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Iran head coach Amir Ghalenoei, right, and player Saeid Ezatolahi attend a press conference ahead of a FIFA World Cup match against Belgium in Inglewood, Calif Andre Penner/AP
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Belgian layers warm up for the World Cup Group G soccer match between Belgium and Iran in Inglewood, Calif., AP
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Iran national soccer team member Alireza Jahanbakhsh touches his forehead to the Quran while Mehdi Malekabad AP/Gabriela Aoun Angueira
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Belgian fans prior to the World Cup Group G soccer match between Belgium and Iran in Inglewood, Calif. AP
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Iran team pose for a group photo prior to the World Cup Group G soccer match between Belgium and Iran in Inglewood, Ca AP
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Iran and Belgium players walk out onto the pitch ahead of their match. AP/Gregory Bull
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Iran goalkeeper Alireza Beiranvand, bottom right, and Belgium's Romelu Lukaku clash AP/Andre Penner
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Belgium's Romelu Lukaku (9) challenges Iran goalkeeper Alireza Beiranvand (1) during the World Cup Group G soccer match between Belgium and Iran in Inglewood, Calif., near Los Angeles AP
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Belgium's Romelu Lukaku reacts during the World Cup Group G soccer match between Belgium and Iran in Inglewood, Calif., near Los Angeles, Sunday AP/Andre Penner
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Fans hold up a banner during the World Cup Group G soccer match between Belgium and Iran in Inglewood, Calif., near Los Angeles, Sunday AP/Mark J. Terrill
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Iran's Mehdi Taremi, left, and Belgium's Thomas Meunier fight for the ball during the World Cup Group G soccer match AP
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Iran's Mehdi Taremi (9), center, scores a disallowed goal during the World Cup Group G soccer match between Belgium and Iran.. AP/Gregory Bull
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Belgium goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, center, fails to stop a shot by Iran's Mehdi Taremi disallowed for offside. AP/Andre Penner
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Belgium goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, center, fails to stop a shot by Iran's Mehdi Taremi disallowed for offside. AP/Mark J. Terrill
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Iran's Mohammad Mohebbi, left, embraces Belgium's Nathan Ngoy at the end of the first half of the World Cup Group G AP/Mark J. Terrill
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Belgium's Thomas Meunier, left, and Iran's Mehdi Taremi view the ball during the World Cup Group G soccer match in Inglewood, Calif., near Los Angeles, Sunday, June 21, 2026 AP/Mark J. Terrill
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Belgium's Leandro Trossard grimaces in pain during the World Cup Group G soccer match against Iran in Inglewood, Calif AP/Mark J. Terrill
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Nathan Ngoy is shown a red card AP/Jayne Kamin-Oncea
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Belgium's Kevin De Bruyne (7), fights for the ball with Iran's Milad Mohammadi (5)during the World Cup Group G soccer match AP/Gregory Bull
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Iran's Shoja Khalilzadeh (4) and Belgium's Hans Vanaken (20) echenche words during the World Cup Group G soccer match AP/Jayne Kamin-Oncea
