Belgium starting XI: Thibaut Courtois, Maxim De Cuyper, Brandon Mechele, Nathan Ngoy, Thomas Meunier, Youri Tielemans, Nicolas Raskin, Leandro Trossard, Kevin De Bruyne, Alexis Saelemaekers, Romelu Lukaku
Iran team news
Iran make three changes of their own.
Hossein Kanani, Ehsan Hajisafi and Saleh Hardani come in for Arya Yousefi, Shahriyar Moghanloo, and Milad Mohammadi.
Iran starting XI: Alireza Beiranvand, Shoja Khalilzadeh, Ali Nemati, Saleh Hardani, Ehsan Hajisafi, Hossein Kanani, Ramin Rezaeian, Saeid Ezatolahi, Saman Ghoddos, Mohammad Mohebbi, Mehdi Taremi
Where to watch Belgium v Iran: TV and online streams
Belgium v Iran kicks off at 8:00pm UK time on Sunday. It will be broadcast on ITV1 and STV. It will be available to stream via ITVX and the STV Player. Sky subscribers can also stream the game via Sky Go.
Stats for Belgium v Iran
- This will be the first meeting between Belgium and Iran.
- Belgium have scored only one goal across their last three World Cup games.
- The Red Devils have lost just one of their seven World Cup matches against AFC opponents (W4, D2). That defeat came against Saudi Arabia in 1994.
- Iran have faced UEFA opponents 10 times at the World Cup, losing seven games and drawing two. Their lone win was against Wales at the 2022 tournament.
- Only two of their last seven World Cup matches have seen Iran fail to score.
- At the same time, they have kept just two clean sheets across that span.
Prediction for Belgium v Iran
The defensive failings Iran showed against New Zealand should have Belgium salivating, even if they were far from convincing against Egypt.
Prediction: Belgium 2-1 Iran
