group G · Sun 21 Jun 19:00 UTC · SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, California
match statistics
| BEL | metric | IRN |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Goals | 0 |
| 0 | 1st-half goals | 0 |
| 0 | 2nd-half goals | 0 |
| 0 | Set-piece goals | 0 |
| 70 | Possession % | 30 |
| 2 | Cards | 1 |
| 23 | Shots | 7 |
| 7 | Shots on target | 3 |
| 4 | Corners | 2 |
| 7 | Fouls | 9 |
| 3 | Offsides | 4 |
| 3 | Saves | 7 |
| 86 | Pass accuracy % | 73 |
possession
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◧ BEL 70%
30% IRN ◨
match commentary
- ▸ Belgium were lethal and clinical on the break as they shared the spoils.
- ▸ Iran were resolute, disciplined and rock-solid at the back as they shared the spoils.
- ▸ Early change for IRN on 45' — Alireza Jahanbakhsh came on (for Saleh Hardani); possibly an enforced knock.
- ▸ Early change for BEL on 58' — Timothy Castagne came on (for Thomas Meunier); possibly an enforced knock.
- ▸ Early change for BEL on 58' — Dodi Lukébakio came on (for Alexis Saelemaekers); possibly an enforced knock.
- ▸ Early change for BEL on 58' — Hans Vanaken came on (for Nicolas Raskin); possibly an enforced knock.
- ▸ Nathan Ngoy (BEL) was sent off (66') — a discipline story that will follow them.
winner: draw
timeline · noteworthy
- 3' ▮ Romelu Lukaku BEL
- 33' ▮ Saeid Ezatolahi IRN
- 45' ⇄ Alireza Jahanbakhsh IRN · for Saleh Hardani
- 58' ⇄ Timothy Castagne BEL · for Thomas Meunier
- 58' ⇄ Dodi Lukébakio BEL · for Alexis Saelemaekers
- 58' ⇄ Hans Vanaken BEL · for Nicolas Raskin
- 66' ▰ Nathan Ngoy BEL
- 66' ⇄ Mehdi Torabi IRN · for Mohammad Mohebbi
- 66' ⇄ Milad Mohammadi IRN · for Ehsan Hajisafi
- 73' ⇄ Arthur Theate BEL · for Romelu Lukaku
- 79' ⇄ Shahriyar Moghanloo IRN · for Saman Ghoddos
- 85' ⇄ Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh IRN · for Saeid Ezatolahi
- 87' ⇄ Matias Fernandez-Pardo BEL · for Kevin De Bruyne
▚ Lineups starting XI & bench
Belgium · 4-2-3-1
| 1 | GK | Thibaut Courtois |
| 15 | DF | Thomas Meunier |
| 5 | DF | Maxim De Cuyper |
| 8 | MF | Youri Tielemans |
| 25 | DF | Nathan Ngoy |
| 4 | DF | Brandon Mechele |
| 22 | MF | Alexis Saelemaekers |
| 23 | MF | Nicolas Raskin |
| 9 | FW | Romelu Lukaku |
| 7 | MF | Kevin De Bruyne |
| 10 | FW | Leandro Trossard |
bench
#3 Arthur Theate · #6 Axel Witsel · #12 Senne Lammens · #13 Mike Penders · #14 Dodi Lukébakio · #16 Koni De Winter · #17 Charles De Ketelaere · #18 Joaquin Seys · #19 Diego Moreira · #20 Hans Vanaken · #21 Timothy Castagne · #24 Amadou Onana · #26 Matias Fernandez-Pardo
Iran · 5-4-1
| 1 | GK | Alireza Beiranvand |
| 2 | DF | Saleh Hardani |
| 3 | DF | Ehsan Hajsafi |
| 19 | DF | Ali Nemati |
| 4 | DF | Shoja Khalilzadeh |
| 13 | DF | Hossein Kanani |
| 23 | DF | Ramin Rezaeian |
| 14 | MF | Saman Ghoddos |
| 9 | FW | Mehdi Taremi |
| 6 | MF | Saeid Ezatolahi |
| 8 | MF | Mohammad Mohebbi |
bench
#5 Milad Mohammadi · #7 Alireza Jahanbakhsh · #10 Mehdi Ghayedi · #11 Ali Alipour · #12 Payam Niazmand · #15 Roozbeh Cheshmi · #16 Mehdi Torabi · #17 Arya Yousefi · #18 Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh · #20 Shahriyar Moghanloo · #21 Mohammad Ghorbani · #22 Hossein Hosseini · #24 Dennis Dargahi · #25 Danial Iri · #26 Amirmohammad Razzaghinia
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Iran · territory
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