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Iran tied Belgium
Match Details
SoFi Stadium
(Inglewood, California)
· 70,317 fans
· Fox Sports 1, Telemundo, FOX One
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Highlights
Iran keeper stands tall in draw with 10-man Belgium
Alireza Beiranvand made seven saves as Iran and 10-man Belgium played to a 0-0 draw at the World Cup on Sunday.
Recap via ESPN
Clips play on ESPN
Commentary
- ·Match ends, Belgium 0, IR Iran 0.
- 90'+6'Second Half ends, Belgium 0, IR Iran 0.
- 90'+5'Attempt missed. Dodi Lukébakio (Belgium) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Timothy Castagne.
- 90'+4'Attempt missed. Matias Fernandez-Pardo (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Arthur Theate.
- 90'+3'Attempt missed. Brandon Mechele (Belgium) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Timothy Castagne with a cross.
- 90'Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 88'Offside, IR Iran. Milad Mohammadi is caught offside.
- 88'Attempt blocked. Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh (IR Iran) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Milad Mohammadi.
- 87'Substitution, Belgium. Matias Fernandez-Pardo replaces Kevin De Bruyne.
- 87'Offside, IR Iran. Shahriyar Moghanloo is caught offside.
- 86'Attempt saved. Maxim De Cuyper (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Alireza Beiranvand (IR Iran). Assisted by Timothy Castagne with a cross.
- 85'Substitution, IR Iran. Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh replaces Saeid Ezatolahi.
Line Score
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| IRN | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BEL | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Match Leaders
Iran- SE Saeid Ezatolahi · 2Total Shots
- AB Alireza Beiranvand · 7Saves
- SK Shoja Khalilzadeh · 22Defensive Interventions
- SK Shoja Khalilzadeh · 33Accurate Passes
Belgium- MD Maxim De Cuyper · 5Total Shots
- TC Thibaut Courtois · 3Saves
- BM Brandon Mechele · 9Defensive Interventions
- BM Brandon Mechele · 77Accurate Passes
FIFA World Cup Standings
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belgium | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +4 | 5 |
| 2 | Egypt | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 5 |
| 3 | Iran | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -6 | 1 |
Key Events
Team Stats
IranBelgium
General
29.9
Possession %
70.1
7
Shots
23
3
On Target
7
4
Offsides
3
2
Corners
4
9
Fouls
7
Passing & Defense
198
Passes Completed
533
2
Crosses Won
6
11
Tackles Won
7
12
Interceptions
3
51
Clearances
11
Discipline
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
1
7
Saves
3
Recent Form
Belgium
W
D
W
W
D
Iran
L
W
W
W
D
Starting Lineups
Belgium4-2-3-1
Iran5-4-1
Full lineups and substitutes
Belgium
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TC #1 Thibaut CourtoisG
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BM #4 Brandon MecheleCD-L
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NN #25 Nathan NgoyCD-R
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MD #5 Maxim De CuyperLB
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TM #15 Thomas MeunierRB
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KD #7 Kevin De BruyneAM
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YT #8 Youri TielemansLM
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NR #23 Nicolas RaskinRM
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RL #9 Romelu LukakuF
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LT #10 Leandro TrossardAM-L
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AS #22 Alexis SaelemaekersAM-R
Substitutes · 5 used
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AW #6 Axel Witsel
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JS #18 Joaquin Seys
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DM #19 Diego Moreira
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MP #13 Mike Penders
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KD #16 Koni De Winter
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AT #3 Arthur Theate 73' for Romelu Lukaku
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CD #17 Charles De Ketelaere
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HV #20 Hans Vanaken 58' for Nicolas Raskin
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TC #21 Timothy Castagne 58' for Thomas Meunier
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SL #12 Senne Lammens
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DL #14 Dodi Lukébakio 58' for Alexis Saelemaekers
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MF #26 Matias Fernandez-Pardo 87' for Kevin De Bruyne
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AO #24 Amadou Onana
Iran
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AB #1 Alireza BeiranvandG
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SK #4 Shoja KhalilzadehCD
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AN #19 Ali NematiCD-L
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HK #13 Hossein KananiCD-R
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EH #3 Ehsan HajsafiLB
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SH #2 Saleh HardaniRB
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SE #6 Saeid EzatolahiCM-L
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SG #14 Saman GhoddosCM-R
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MM #8 Mohammad MohebbiLM
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RR #23 Ramin RezaeianRM
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MT #9 Mehdi TaremiF
Substitutes · 5 used
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DI #25 Danial Iri
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SM #20 Shahriyar Moghanloo 79' for Saman Ghoddos
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DD #24 Dennis Dargahi
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MG #10 Mehdi Ghayedi
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AJ #7 Alireza Jahanbakhsh 45' for Saleh Hardani
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PN #12 Payam Niazmand
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AH #18 Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh 85' for Saeid Ezatolahi
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MT #16 Mehdi Torabi 66' for Mohammad Mohebbi
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AY #17 Arya Yousefi
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HH #22 Hossein Hosseini
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MM #5 Milad Mohammadi 66' for Ehsan Hajsafi
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MG #21 Mohammad Ghorbani
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AA #11 Ali Alipour
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RC #15 Roozbeh Cheshmi
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AR #26 Amirmohammad Razzaghinia
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