It’s scoreless at the break in Los Angeles! Despite commanding over 80% of the possession, Belgium haven’t been able to find the breakthrough. Alireza Beiranvand has easily been the busier of the two goalkeepers, pulling off fine saves to deny both Tielemans and De Cuyper from awkward angles.
However, it hasn’t been entirely one-way traffic. Thibaut Courtois had to rescue Belgium with a sharp, instinctive save to keep out Kanaanizadegan, and Mehdi Taremi actually had the ball in the back of the net before a training-ground free-kick was ruled out for a tight offside.
A fascinating, tactical chess match so far. A massive second half coming up!
