World Cup 2026: Belgium and Iran level at halftime (0-0)
Belgium and Iran are level 0-0 at halftime in their 2026 World Cup match despite Belgium dominating possession and shots.
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SUMMARY
Belgium – Iran has reached halftime at the 2026 World Cup, with Belgium and Iran level at 0-0.
The numbers nevertheless paint a more nuanced first half. Belgium had the ball with 79% possession and tried their luck more often, with 8 shots to Iran's 2. In the decisive area, the shots-on-target count stands at 2 for Belgium and 1 for Iran. The xG figures remain close, with 0.57 for Belgium and 0.26 for Iran.
First-half key moments
- Yellow card – R. Lukaku (Belgium, 3rd)
- VAR – M. Taremi (Iran, 25th)
- Yellow card – S. Ezatolahi (Iran, 33rd)
A still-fragile balance
Belgium and Iran head back level, but the second half remains open. The first change of tempo, a defensive mistake or a set-piece could quickly alter the course of the match.
Belgium
Finished
SoFi Stadium
Iran
IranFil du match
- 3'Carton jaune - R. Lukaku
- 25'VAR - M. Taremi
- 33'Carton jaune - S. Ezatolahi
- 46'Remplacement - S. Hardani (remplace A. Jahanbakhsh)
- 58'Remplacement - T. Meunier (remplace T. Castagne)
- 58'Remplacement - N. Raskin (remplace H. Vanaken)
- 58'Remplacement - A. Saelemaekers (remplace D. Lukebakio)
- 66'Remplacement - E. Hajsafi (remplace M. Mohammadi)
- 66'Remplacement - M. Mohebi (remplace M. Torabi)
- 66'Carton rouge - N. Ngoy
- 73'Remplacement - R. Lukaku (remplace A. Theate)
- 79'Remplacement - S. Ghoddos (remplace S. Moghanlou)
- 85'Remplacement - S. Ezatolahi (remplace A. Hosseinzadeh)
- 87'Remplacement - K. De Bruyne (remplace M. Fernandez-Pardo)
Les chiffres du match
- Tirs cadres : Belgium 7 / Iran 3
- Tirs : Belgium 21 / Iran 7
- Possession : Belgium 71% / Iran 29%
- Corners : Belgium 4 / Iran 2
- Fautes : Belgium 7 / Iran 9
- Cartons jaunes : Belgium 1 / Iran 1
- Cartons rouges : Belgium 1 / Iran 0
- Passes : Belgium 604 / Iran 258
- Precision des passes : Belgium 86% / Iran 74%
- xG : Belgium 1.77 / Iran 0.61
Group G schedule
Match center
Belgium - Egypt
Belgium
1-1
1-1
Egypt
Match feed
- 13'Carton jaune - M. Attia
- 14'Carton jaune - T. Castagne
- 19'But - E. Ashour0-1
- 34'Carton jaune - A. Fatouh
- 56'Remplacement - T. Castagne (remplace N. Raskin)
- 56'Remplacement - A. Onana (remplace M. De Cuyper)
- 66'Remplacement - C. De Ketelaere (remplace R. Lukaku)
- 66'But - M. Hany1-1
- 71'Remplacement - E. Ashour (remplace R. Rabia)
- 75'Carton jaune - M. De Cuyper
- 76'Remplacement - M. Ziko (remplace Zizo)
- 76'Remplacement - M. Salah (remplace H. Abdelkarim)
- 86'Remplacement - J. Doku (remplace M. Fernandez-Pardo)
- 86'Remplacement - K. De Bruyne (remplace H. Vanaken)
- 89'Remplacement - H. Fathy (remplace I. Adel)
- 89'Remplacement - A. Fatouh (remplace K. Hafez)
- 66'But - R. Lukaku1-1
Line-ups
Belgium
System4-2-3-1CoachRudi Garcia
Starters11
- 1 Thibaut Courtois Goalkeeper
- 15 Thomas Meunier Defender
- 25 Nathan Ngoy Defender
- 4 Brandon Mechele Defender
- 21 Timothy Castagne Defender
- 24 Amadou Onana Midfielder
- 8 Youri Tielemans Midfielder
- 10 Leandro Trossard Midfielder
- 7 Kevin De Bruyne Midfielder
