Belgium
Full Time
Iran
The Players to Watch
Confirmed starting elevens, bench, and substitutions for both sides. Coach and captain detail come from each team's full squad page.
Belgium
4-2-3-1 · Starting XI
Rudi Garcia
Kevin De Bruyne
Starting XI · 4-2-3-1
- 1Thibaut Courtois
- 4Brandon Mechele
- 5Maxim De Cuyper
Brighton
- 15Thomas Meunier
- 25Nathan Ngoy
- 7Kevin De BruyneC
Napoli
- 8Youri Tielemans
Aston Villa
- 22Alexis Saelemaekers
- 23Nicolas Raskin
- 9Romelu Lukaku
Napoli
- 10Leandro Trossard
Arsenal
Substitutions
- 58'
↑Timothy Castagne
↓Thomas Meunier
- 58'
↑Hans Vanaken
↓Nicolas Raskin
- 58'
↑Dodi Lukebakio
↓Alexis Saelemaekers
- 73'
↑Arthur Theate
↓Romelu Lukaku
- 87'
↑Matias Fernandez-Pardo
↓Kevin De Bruyne
Bench13
- 12Senne Lammens
- 13Mike Penders
- 3Arthur Theate
- 16Koni De Winter
- 18Joaquin Seys
- 21Timothy Castagne
- 6Axel Witsel
- 19Diego Moreira
- 20Hans Vanaken
- 24Amadou Onana
- 14Dodi Lukebakio
- 17Charles De Ketelaere
- 26Matias Fernandez-Pardo
Iran
4-3-3 · Starting XI
Amir Ghalenoei
Ehsan Hajsafi
Starting XI · 4-3-3
- 1Alireza Beiranvand
Persepolis
- 2Saleh Hardani
- 3Ehsan HajsafiC
AEK Athens
- 4Shojae Khalilzadeh
Tractor
- 13Hossein Kanaanizadegan
Al-Ahli
- 19Ali Nemati
- 23Ramin Rezaeian
Sepahan
- 6Saeid Ezatolahi
Lechia Gdansk
- 8Mohammad Mohebi
- 9Mehdi Taremi
Inter Milan
- 14Saman Ghoddos
Brentford
Substitutions
- 46'
↑Alireza Jahanbakhsh
↓Saleh Hardani
- 66'
↑Milad Mohammadi
↓Ehsan Hajsafi
- 66'
↑Mehdi Torabi
↓Mohammad Mohebi
- 79'
↑Shahriar Moghanlou
↓Saman Ghoddos
- 85'
↑Amir Hosseinzadeh
↓Saeid Ezatolahi
Bench15
- 12Payam Niazmand
- 22Hossein Hosseini
- 5Milad Mohammadi
- 15Rouzbeh Cheshmi
- 25Danial Eiri
- 10Medhi Ghayedi
- 16Mehdi Torabi
- 17Ariya Yousefi
- 21Mohammad Ghorbani
- 26Amir Razzaghinia
- 7Alireza Jahanbakhsh
- 11Ali Alipour
- 18Amir Hosseinzadeh
- 20Shahriar Moghanlou
- 24Dennis Eckert
Bookings
3- 3'
Romelu LukakuBelgium
- 33'
Saeid EzatolahiIran
- 66'
Nathan NgoyBelgium
Match Officials
- Centre RefereeDarío HerreraArgentina
- Assistant Referee 1Cristian NavarroArgentina
- Assistant Referee 2Gabriel ChadeArgentina
Group Standings
Live points, goal difference, and the qualification cutoff line. The top 2 advance to the Round of 32; eight best third-place finishers across all 12 groups also progress.
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇧🇪BelgiumIn match | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 5 |
| 2 | 🇪🇬Egypt | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 5 |
| 3 | 🇮🇷IranIn match | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | 🇳🇿New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | -6 | 1 |
Where to Watch
Los Angeles Stadium
(SoFi Stadium)
Match #39 of the FIFA World Cup 2026 is played at Los Angeles Stadium in Los Angeles, California. Capacity 70,240 for the tournament.
Kick-Off in Your Time Zone
Six common time zones for international fans, plus your local time at the top.
- 🇺🇸ET (Eastern Time, USA)Your zone15:00 EDT
- 🇺🇸PT (Pacific Time, USA)12:00 PDT
- 🇬🇧UK (London)20:00 GMT+1
- 🇪🇸Spain (Madrid)21:00 GMT+2
- 🇧🇷Brazil (São Paulo)16:00 GMT-3
- 🇦🇷Argentina (Buenos Aires)16:00 GMT-3
- 🇯🇵Japan (Tokyo)04:00 GMT+9
- 🇦🇺Australia (Sydney)05:00 GMT+10
- 🇲🇦Morocco (Casablanca)20:00 GMT+1