😱 How's that even possible? World Cup dark horse's stats are scary

The Belgians are still waiting for a win at this World Cup. In the early hours of Monday morning, they were once again unable to get beyond a goalless draw, this time against Iran.

After the 1-1 draw against Egypt, the Red Devils now have to worry about reaching the knockout stage. To make it through, they urgently need goals against New Zealand. A look at the following statistic shows that, from a Belgian perspective, it is currently not that easy to score themselves. 

As the data portal 'Opta' reports, the Belgians have taken 69 shots since their last World Cup goal without scoring themselves. In the 1-1 draw against Egypt, it was an own goal by Mohamed Hany that helped them earn a point. 

Against Iran, the Belgians managed 23 shots without finding the net. It was the first time that had happened to them since the 1994 World Cup match against Saudi Arabia. Back then, they had 28 shots.  

The last player to score for Belgium at a World Cup was Michy Batshuayi in the 1-0 win over Canada in 2022. After that, the ball simply refused to go into the opposing net. Four years ago, that was followed by a 0-2 defeat to Morocco and a 0-0 draw against Croatia. That makes it four matches in a row without a goal of their own.

From Belgium's point of view, all that remains is to hope that their scoring touch returns before Saturday's match. 

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.