Both Thibaut Courtois and Alireza Beiranvand made a number of impressive saves as ten-man Belgium ground out a goalless draw with Iran on Sunday evening. Medhi Taremi thought he had given his side the lead as he scored from a clever free-kick routine in the first-half, but saw his strike ruled out for a marginal offside offence. The match opened up considerably in the second half after Nathan Ngoy was given his marching orders for a cynical foul on last-man Taremi and both sides enjoyed late chances, but the affair ended in a goalless stalemate, leaving top spot in Group G up for grabs.
