World Cup | Group Stage Matchday 2 | 2026-06-22 04:00 JST
Match summary
Belgium and Iran met in the World Cup Group Stage Matchday 2 on June 22. Neither side found the net in a goalless draw.
Possession: Belgium 70%, Iran 30%. Shots: Belgium 23, Iran 7. Belgium played with ten men after N. Ngoy was sent off.
Team stats
4-2-3-1
5-4-1
1.79Expected goals (xG)0.62
1.49Goals prevented (xG)1.49
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| Belgium | Stat | Iran |
|---|
| 4-2-3-1 | Formation | 5-4-1 |
| 70% | Possession | 30% |
| 1.79 | Expected goals (xG) | 0.62 |
| 23 | Shots | 7 |
| 7 | Shots on target | 3 |
| 10 | Shots off target | 3 |
| 6 | Blocked shots | 1 |
| 20 | Shots inside the box | 6 |
| 3 | Shots outside the box | 1 |
| 4 | Corner kicks | 2 |
| 3 | Offsides | 4 |
| 7 | Fouls | 9 |
| 621 | Passes | 270 |
| 533 | Accurate passes | 198 |
| 86% | Pass accuracy | 73% |
| 3 | Goalkeeper saves | 7 |
| 1.49 | Goals prevented (xG) | 1.49 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 1 | Red cards | 0 |
Referee: Dario Herrera, Argentina
Player stats
Belgium
| Pos | Player | Shots | Shots on target | Goals | Dribbles (success) | Tackles (success) | Blocks | Passes (accuracy) | Assists | Yellow cards | Red cards | Fouls | Fouled | Rating | Min | Key passes | Interceptions | Duels (won) |
|---|
| GK | T. Courtois | | | 0 | | | | 11(50%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 7.9 | 90 | | | |
| DF | T. Meunier | | | 0 | 1(100%) | 2 | | 32(80%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | 6.9 | 58 | | 1 | 9(5) |
| DF | N. Ngoy | 1 | | 0 | | 2 | | 73(95%) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | | 6.9 | 66 | | | 6(4) |
| DF | B. Mechele | 1 | | 0 | | | | 77(88%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | 7.2 | 90 | | 1 | 11(6) |
| DF | M. De Cuyper | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1(100%) | | | 48(86%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 1 | 7.3 | 90 | | | 5(3) |
| MF | Nicolas Raskin | | | 0 | 1(100%) | 1 | | 60(90%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | 7.2 | 58 | | | 5(3) |
| MF | Y. Tielemans | 2 | 1 | 0 | | 2 | | 47(89%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 2 | 7.3 | 90 | 3 | | 9(5) |
| MF | A. Saelemaekers | 1 | | 0 | 2(40%) | 1 | | 16(73%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 6.6 | 58 | | | 7(3) |
| MF | K. De Bruyne | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2(67%) | 1 | | 41(80%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 3 | 7.2 | 87 | 3 | | 10(7) |
| MF | L. Trossard | | | 0 | 3(75%) | 2 | | 50(89%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8.2 | 90 | 6 | | 11(6) |
| FW | R. Lukaku | | | 0 | 1(50%) | | | 10(67%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 5.9 | 73 | | | 9(3) |
| DF | T. Castagne | | | 0 | | | | 24(92%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 7 | 32 | 3 | 1 | |
| MF | H. Vanaken | 2 | | 0 | 1(100%) | | 1 | 24(92%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 6.9 | 32 | | | 4(2) |
| FW | D. Lukebakio | 2 | 1 | 0 | | 1 | | 9(100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 1 | 6.9 | 32 | | | 4(2) |
| DF | A. Theate | | | 0 | | | | 9(100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 6.9 | 17 | 1 | | 1(1) |
| FW | M. Fernandez-Pardo | 1 | | 0 | 2(100%) | | | 2(50%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 6.7 | 9 | | | 4(2) |
