Belgium and Iran are ready for their match in Los Angeles after two contrasting draws. Belgium were rather ponderous as they came from behind against Egypt, inspired to equalise only after their record goalscorer Romelu Lukaku came off the bench to force the issue.

The Belgium national team has been using the Sounders' training complex as base camp. A few of the players got in a little scrimmage with some of the Red Devil reserves.

Belgium and Egypt played out a pulsating 1-1 draw in Seattle on Monday, June 15, kicking off the World Cup for both teams. Egypt took the lead in the 20th minute after Emam Ashour drilled a low shot in from the top of the box.

Seeking to avoid a repeat of its early World Cup exit in 2022, Belgium got off to an unimpressive start. Romelu Lukaku entered in the 66th minute against Egypt on Monday and the veteran striker immediately created a scoring chance that led to an equalizing own goal,

Belgium winger Jérémy Doku could miss matches later in the 2026 FIFA World Cup because of the impending birth of his first child.

The weather, the new, temporary grass pitch, the just-about-packed stadium, scenes outside Lumen Field make a hugely successful match day 1.

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