- 11 Jérémy Doku Midfielder
- 17 Charles De Ketelaere Forward
Substitutes14
- 5 Maxim De Cuyper
- 23 Nicolas Raskin
- 9 Romelu Lukaku
- 12 Senne Lammens
- 13 Mike Penders
- 3 Arthur Theate
- 18 Joaquin Seys
- 16 Koni De Winter
- 22 Alexis Saelemaekers
- 6 Axel Witsel
- 19 Diego Moreira
- 14 Dodi Lukebakio
- 20 Hans Vanaken
- 26 Matías Fernández-Pardo
Egypt
System4-2-3-1CoachHossam Hassan
Starters11
- 23 Mostafa Shobeir Goalkeeper
- 3 Mohamed Hany Defender
- 2 Yasser Ibrahim Defender
- 14 Hamdy Fathy Defender
- 13 Ahmed Fatouh Defender
- 19 Marwan Attia Midfielder
- 17 Mohanad Lasheen Midfielder
- 11 Mostafa Ziko Midfielder
- 10 Mohamed Salah Midfielder
- 8 Emam Ashour Midfielder
- 22 Omar Marmoush Forward
Substitutes15
- 16 Mahdi Soliman
- 26 Mohamed Alaa
- 1 Mohamed El-Shenawy
- 4 Hossam Abdelmaguid
- 15 Karim Hafez
- 6 Mohamed Abdelmonem
- 5 Rami Rabia
- 24 Tarek Alaa
- 12 Haissem Hassan
- 20 Ibrahim Adel
- 21 Mahmoud Saber
- 7 Mahmoud Trézéguet
- 18 Nabil Donga
- 25 Zizo
- 9 Hamza Abdelkarim
Match stats
- Tirs cadres : Belgium 2 / Egypt 3
- Tirs : Belgium 12 / Egypt 11
- Possession : Belgium 56% / Egypt 44%
- Corners : Belgium 2 / Egypt 6
- Fautes : Belgium 14 / Egypt 13
- Cartons jaunes : Belgium 2 / Egypt 2
- Passes : Belgium 398 / Egypt 310
- Precision des passes : Belgium 87% / Egypt 79%
- xG : Belgium 0.86 / Egypt 0.75
Key players
- Emam Ashour (Egypt) : note 7.9, 1 but(s)
- Mohamed Salah (Egypt) : note 6.3, 1 passe(s) decisive(s)
- Timothy Castagne (Belgium) : note 7.9, 1 carton(s) jaune(s)
- Mostafa Shobeir (Egypt) : note 6.7, 2 arret(s)
- Youri Tielemans (Belgium) : note 7.3
- Thibaut Courtois (Belgium) : note 6.2, 2 arret(s)
- Brandon Mechele (Belgium) : note 7.2
- Charles De Ketelaere (Belgium) : note 7.2
Absences & injuries
No confirmed absence yet.
Head-to-head
- 18/11/2022 Belgium 1-2 Egypt (Friendlies)
- 06/06/2018 Belgium 3-0 Egypt (Friendlies)
Group G
Belgium
Finished
Lumen Field
EgyptMatch center
Iran - New Zealand
Iran
2-2
2-2
New Zealand
Match feed
- 7'But - Elijah Just0-1
- 32'But - Ramin Rezaeian1-1
- 45'Remplacement - Arya Yousefi (remplace Mehdi Ghayedi)
- 53'Remplacement - Shahriyar Moghanloo (remplace Ali Alipour)
- 54'But - Elijah Just1-2
- 64'But - Mohammad Mohebbi2-2
- 65'Remplacement - Saman Ghoddos (remplace Ehsan Hajisafi)
- 68'Remplacement - Callum McCowatt (remplace Ryan Thomas)
- 68'Remplacement - Liberato Cacace (remplace Ben Old)
- 78'Remplacement - Tim Payne (remplace Callan Elliot)
- 80'Remplacement - Mehdi Taremi (remplace Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh)
- 89'Carton jaune - Ehsan Hajisafi
- 92'Remplacement - Sarpreet Singh (remplace Jesse Randall)
- 92'Remplacement - Marko Stamenić (remplace Tyler Bindon)
Line-ups
Iran
System4-4-2CoachAmir Ghalenoei
Starters11
- 1 Alireza Beiranvand Goalkeeper
- 23 Ramin Rezaeian Defender
- 4 Shoja Khalilzadeh Defender
- 19 Ali Nemati Defender
- 5 Milad Mohammadi Defender
- 8 Mohammad Mohebi Midfielder
- 14 Saman Ghoddos Midfielder
- 6 Saeid Ezatolahi Midfielder
- 17 Aria Yousefi Midfielder
- 20 Shahriar Moghanlou Forward
- 9 Mehdi Taremi Forward
Substitutes15
- 10 Mehdi Ghayedi
- 11 Ali Alipour
- 12 Payam Niazmand
- 22 Hossein Hosseini
