Belgium vs Iran — World Cup, Group Stage - 2 (21 June 2026)
World Cup Group Stage - 2 
SoFi Stadium
Belgium vs Iran
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Rade Bogdanovic apology follows racist comments on Serbia TV
Rade Bogdanovic apologised after racist remarks during Belgium vs Iran. RTS also apologised for the live World Cup broadcast.
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Rade Bogdanović racist comments overshadow Belgium's draw with Iran
Rade Bogdanović sparked backlash with racist live TV comments after Belgium's 0-0 draw with Iran, following Nathan Ngoy's 66th-minute red card.
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Jérémy Doku's family decision sparks World Cup debate before Belgium face Iran
Jérémy Doku says he wants to be there for the birth of his first child, sparking criticism, support and debate before Belgium face Iran.
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Belgium vs Iran preview: Belgium need a cleaner display in Group G
Belgium need a sharper display after a flat World Cup opener, while Iran arrive after a comeback draw. Group G is level on one point.
Lineups & ratings
Belgium
4-2-3-1 Coach Rudi Garcia
4
Mechele
15 ↓58'
Meunier
7 ↓87'
Bruyne
1
Courtois
9 ↓73'
22 ↓58'
Saelemaekers
10
23 ↓58'
5
25
- 14 Dodi Lukebakio for A. Saelemaekers
- 20 Hans Vanaken for N. Raskin
- 21 Timothy Castagne for T. Meunier
- 3 Arthur Theate for R. Lukaku
- 26 Matías Fernández-Pardo for K. De Bruyne
- 6 Axel Witsel
- 12
- 13
- 16 Koni De Winter
- 17
- 18 Joaquin Seys
- 19
- 24
Iran
5-4-1 Coach Amir Ghalenoei
1
Beiranvand
3 ↓66'
13
Kanaani
23
14 ↓79'
Ghoddos
6 ↓85'
Ezatolahi
4
Khalilzadeh
19
Nemati
9
Taremi
8 ↓66'
Mohebi
2 ↓46'
Hardani
- 7 Alireza Jahanbakhsh for S. Hardani
- 5 Milad Mohammadi for E. Hajsafi
- 16 Mahdi Torabi for M. Mohebi
- 20 Shahriar Moghanlou for S. Ghoddos
- 18 Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh for S. Ezatolahi
- 10 Mehdi Ghayedi
- 11 Ali Alipour
- 12 Payam Niazmand
- 15 Roozbeh Cheshmi
- 17 Aria Yousefi
- 21 Mohammad Ghorbani
- 22 Hossein Hosseini
- 24 Dennis Eckert Ayensa
- 25 Danial Eiri
- 26 Amirmohammad Razzaghinia
Bench · Belgium
- 14 Dodi Lukebakio for A. Saelemaekers
- 20 Hans Vanaken for N. Raskin
- 21 Timothy Castagne for T. Meunier
- 3 Arthur Theate for R. Lukaku
- 26 Matías Fernández-Pardo for K. De Bruyne
- 6 Axel Witsel
- 12
- 13
- 16 Koni De Winter
- 17
- 18 Joaquin Seys
- 19
- 24
Bench · Iran
- 7 Alireza Jahanbakhsh for S. Hardani
- 5 Milad Mohammadi for E. Hajsafi
- 16 Mahdi Torabi for M. Mohebi
- 20 Shahriar Moghanlou for S. Ghoddos
- 18 Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh for S. Ezatolahi
- 10 Mehdi Ghayedi
- 11 Ali Alipour
- 12 Payam Niazmand
- 15 Roozbeh Cheshmi
- 17 Aria Yousefi
- 21 Mohammad Ghorbani
- 22 Hossein Hosseini
- 24 Dennis Eckert Ayensa
- 25 Danial Eiri
- 26 Amirmohammad Razzaghinia