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Belgium vs Iran Head-to-Head — FIFA World Cup 2026

⚽ Group Stage, Match 2
FT0–0
Sunday 21 June 2026  ·  19:00 UTC  ·  SoFi Stadium, Inglewood

Match Report

Match Events ?
3'🟨Romelu Lukaku Belgium
33'🟨Saeid Ezatolahi Iran
66'🟥Nathan Ngoy Belgium
Match Statistics ?
Belgium
Iran
70%
Possession
30%
7
Shots on Target
3
23
Total Shots
7
4
Corners
2
7
Fouls
9
1.80
xG
0.63
Player Ratings ?
Belgium
8.5Leandro TrossardM
7.9Thibaut CourtoisG
7.5Kevin De BruyneM
Iran
10.0Alireza BeiranvandG
8.3Shoja KhalilzadehD
7.2Hossein KanaaniD
Starting Lineups ?
Belgium · 4-2-3-1
1GThibaut Courtois
15DThomas Meunier
25DNathan Ngoy
4DBrandon Mechele
5DMaxim De Cuyper
23MNicolas Raskin
8MYouri Tielemans
22MAlexis Saelemaekers
7MKevin De Bruyne
10MLeandro Trossard
9FRomelu Lukaku
Iran · 5-4-1
1GAlireza Beiranvand
2DSaleh Hardani
13DHossein Kanaani
4DShoja Khalilzadeh
19DAli Nemati
3DEhsan Hajsafi
23MRamin Rezaeian
14MSaman Ghoddos
6MSaeid Ezatolahi
8MMohammad Mohebi
9FMehdi Taremi

Predictions

Match Prediction ?
Favoured: No clear favourite
Expected: Tight game — likely a one-goal margin
Confidence: Low
Belgium 50%Draw 26%Iran 24%
xG: 1.49Expected goalsxG: 0.96

Belgium vs Iran looks like a balanced matchup based on our pre-tournament model. There is no clear favourite from our model data, so this fixture is better treated as a tight game. This prediction should be used as general match context rather than a guaranteed outcome.

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Win Probability (Market) ?
No odds data available
Model Rating Edge ?
Slight Edge
Belgium stronger
Belgium: 1596 (#12)  ·  Iran: 1508 (#24)
H2H Record ?
No data
Equal
First ever meeting
Belgium
Iran
#1
Position ?
#3
5
Points ?
3
1W 2D 0L
Record ?
0W 3D 0L
6
Goals For ?
3
2
Goals Against ?
3
+4
Goal Diff
0
#9
FIFA Rank ?
#21
1.5%
Win Prob ?
0.2%
L W W W D
Form ?
D D D

Head-to-Head History

Previous World Cup Meetings
No previous meetings found in our data.
Last 0 Meetings (All Competitions)
No previous meetings found in our data.
💡 Betting Angles
Key Angles for this Match
Both teams scoring regularly — Belgium and Iran both conceding in tournament matches. BTTS looks likely.

Injuries & Absences

Belgium — Injuries
J. Doku
J. Doku
Injury
N. Ngoy
N. Ngoy
Injury
A. Onana
A. Onana
Injury
Z. Debast
Z. Debast
Injury
Iran — Injuries
No injuries reported.
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