- 2 Saleh Hardani
- 13 Hossein Kanaani
- 3 Ehsan Hajsafi
- 15 Roozbeh Cheshmi
- 25 Danial Eiri
- 26 Amirmohammad Razzaghinia
- 21 Mohammad Ghorbani
- 16 Mahdi Torabi
- 18 Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh
- 7 Alireza Jahanbakhsh
- 24 Dennis Eckert Ayensa
New Zealand
System4-2-3-1
Starters11
- 1 Max Crocombe Goalkeeper
- 2 Tim Payne Defender
- 16 Finn Surman Defender
- 5 Michael Boxall Defender
- 13 Liberato Cacace Defender
- 6 Joe Bell Midfielder
- 8 Marko Stamenić Midfielder
- 20 Callum McCowatt Midfielder
- 10 Sarpreet Singh Midfielder
- 11 Elijah Just Midfielder
- 9 Chris Wood Forward
Substitutes14
- 12 Alex Paulsen
- 22 Michael Woud
- 26 Tommy Smith
- 3 Francis De Vries
- 15 Nando Pijnaker
- 24 Callan Elliot
- 4 Tyler Bindon
- 21 Jesse Randall
- 19 Benjamin Old
- 23 Ryan Thomas
- 25 Lachlan Bayliss
- 14 Alex Rufer
- 18 Ben Waine
- 17 Kosta Barbarouses
Match stats
- Tirs cadres : Iran 4 / New Zealand 8
- Tirs : Iran 17 / New Zealand 14
- Possession : Iran 47% / New Zealand 53%
- Corners : Iran 4 / New Zealand 1
- Fautes : Iran 9 / New Zealand 7
- Cartons jaunes : Iran 1 / New Zealand 0
- Cartons rouges : Iran 0 / New Zealand 0
Key players
- Elijah Just (New Zealand) : note 9, 2 but(s)
- Ramin Rezaeian (Iran) : note 9.3, 1 but(s), 1 passe(s) decisive(s)
- Chris Wood (New Zealand) : note 6.9, 2 passe(s) decisive(s)
- Mohammad Mohebi (Iran) : note 7.3, 1 but(s)
- Alireza Beiranvand (Iran) : note 5.9, 5 arret(s)
- Max Crocombe (New Zealand) : note 6.6, 2 arret(s)
- Mehdi Ghayedi (Iran) : note 7.2
- Finn Surman (New Zealand) : note 7.2
Absences & injuries
No confirmed absence yet.
Head-to-head
No reliable head-to-head available yet.
Group G
Iran
Finished
SoFi Stadium
New ZealandMatch center
Belgium - Iran
Belgium
0-0
0-0
Iran
Match feed
- 3'Carton jaune - R. Lukaku
- 25'VAR - M. Taremi
- 33'Carton jaune - S. Ezatolahi
- 46'Remplacement - S. Hardani (remplace A. Jahanbakhsh)
- 58'Remplacement - T. Meunier (remplace T. Castagne)
- 58'Remplacement - N. Raskin (remplace H. Vanaken)
- 58'Remplacement - A. Saelemaekers (remplace D. Lukebakio)
- 66'Remplacement - E. Hajsafi (remplace M. Mohammadi)
- 66'Remplacement - M. Mohebi (remplace M. Torabi)
- 66'Carton rouge - N. Ngoy
- 73'Remplacement - R. Lukaku (remplace A. Theate)
- 79'Remplacement - S. Ghoddos (remplace S. Moghanlou)
- 85'Remplacement - S. Ezatolahi (remplace A. Hosseinzadeh)
- 87'Remplacement - K. De Bruyne (remplace M. Fernandez-Pardo)
Line-ups
Belgium
System4-2-3-1CoachRudi Garcia
Starters11
- 1 Thibaut Courtois Goalkeeper
- 15 Thomas Meunier Defender
- 25 Nathan Ngoy Defender
- 4 Brandon Mechele Defender
- 5 Maxim De Cuyper Defender
- 23 Nicolas Raskin Midfielder
- 8 Youri Tielemans Midfielder
- 22 Alexis Saelemaekers Midfielder
- 7 Kevin De Bruyne Midfielder
- 10 Leandro Trossard Midfielder
- 9 Romelu Lukaku Forward
Substitutes13
- 21 Timothy Castagne
- 20 Hans Vanaken
- 14 Dodi Lukebakio
- 12 Senne Lammens
- 13 Mike Penders
- 16 Koni De Winter
- 3 Arthur Theate
- 18 Joaquin Seys
- 6 Axel Witsel
- 19 Diego Moreira
- 24 Amadou Onana
- 17 Charles De Ketelaere
- 26 Matías Fernández-Pardo
Iran
System5-4-1CoachAmir Ghalenoei
Starters11
- 1 Alireza Beiranvand Goalkeeper