| GK | S. Lammens | | | 0 | | | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| GK | M. Penders | | | 0 | | | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| DF | K. De Winter | | | 0 | | | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| DF | J. Seys | | | 0 | | | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| MF | A. Witsel | | | 0 | | | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| FW | Diego Moreira | | | 0 | | | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| MF | Amadou Onana | | | 0 | | | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| FW | C. De Ketelaere | | | 0 | | | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | |
Iran
| Pos | Player | Shots | Shots on target | Goals | Dribbles (success) | Tackles (success) | Blocks | Passes (accuracy) | Assists | Yellow cards | Red cards | Fouls | Fouled | Rating | Min | Key passes | Interceptions | Duels (won) |
|---|
| GK | Alireza Beiranvand | | | 0 | 1(100%) | | | 20(59%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 1 | 9.9 | 90 | | | 2(2) |
| DF | Saleh Hardani | | | 0 | | | 1 | 2(40%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 1 | 6.7 | 45 | | 1 | 5(1) |
| DF | Hossein Kanaani | 1 | 1 | 0 | | 1 | 2 | 15(94%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 7.5 | 90 | 1 | 2 | 3(2) |
| DF | Shoja Khalilzadeh | 1 | | 0 | | 3 | 3 | 33(97%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | 8.5 | 90 | | 1 | 12(8) |
| DF | Ali Nemati | | | 0 | | | | 22(76%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 6.9 | 90 | | | 4(2) |
| DF | Ehsan Hajsafi | | | 0 | | 1 | | 3(30%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | 6.7 | 66 | | 1 | 3(1) |
| MF | Ramin Rezaeian | | | 0 | | | | 13(62%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 6.9 | 90 | 2 | | 2(1) |
| MF | Saman Ghoddos | | | 0 | | 3 | | 14(78%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | 6.9 | 79 | | | 8(4) |
| MF | Saeid Ezatolahi | 2 | 1 | 0 | | 3 | | 18(75%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | | 6.9 | 85 | | 4 | 10(4) |
| MF | Mohammad Mohebi | | | 0 | | 1 | | 7(64%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 1 | 6.3 | 66 | | 1 | 7(2) |
| FW | Mehdi Taremi | 1 | 1 | 0 | | 1 | | 14(70%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6.3 | 90 | 2 | | 19(7) |
| FW | Alireza Jahanbakhsh | 1 | | 0 | 1(100%) | 1 | | 6(60%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | | 6.3 | 45 | | | 8(3) |
| DF | Milad Mohammadi | | | 0 | | 1 | | 10(83%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 6.9 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 2(1) |
| MF | Mahdi Torabi | | | 0 | | 2 | | 15(83%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 6.6 | 24 | | 1 | 4(2) |
| FW | Shahriar Moghanlou | | | 0 | | 1 | | 2(100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 6.7 | 11 | | | 3(2) |
| FW | Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh | | | 0 | | 1 | | 4(67%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 6.5 | 11 | | | 3(1) |
| GK | Payam Niazmand | | | 0 | | | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| GK | Hossein Hosseini | | | 0 | | | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| DF | Danial Eiri | | | 0 | | | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| MF | Roozbeh Cheshmi | | | 0 | | | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| DF | Aria Yousefi | | | 0 | | | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| MF | Mohammad Ghorbani | | | 0 | | | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| MF | Amirmohammad Razzaghinia | | | 0 | | | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| FW | Mehdi Ghayedi | | | 0 | | | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| FW | Ali Alipour | | | 0 | | | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| FW | Dennis Eckert Ayensa | | | 0 | | | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | |
