Overview:
Group G climaxes on 27th June 2026 with the last two fixtures played on the same day and time. New Zealand will play Belgium at the BC Place Vancouver stadium in Vancouver city. At the same time, Egypt will take on Iran at the Seattle stadium in Seattle city.
FIFA World Cup 2026 (Group G):
- Belgium 0-0 Iran
- New Zealand 1-3 Egypt
- Belgium 1-1 Egypt
A spirited Iran played to a non-scoring draw with 10-man Belgium in Group G of the 2026 FIFA World Cup at the Los Angeles stadium, Inglewood.
The Belgians endured the final 23 minutes of the game with a man less after the sending off of Nathan Ngoy.
Iranian goalkeeper Aliza Beiranvand was named man of the match for the outstanding performance.
Belgium now has two points from two games following their opening 1-all draw with Egypt.
On the second game, Egypt recovered from a goal down to outsmart New Zealand 3-1 at the BC Place Vancouver stadium.
Finn Surman put New Zealand ahead in the 15th minute. Egypt replied superbly though three second half goals by Mostafa Ziko, Mohamed Salah and second half substitute Trezeguet.
This was the first ever victory for Egypt at any FIFA World Cup tournament.
The victory thus propelled Egypt to the summit of Group G with four points after the 1-all draw with Belgium.
Final Group G matches:
Group G climaxes on 27th June 2026 with the last two fixtures played on the same day and time.
New Zealand will play Belgium at the BC Place Vancouver stadium in Vancouver city.
At the same time, Egypt will take on Iran at the Seattle stadium in Seattle city.
Egypt needs maximum points to top this group but a draw will be enough to confirm a slot at the round of 32 stage.
In the same vein, Iran will fight for maximum points to make it five but a draw will leave them in the mathematics for the 8 best placed countries from all the groups.