- 2 Saleh Hardani Defender
- 13 Hossein Kanaani Defender
- 4 Shoja Khalilzadeh Defender
- 19 Ali Nemati Defender
- 3 Ehsan Hajsafi Defender
- 23 Ramin Rezaeian Midfielder
- 14 Saman Ghoddos Midfielder
- 6 Saeid Ezatolahi Midfielder
- 8 Mohammad Mohebi Midfielder
- 9 Mehdi Taremi Forward
Substitutes15
- 7 Alireza Jahanbakhsh
- 5 Milad Mohammadi
- 16 Mahdi Torabi
- 12 Payam Niazmand
- 22 Hossein Hosseini
- 25 Danial Eiri
- 15 Roozbeh Cheshmi
- 17 Aria Yousefi
- 21 Mohammad Ghorbani
- 26 Amirmohammad Razzaghinia
- 10 Mehdi Ghayedi
- 11 Ali Alipour
- 18 Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh
- 20 Shahriar Moghanlou
- 24 Dennis Eckert Ayensa
Match stats
- Tirs cadres : Belgium 7 / Iran 3
- Tirs : Belgium 21 / Iran 7
- Possession : Belgium 71% / Iran 29%
- Corners : Belgium 4 / Iran 2
- Fautes : Belgium 7 / Iran 9
- Cartons jaunes : Belgium 1 / Iran 1
- Cartons rouges : Belgium 1 / Iran 0
- Passes : Belgium 604 / Iran 258
- Precision des passes : Belgium 86% / Iran 74%
- xG : Belgium 1.77 / Iran 0.61
Key players
- Alireza Beiranvand (Iran) : note 9.3, 7 arret(s)
- Thibaut Courtois (Belgium) : note 7.6, 3 arret(s)
- Shoja Khalilzadeh (Iran) : note 8.5
- Nathan Ngoy (Belgium) : note 6.9, 1 carton(s) rouge(s)
- Leandro Trossard (Belgium) : note 8.2
- Brandon Mechele (Belgium) : note 7.3
- Youri Tielemans (Belgium) : note 7.3
- Maxim De Cuyper (Belgium) : note 7.2
Absences & injuries
No confirmed absence yet.
Head-to-head
- 21/06/2026 Belgium 0-0 Iran (World Cup)
Group G
Belgium
Finished
SoFi Stadium
IranMatch center
New Zealand - Egypt
New Zealand
02:00
Upcoming
Egypt
Match feed
Le fil du match s affichera au coup d envoi.
Line-ups
Line-ups will be published before kickoff.
Match stats
Aucune statistique collective n est encore disponible dans les donnees du match.
Key players
Key players will be highlighted during the match.
Absences & injuries
No confirmed absence yet.
Head-to-head
No reliable head-to-head available yet.
Group G
New Zealand
Upcoming
BC Place
EgyptMatch center
Egypt - Iran
Egypt
04:00
Upcoming
Iran
Match feed
Le fil du match s affichera au coup d envoi.
Line-ups
Line-ups will be published before kickoff.
Match stats
Aucune statistique collective n est encore disponible dans les donnees du match.
Key players
Key players will be highlighted during the match.
Absences & injuries
No confirmed absence yet.
Head-to-head
No reliable head-to-head available yet.
Group G
Egypt
Upcoming
Lumen Field
IranMatch center
New Zealand - Belgium
New Zealand
04:00
Upcoming
Belgium
Match feed
Le fil du match s affichera au coup d envoi.
Line-ups
Line-ups will be published before kickoff.
Match stats
Aucune statistique collective n est encore disponible dans les donnees du match.
Key players
Key players will be highlighted during the match.
Absences & injuries
No confirmed absence yet.
Head-to-head
No reliable head-to-head available yet.
Group G
New Zealand
Upcoming
BC Place
BelgiumGroup G
| Team | J | G | N | P | BP | BC | Diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Belgium | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Egypt | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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