Lineups
Belgium
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|
| Starter | GK | 1 | T. Courtois |
| Starter | DF | 15 | T. Meunier |
| Starter | DF | 25 | N. Ngoy |
| Starter | DF | 4 | B. Mechele |
| Starter | DF | 5 | M. De Cuyper |
| Starter | MF | 23 | N. Raskin |
| Starter | MF | 8 | Y. Tielemans |
| Starter | MF | 22 | A. Saelemaekers |
| Starter | MF | 7 | K. De Bruyne |
| Starter | MF | 10 | L. Trossard |
| Starter | FW | 9 | R. Lukaku |
| Bench | MF | 20 | H. Vanaken |
| Bench | DF | 3 | A. Theate |
| Bench | FW | 26 | M. Fernandez-Pardo |
| Bench | DF | 21 | T. Castagne |
| Bench | FW | 14 | D. Lukebakio |
Show unused substitutes (8)
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|
| Bench | GK | 12 | S. Lammens |
| Bench | GK | 13 | M. Penders |
| Bench | MF | 6 | A. Witsel |
| Bench | MF | 24 | A. Onana |
| Bench | FW | 19 | Diego Moreira |
| Bench | FW | 17 | C. De Ketelaere |
| Bench | DF | 16 | K. De Winter |
| Bench | DF | 18 | J. Seys |
Iran
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|
| Starter | GK | 1 | A. Beiranvand |
| Starter | DF | 2 | S. Hardani |
| Starter | DF | 13 | H. Kanaani |
| Starter | DF | 4 | S. Khalilzadeh |
| Starter | | 19 | A. Nemati |
| Starter | DF | 3 | E. Hajsafi |
| Starter | MF | 23 | R. Rezaeian |
| Starter | MF | 14 | S. Ghoddos |
| Starter | MF | 6 | S. Ezatolahi |
| Starter | MF | 8 | M. Mohebi |
| Starter | FW | 9 | M. Taremi |
| Bench | MF | 16 | M. Torabi |
| Bench | FW | 20 | S. Moghanlou |
| Bench | FW | 18 | A. Hosseinzadeh |
| Bench | FW | 7 | A. Jahanbakhsh |
| Bench | DF | 5 | M. Mohammadi |
Show unused substitutes (10)
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|
| Bench | GK | 22 | H. Hosseini |
| Bench | GK | 12 | P. Niazmand |
| Bench | FW | 24 | D. Eckert |
| Bench | FW | 10 | M. Ghaedi |
| Bench | MF | 26 | A. Razzaghinia |
| Bench | MF | 21 | M. Ghorbani |
| Bench | FW | 11 | A. Alipour |
| Bench | MF | 15 | R. Cheshmi |
| Bench | DF | 17 | A. Yousefi |
| Bench | | 25 | D. Eiri |
Match events
| Time | Team | Event | Player | Score |
|---|
| 1H 3' | Belgium | 🟨 Yellow card | R. Lukaku | |
| 1H 27' | Iran | 📺 VAR | Mehdi Taremi | |
| 1H 33' | Iran | 🟨 Yellow card | Saeid Ezatolahi | |
| 2H 1' | Iran | 🔄 Substitution | OUT S. Hardani → IN A. Jahanbakhsh | |
| 2H 13' | Belgium | 🔄 Substitution | OUT N. Raskin → IN H. Vanaken | |
| 2H 13' | Belgium | 🔄 Substitution | OUT T. Meunier → IN T. Castagne | |
| 2H 13' | Belgium | 🔄 Substitution | OUT A. Saelemaekers → IN D. Lukebakio | |
| 2H 21' | Belgium | 🟥 Red card | N. Ngoy | |
| 2H 21' | Iran | 🔄 Substitution | OUT M. Mohebi → IN M. Torabi | |
| 2H 21' | Iran | 🔄 Substitution | OUT E. Hajsafi → IN M. Mohammadi | |
| 2H 28' | Belgium | 🔄 Substitution | OUT R. Lukaku → IN A. Theate | |
| 2H 34' | Iran | 🔄 Substitution | OUT S. Ghoddos → IN S. Moghanlou | |
| 2H 40' | Iran | 🔄 Substitution | OUT S. Ezatolahi → IN A. Hosseinzadeh | |
| 2H 42' | Belgium | 🔄 Substitution | OUT K. De Bruyne → IN M. Fernandez-Pardo | |
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