Iran hold Belgium to goalless draw in Los Angeles

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Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup 2026 - Group G - Belgium v Iran - Los Angeles Stadium, Inglewood, California, U.S. - June 21, 2026 Iran's Alireza Beiranvand in action with Belgium's Maxim De Cuyper, Iran's Ali Nemati and Belgium's Hans Vanaken as he makes a save REUTERS/Lisi Niesner
Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup 2026 - Group G - Belgium v Iran - Los Angeles Stadium, Inglewood, California, U.S. - June 21, 2026 Iran's Alireza Beiranvand in action IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters/Jessie Alcheh
Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup 2026 - Group G - Belgium v Iran - Los Angeles Stadium, Inglewood, California, U.S. - June 21, 2026 Belgium's Nathan Ngoy is shown a red card by referee Dario Herrera IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters/Kirby Lee
Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup 2026 - Group G - Belgium v Iran - Los Angeles Stadium, Inglewood, California, U.S. - June 21, 2026 An Iran fan displays a pre-Iranian Revolution "Lion and Sun" flag inside the stadium as the players applaud the fans after the match REUTERS/Daniel Cole
Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup 2026 - Group G - Belgium v Iran - Los Angeles Stadium, Inglewood, California, U.S. - June 21, 2026 Belgium's Hans Vanaken, Kevin De Bruyne and teammates look dejected after the match REUTERS/Daniel Cole

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INGLEWOOD, California, June 21 : Ten-man Belgium were held to a 0-0 draw by Iran in their World Cup Group G match in Los Angeles on Sunday as they failed to break through Iran's resilient defence.

Boosted by an LA crowd largely in their corner, Iran repelled waves of attacks to share the points, with goalkeeper Alireza Beiranvand making seven saves on a mostly sunny day in Southern California.

In a frustrating game where they dominated possession, Belgium were reduced to 10 men after Nathan Ngoy was shown a red card for hauling down Mehdi Taremi, who was through on goal, in the second half.

Iran have two points and will next face Egypt in Seattle on Friday while Belgium, also on two points, play New Zealand in Vancouver.

Source: Reuters

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