For di 2026 World Cup wey dey happen for United States, Iran and Belgium don play another draw for dia group match. Di game wey happun for Inglewood, California on Sunday end 0-0, no goal for both side.
Belgium wey be one of di heavyweights for football, dem get one red card for second half. Defender Nathan Ngoy see red card for di 66th minute afta e miskick ball and foul Mehdi Taremi to stop am from clear chance. But Iran no fit use di advantage, and Belgium even get better chances later for di match.
Iran goalkeeper Alireza Beiranvand make seven saves to keep clean sheet. Belgium goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois also play well to stop Iran chances. Iran get early goal from Taremi wey dem rule offside after video review.
Belgium don play two matches for dis World Cup and still never score any goal from open play. Dia only goal na own goal from Egypt for dia first match wey end 1-1. Dem don play 53 consecutive shots without scoring since Qatar 2022.
Iran come back to Los Angeles area for dia second match. Fans wey dey support Iran plenty, but some dey boo di Iranian anthem and fly Lion and Sun flags. Di team face travel restrictions wey make dem leave LA few hours after match, wey coach Amir Ghalenoei no happy about.
Belgium start Romelu Lukaku for first time for dis tournament, but e play 73 minutes and get only one shot. Lukaku just come back from hamstring injury wey make am miss most of club season for Napoli. Jérémy Doku no play due to sickness.
Di draw mean both teams get two points from two matches. Iran go regret missing chance to beat Belgium wey dey 10th for FIFA ranking. Belgium don remain unbeaten for 15 competitive matches, but dia scoring problem still dey.
