Belgium will look to Kevin De Bruyne to provide the spark in attack against Iran. | Photo Credit: Getty Images

Belgium will look to recover from an opening matchday draw with Egypt when it takes on Iran in a FIFA World Cup 2026 Group G encounter at the Los Angeles Stadium on Sunday.

Iran played an entertaining 2-2 draw with New Zealand in its opening encounter and will be confident of restricting the Red Devils and earning at least a point.

Belgium vs Iran head-to-head:

This will be the first official meeting between the two sides.

Belgium vs Iran form guide:

Belgium: D W W D W

• Belgium 1 - 1 Egypt
• Belgium 5-0 Tunisia
• Croatia 0-2 Belgium
• Mexico 1-1 Belgium
• USA 2-5 Belgium

Iran: D W L D D

• Iran 2 - 2 New Zealand
• Iran 3 - 1 Gambia
• Iran 1 - 2 Nigeria
• Uzbekistan 0 - 0 Iran
• Iran 0 - 0 Cape Verde

Belgium vs Iran Predicted XI:

Belgium: Thibaut Courtois — Thomas Meunier, Brandon Mechele, Nathan Ngoy, Timothy Castagne — Hans Vanaken, Youri Tielemans — Dodi Lukebakio, Kevin De Bruyne, Jeremy Doku — Charles De Ketelaere

Iran: Alireza Beiranvand — Ramin Rezaeian, Shojae Khalilzadeh, Ali Nemati, Milad Mohammadi — Saeid Ezatolahi, Ehsan Hajsafi, Mohammad Mohebi, Saman Ghoddos — Mehdi Taremi, Shahriyar Moghanlou

Published on Jun 21, 2026