Result Belgium - Iran, Sunday, 21 June 2026, World Cup Group G Belgium vs Iran on Sunday, June 21, 2026, during the FIFA World Cup Group G match at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California.  Both teams currently have 1 point each after their opening-round draws. The match features 5 players from Serie A: AC Milan defender Koni de Winter, Napoli midfielder Kevin de Bruyne, Atalanta forward Charles de Ketelaere, Napoli forward Romelu Lukaku, and AC Milan forward Alexis Saelemaekers.  

FIFA Ranking

Belgium is set to compete in the tournament with a global ranking of 10th, holding 1,733 points. Meanwhile, Iran is ranked 22nd in the world, with a total of 1,605 points.  

How are they coming after Matchday 1?

Belgium is coming off a 1-1 draw against Egypt. Key winger Jérémy Doku has been officially ruled out due to a respiratory illness, and Zeno Debast is still sidelined with a thigh injury. Star striker Romelu Lukaku is eager to start after having come off the bench in their first match. Iran managed to secure a 2-2 draw against New Zealand in their opening game. They are anxiously monitoring the late fitness of midfielders Saman Ghoddos and Roozbeh Cheshmi.  

👉   Serie A players called up for  🇧🇪   the Belgium National team:

• AC Milan defender Koni de Winter
• Napoli midfielder Kevin de Bruyne
• Atalanta forward Charles de Ketelaere
• Napoli forward Romelu Lukaku
• AC Milan forward Alexis Saelemaekers

 

👉   No Serie A players with the Iran National team:

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   Belgium World Cup 2026 Squad: 

• Goalkeepers: Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid), Senne Lammens (Manchester United), Mike Penders (Racing Strasbourg)
• Defenders: Timothy Castagne (Fulham), Zeno Debast (Sporting), Maxim de Cuyper (Brighton), Koni de Winter (AC Milan), Brandon Mechele (Club Brugge), Thomas Meunier (Lille), Nathan Ngoy (Lille), Joaquin Seys (Club Brugge), Arthur Theate (Eintracht Frankfurt)
• Midfielders: Kevin de Bruyne (Napoli), Amadou Onana (Aston Villa), Nicolas Raskin (Rangers), Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa), Hans Vanaken (Club Brugge), Axel Witsel (Girona)
• Forwards: Charles de Ketelaere (Atalanta), Jeremy Doku (Manchester City), Matias Fernandez-Pardo (Lille), Romelu Lukaku (Napoli), Dodi Lukebakio (Benfica), Diego Moreira (Strasbourg), Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan), Leandro Trossard (Arsenal).

 

   Iran World Cup 2026 squad: 

• Goalkeepers: Alireza Beiranvand (Tractor), Payam Niazmand (Persepolis), Hossein Hosseini (Sepahan).
• Defenders: Ehsan Hajsafi (Sepahan), Milad Mohammadi (Persepolis), Ali Nemati, Shojae Khalilzadeh, Hossein Kanaanizadegan, Danial Eiri, Ramin Rezaeian, Saleh Hardani.
• Midfielders: Saman Ghoddos (Kalba, UAE), Saeid Ezatolahi (Shahab al-Ahli, UAE), Mohammad Ghorbani (Al-Wahda, UAE), Rouzbeh Cheshmi, Amirmohammad. Razzaghinia, Mohammad Mohebi (Rostov, Rus), Mehdi Torabi, Mehdi Ghayedi (Al-Nasr, UAE), Alireza Jahanbakhsh, Aria Yousefi.
• Forwards: Mehdi Taremi (Olympiakos, Gre), Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh, Ali Alipour, Shahriyar Moghanlou (Kalba, UAE), Dennis Eckert (Standard Liege, Bel)

    Buy FIFA World Cup Tickets Sports, Football, Soccer, FIFA World Cup Tickets World Cup Group G Matchday 1 🇧🇪 Belgium - Iran 🇮🇷 Sunday, 21 June 2026 Date & Kickoff: Sunday, June 21, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. ET (12:00 p.m. local time in LA). Venue: SoFi Stadium Inglewood, CA. Referee: Dario Herrera ARG Assistant Referee 1: Cristian Navarro ARG Assistant Referee 2: Gabriel Chade ARG Fourth Official: Yusuke Araki JPN Reserve AR : Jun Mihara JPN ⚽️ Goals: 🟨 Yellow Cards: ✅ Official lineups - Tabellino: Belgium starting lineup: Thibaut Courtois, Thomas Meunier, Maxim De Cuyper, Brandon Mechele, Nathan Ngoy, Youri Tielemans, Nicolas Raskin, Kevin De Bruyne, Leandro Trossard, Alexis Saelemaekers, Romelu Lukaku Substitutes: Axel Witsel, Arthur Theate, Dodi Lukébakio, Matias Fernandez-Pardo, Joaquin Seys, Charles De Ketelaere, Timothy Castagne, Hans Vanaken, Diego Moreira, Amadou Onana, Senne Lammens, Mike Penders, Koni De Winter Iran starting lineup: Alireza Beiranvand, Shoja Khalilzadeh, Ehsan Hajisafi, Saleh Hardani, Ali Nemati, Hossein Kanani, Ramin Rezaeian, Saman Ghoddos, Saeid Ezatolahi, Mohammad Mohebbi, Mehdi Taremi Substitutes: Mehdi Torabi, Arya Yousefi, Dennis Dargahi, Mehdi Ghayedi, Roozbeh Cheshmi, Shahriyar Moghanloo, Amir Mohammad Razzaghinia, Mohammad Ghorbani, Alireza Jahanbakhsh, Danial Eiri, Milad Mohammadi, Payam Niazmand, Ali Alipour, Hossein Hosseini, Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh