{"id":1461369,"date":"2026-06-21T22:30:59","date_gmt":"2026-06-21T21:30:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?post_type=features&#038;p=1461369"},"modified":"2026-06-21T23:15:36","modified_gmt":"2026-06-21T22:15:36","slug":"belgium-iran-stats-analysis","status":"publish","type":"features","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/belgium-iran-stats-analysis\/","title":{"rendered":"Belgium vs Iran stats and analysis: Another stalemate for wasteful Red Devils"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Belgium&#8217;s wait for a victory at the 2026 World Cup continues, after they were held to a goalless draw by Iran.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Red Devils drew another blank in Group G, despite dominating large periods of the clash in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rudi Garcia&#8217;s side found opposing goalkeeper Alireza Beiranvand in fine form, while they played the final 24 minutes with 10 men after Nathan Ngoy&#8217;s red card.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-yoast-seo-table-of-contents yoast-table-of-contents\"><h2>In this article, we&#8217;ll cover:<\/h2><ul><li><a href=\"#h-belgium-draw-another-blank\" data-level=\"3\">Belgium draw another blank<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-lukaku-s-world-cup-drought-continues\" data-level=\"3\">Lukaku&#8217;s World Cup drought continues<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-golden-oldies-deliver-for-iran\" data-level=\"3\">Golden Oldies deliver for Iran<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-belgium-draw-another-blank\">Belgium draw another blank<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After just one of their first 50 matches at the World Cup ended without a goal, Belgium have now played out two 0-0 draws in their last three games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That was despite enjoying 70.3% of possession and 23 shots on goal at Los Angeles Stadium &#8211; their most without scoring in a World Cup game since 1994 against Saudi Arabia (28).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With the last goal scored by a Belgian player at the finals coming courtesy of Michy Batshuayi&#8217;s late winner against Canada on matchday one in 2022, the Red Devils have now attempted 69 shots without success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jeremy Doku&#8217;s absence due to the impending birth of his child left Belgium lacking pace and power down the wings, while Lukaku&#8217;s lack of full fitness was evident up front.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was full-back Maxim De Cuyper who went closest to scoring for Garcia&#8217;s side, but the Brighton man was brilliantly denied by Beiranvand on both occasions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Belgium will also now have to make do without upcoming defender Ngoy, who paid for a slight lapse in concentration, with his subsequent last-man foul on Medhi Taremi leaving the referee no choice but to give him his marching orders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He is the fourth Belgian to be sent off at the finals, and first since Steven Defour against South Korea 12 years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/06\/21221500\/team_-pitch-3-stats-2-1-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1461427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/06\/21221500\/team_-pitch-3-stats-2-1-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/06\/21221500\/team_-pitch-3-stats-2-1-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/06\/21221500\/team_-pitch-3-stats-2-1-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/06\/21221500\/team_-pitch-3-stats-2-1-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/06\/21221500\/team_-pitch-3-stats-2-1-214x267.jpg 214w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/06\/21221500\/team_-pitch-3-stats-2-1-160x200.jpg 160w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/06\/21221500\/team_-pitch-3-stats-2-1-48x60.jpg 48w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/06\/21221500\/team_-pitch-3-stats-2-1-120x150.jpg 120w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/06\/21221500\/team_-pitch-3-stats-2-1-59x74.jpg 59w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/06\/21221500\/team_-pitch-3-stats-2-1.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-lukaku-s-world-cup-drought-continues\">Lukaku&#8217;s World Cup drought continues<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite concerns surrounding his fitness, Lukaku was given the opportunity to lead the line, having forced the equaliser from the bench against Egypt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The forward did manage to created history, though not the kind he had in mind &#8211; receiving Belgium&#8217;s earliest yellow card at the World Cup (two minutes, 43 seconds) following his early lunge on goalkeeper Beiranvand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lukaku struggled to impose himself on the match, otherwise, with just 24 touches and one attempt on goal, while he won only two of the nine duels he contested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"h-heading-2\">Incredibly, after he was withdrawn in the 73rd minute, Belgium&#8217;s all-time leading scorer is now without a goal in his last eight World Cup appearances, since a brace against Tunisia in the 2018 group stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/06\/21222226\/player_-pitch-3-stats-7-1-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1461431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/06\/21222226\/player_-pitch-3-stats-7-1-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/06\/21222226\/player_-pitch-3-stats-7-1-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/06\/21222226\/player_-pitch-3-stats-7-1-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/06\/21222226\/player_-pitch-3-stats-7-1-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/06\/21222226\/player_-pitch-3-stats-7-1-214x267.jpg 214w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/06\/21222226\/player_-pitch-3-stats-7-1-160x200.jpg 160w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/06\/21222226\/player_-pitch-3-stats-7-1-48x60.jpg 48w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/06\/21222226\/player_-pitch-3-stats-7-1-120x150.jpg 120w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/06\/21222226\/player_-pitch-3-stats-7-1-59x74.jpg 59w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/06\/21222226\/player_-pitch-3-stats-7-1.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-golden-oldies-deliver-for-iran\">Golden Oldies deliver for Iran<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Considering their participation alone was under threat at this World Cup, Iran are now very much in contention to progress from the group stages for the very first time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Team Melli set a new record by naming the oldest starting XI for a match at the finals (since at least 1966), with Ardeshir Ghalenoei&#8217;s team boasting an average age of 32 years and 181 days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not only that, but they have avoided defeat in their opening two matches at a World Cup for the very first time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Though heavy underdogs for this clash, Iran did have the ball in the net through Taremi after a cleverly worked free-kick &#8211; though the joy was cut short by a VAR review, which revealed him to be offside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Taremi also saw a brilliant half-volley beaten away by Thibaut Courtois after the break, while goalkeeper Beiranvand came to their rescue a couple of times at the other end of the field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Team Melli may now have only won three of their 20 matches at the World Cup, but this result will have given them confidence to achieve another &#8211; with historic ramifications &#8211; in their final Group G outing against Egypt.<\/p>\n\n\n<h3><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/football-tips\/world-cup-2026-betting-tips-predictions\/\"><strong>World Cup predictions &amp; tips<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/outright-markets\/world-cup-outright-odds\/\"><strong>World Cup outright odds <\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/world-cup-2026-fixtures-results\/\"><b>World Cup fixtures &amp; 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