza Beiranvand Goalkeeper
Hossein Kanani Defender
Shoja Khalilazadeh Defender
Ali Nemati Defender
Ehsan Hajsafi Defender/Midfielder
Saleh Hardani Defender/Midfielder
Ramin Rezaeian Defender/Midfielder
Saeid Ezatolahi Midfielder
Saman Ghoddos Midfielder/Forward
Mohammad Mohebbi Midfielder/Forward
Mehdi Taremi Forward

Substitutions:

Timothy Castagne for Thomas Meunier 58
Dodi Lukebakio for Alexis Saelemaekers 58
Hans Vanaken for Nicolas Raskin 58
Arthur Theate for Romelu Lukaku 73
Matias Fernandez-Pardo for Kevin De Bruyne 87

Substitutions:

Alireza Jahanbakhsh for Saleh Hardani 46
Milad Mohammadi for Ehsan Hajsafi 66
Mehdi Torabi for Mohammad Mohebbi 66
Shahriar Moghanlou for Saman Ghoddos 79
Amir Hosseinzadeh for Saeid Ezatolahi 85

Cards:

Romelu Lukaku 3 Y
Nathan Ngoy 66 R

Cards:

Saeid Ezatolahi 33 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Senne Lammens
Goalkeeper Mike Penders
Defender Timothy Castagne
Defender Koni De Winter
Defender Joaquin Seys
Defender Arthur Theate
Defender/Midfielder Amadou Onana
Midfielder Charles De Ketelaere
Midfielder Dodi Lukebakio
Midfielder Hans Vanaken
Midfielder Axel Witsel
Forward Diego Moreira
Forward Matias Fernandez-Pardo

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Hossein Hosseini
Goalkeeper Payam Niazmand
Defender Danial Eiri
Defender Milad Mohammadi
Defender Aria Yousefi
Defender/Midfielder Rouzbeh Cheshmi
Defender/Midfielder Mehdi Torabi
Midfielder Mohammad Ghorbani
Midfielder Alireza Jahanbakhsh
Midfielder Amirmohammad Razzaghinia
Midfielder/Forward Mehdi Ghayedi
Midfielder/Forward Amir Hosseinzadeh
Forward Ali Alipour
Forward Dennis Eckert Ayensa
Forward Shahriar Moghanlou

Comments:

Belgium had now lost one of their last 17 group games at FIFA World Cup tournaments (won eight). . Nathan Ngoy had now become the first Belgian player to be sent off in a game at the FIFA World Cup finals since Steven Defour against Korea Republic in São Paulo, Brazil in 2014. . Thibaut Courtois had now equalled the Red Devils’ national record for the most appearances at FIFA World Cup tournaments: 17 along with Enzo Scifo. . Belgium named 13 of a possible 15 substitutes. Zeno Debast was sidelined due to a thigh injury while Jérémy Doku was unavailable because of illness.

Comments:

Iran have lost one of their last nine ‘A’ international games (won four). . Iran selected the oldest-ever starting line-up (average age 32 years and 181 days) in a game at a FIFA World Cup tournament: previously 31 years and 334 days by Germany in a group game in Montpellier, France against Iran. [c/o MisterChiping] . Alireza Jahanbakhsh had now become the tenth player to make 100 appearances for Iran in ‘A’ international games. . Mehdi Taremi scored in the 25th minute but the goal was disallowed after a VAR review due to an offside decision.

0 Belgium

Manager: Rudi Garcia

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois
Defender Brandon Mechele
Defender Nathan Ngoy
Defender/Midfielder Maxim De Cuyper
Defender/Midfielder Thomas Meunier
Midfielder Nicolas Raskin
Midfielder Alexis Saelemaekers
Midfielder Youri Tielemans (captain)
Midfielder Leandro Trossard
Midfielder/Forward Kevin De Bruyne
Forward Romelu Lukaku

Substitutions:

Timothy Castagne for Thomas Meunier 58
Dodi Lukebakio for Alexis Saelemaekers 58
Hans Vanaken for Nicolas Raskin 58
Arthur Theate for Romelu Lukaku 73
Matias Fernandez-Pardo for Kevin De Bruyne 87

Cards:

Romelu Lukaku 3 Y
Nathan Ngoy 66 R

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Senne Lammens
Goalkeeper Mike Penders
Defender Timothy Castagne
Defender Koni De Winter
Defender Joaquin Seys
Defender Arthur Theate
Defender/Midfielder Amadou Onana
Midfielder Charles De Ketelaere
Midfielder Dodi Lukebakio
Midfielder Hans Vanaken
Midfielder Axel Witsel
Forward Diego Moreira
Forward Matias Fernandez-Pardo

Comments:

Belgium had now lost one of their last 17 group games at FIFA World Cup tournaments (won eight). . Nathan Ngoy had now become the first Belgian player to be sent off in a game at the FIFA World Cup finals since Steven Defour against Korea Republic in São Paulo, Brazil in 2014. . Thibaut Courtois had now equalled the Red Devils’ national record for the most appearances at FIFA World Cup tournaments: 17 along with Enzo Scifo. . Belgium named 13 of a possible 15 substitutes. Zeno Debast was sidelined due to a thigh injury while Jérémy Doku was unavailable because of illness.

0 Iran

Manager: Amir Ghalenoei

Starting lineup:

Alireza Beiranvand Goalkeeper
Hossein Kanani Defender
Shoja Khalilazadeh Defender
Ali Nemati Defender
Ehsan Hajsafi Defender/Midfielder
Saleh Hardani Defender/Midfielder
Ramin Rezaeian Defender/Midfielder
Saeid Ezatolahi Midfielder
Saman Ghoddos Midfielder/Forward
Mohammad Mohebbi Midfielder/Forward
Mehdi Taremi Forward

Substitutions:

Alireza Jahanbakhsh for Saleh Hardani 46
Milad Mohammadi for Ehsan Hajsafi 66
Mehdi Torabi for Mohammad Mohebbi 66
Shahriar Moghanlou for Saman Ghoddos 79
Amir Hosseinzadeh for Saeid Ezatolahi 85

Cards:

Saeid Ezatolahi 33 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Hossein Hosseini
Goalkeeper Payam Niazmand
Defender Danial Eiri
Defender Milad Mohammadi
Defender Aria Yousefi
Defender/Midfielder Rouzbeh Cheshmi
Defender/Midfielder Mehdi Torabi
Midfielder Mohammad Ghorbani
Midfielder Alireza Jahanbakhsh
Midfielder Amirmohammad Razzaghinia
Midfielder/Forward Mehdi Ghayedi
Midfielder/Forward Amir Hosseinzadeh
Forward Ali Alipour
Forward Dennis Eckert Ayensa
Forward Shahriar Moghanlou

Comments:

Iran have lost one of their last nine ‘A’ international games (won four). . Iran selected the oldest-ever starting line-up (average age 32 years and 181 days) in a game at a FIFA World Cup tournament: previously 31 years and 334 days by Germany in a group game in Montpellier, France against Iran. [c/o MisterChiping] . Alireza Jahanbakhsh had now become the tenth player to make 100 appearances for Iran in ‘A’ international games. . Mehdi Taremi scored in the 25th minute but the goal was disallowed after a VAR review due to an offside decision.