Ngoy red card Costs 10-man Belgium

Belgium held Iran to a tense 0-0 draw after playing the final third of the match with ten men.

The defining moment came in the 66th minute when young Belgian center-back Ngoy was shown a straight red card. A costly miscontrol by Ngoy near the halfway line allowed Iran's Mehdi Taremi to steal possession.

In a desperate bid to recover, the defender dragged down the clear-through striker. Following a brief VAR review for denying an obvious goal-scoring opportunity, the referee's decision was upheld. Despite the numerical advantage, Iran failed to find a breakthrough against a resilient Belgian defense.

The match concluded without a goalscorer as both sides shared the spoils in a gritty encounter.