FIFA World Cup

Iran vs United States, 2022 FIFA World Cup, Group Stage

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Iran
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    0 - 1
    United States
    • 38': Christian Pulisic

    USA beat Iran, leading them to World Cup knockout stage

    The United States advanced to the knockout stage of the 2022 World Cup, beating Iran 1-0 to book a last-16 matchup against the Netherlands.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Foul by Weston McKennie (USA).
    • 1': Ramin Rezaeian (IR Iran) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 9': Christian Pulisic (USA) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 9': Foul by Ramin Rezaeian (IR Iran).
    • 9': Attempt missed. Yunus Musah (USA) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
    • 10': Foul by Ehsan Hajisafi (IR Iran).
    • 10': Sergiño Dest (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Attempt saved. Christian Pulisic (USA) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yunus Musah.
    • 20': Foul by Mehdi Taremi (IR Iran).
    • 20': Sergiño Dest (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Corner, USA. Conceded by Ali Gholizadeh.
    • 28': Attempt blocked. Josh Sargent (USA) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Pulisic.
    • 28': Attempt saved. Timothy Weah (USA) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
    • 30': Attempt blocked. Sergiño Dest (USA) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Timothy Weah.
    • 33': Attempt missed. Timothy Weah (USA) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Josh Sargent.
    • 36': Corner, USA. Conceded by Milad Mohammadi.
    • 36': Attempt blocked. Sergiño Dest (USA) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Pulisic.
    • 38': Goal! IR Iran 0, USA 1. Christian Pulisic (USA) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sergiño Dest with a headed pass.
    • 42': Attempt missed. Josh Sargent (USA) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Weston McKennie.
    • 43': Ehsan Hajisafi (IR Iran) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 43': Foul by Tyler Adams (USA).
    • 43': Tyler Adams (USA) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 44': Offside, IR Iran. Ramin Rezaeian tries a through ball, but Majid Hosseini is caught offside.
    • 44': Foul by Yunus Musah (USA).
    • 44': Saeid Ezatolahi (IR Iran) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+3': Substitution, IR Iran. Ali Karimi replaces Milad Mohammadi because of an injury.
    • 45'+4': Hand ball by Sardar Azmoun (IR Iran).
    • 45'+6': Foul by Ali Gholizadeh (IR Iran).
    • 45'+6': Tyler Adams (USA) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 45'+7': Offside, USA. Weston McKennie tries a through ball, but Timothy Weah is caught offside.
    • 45'+8': First Half ends, IR Iran 0, USA 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins IR Iran 0, USA 1.
    • 45': Substitution, IR Iran. Saman Ghoddos replaces Sardar Azmoun.
    • 45': Substitution, USA. Brenden Aaronson replaces Christian Pulisic because of an injury.
    • 46': Hand ball by Josh Sargent (USA).
    • 47': Attempt saved. Josh Sargent (USA) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Brenden Aaronson.
    • 49': Corner, USA. Conceded by Ramin Rezaeian.
    • 49': Foul by Saman Ghoddos (IR Iran).
    • 49': Tyler Adams (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Attempt missed. Saman Ghoddos (IR Iran) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Ramin Rezaeian with a cross.
    • 54': Foul by Mehdi Taremi (IR Iran).
    • 54': Matt Turner (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 56': Corner, USA. Conceded by Morteza Pouraliganji.
    • 57': Corner, USA. Conceded by Saeid Ezatolahi.
    • 58': Offside, IR Iran. Ahmad Noorollahi tries a through ball, but Mehdi Taremi is caught offside.
    • 60': Foul by Saeid Ezatolahi (IR Iran).
    • 60': Weston McKennie (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 61': Foul by Josh Sargent (USA).
    • 61': Saeid Ezatolahi (IR Iran) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 65': Cameron Carter-Vickers (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 65': Foul by Mehdi Taremi (IR Iran).
    • 65': Substitution, USA. Kellyn Acosta replaces Weston McKennie.
    • 67': Foul by Morteza Pouraliganji (IR Iran).
    • 67': Timothy Weah (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 67': Hand ball by Ramin Rezaeian (IR Iran).
    • 69': Attempt missed. Yunus Musah (USA) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
    • 70': Attempt missed. Saeid Ezatolahi (IR Iran) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Saman Ghoddos.
    • 71': Substitution, IR Iran. Mehdi Torabi replaces Ahmad Noorollahi.
    • 72': Substitution, IR Iran. Abolfazl Jalali replaces Ehsan Hajisafi.
    • 77': Brenden Aaronson (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Foul by Majid Hosseini (IR Iran).
    • 77': Majid Hosseini (IR Iran) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 77': Substitution, USA. Haji Wright replaces Josh Sargent because of an injury.
    • 78': Substitution, IR Iran. Karim Ansarifard replaces Ali Gholizadeh.
    • 78': Abolfazl Jalali (IR Iran) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 78': Foul by Yunus Musah (USA).
    • 81': Abolfazl Jalali (IR Iran) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 81': Foul by Timothy Weah (USA).
    • 82': Substitution, USA. Shaq Moore replaces Sergiño Dest.
    • 82': Substitution, USA. Walker Zimmerman replaces Timothy Weah.
    • 82': Hand ball by Yunus Musah (USA).
    • 83': Hossein Kanani (IR Iran) is shown the yellow card.
    • 89': Corner, IR Iran. Conceded by Shaq Moore.
    • 90': Foul by Ali Karimi (IR Iran).
    • 90': Haji Wright (USA) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+2': Abolfazl Jalali (IR Iran) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Yunus Musah (USA).
    • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Morteza Pouraliganji (IR Iran) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ramin Rezaeian with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 90'+6': Foul by Abolfazl Jalali (IR Iran).
    • 90'+6': Yunus Musah (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+6': Abolfazl Jalali (IR Iran) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+8': Abolfazl Jalali (IR Iran) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+8': Foul by Haji Wright (USA).
    • 90'+8': Attempt blocked. Mehdi Taremi (IR Iran) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Morteza Pouraliganji with a headed pass.
    • 90'+10': Attempt saved. Haji Wright (USA) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Brenden Aaronson.
    • 90'+10': Second Half ends, IR Iran 0, USA 1.
    • 0': Match ends, IR Iran 0, USA 1.

    Statistics

    https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/countries/500/usa.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=originUSA IRNhttps://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/countries/500/irn.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=origin
    10 Fouls 14
    1 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 2
    5 Corner Kicks 1
    0 Saves 4
    50.8 Possession 49.2
    12 SHOTS 4
    5 ON GOAL 1
    0.4 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    397 Accurate Passes 361
    474 Passes 466
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    1 Accurate Crosses 3
    20 Crosses 16
    0.1 Cross % 0.2
    53 Long Balls 80
    34 Accurate Long Balls 38
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
    3 Blocked Shots 0
    8 Effective Tackles 11
    12 Tackles 22
    0.7 Tackle % 0.5
    5 Interceptions 12
    20 Effective Clearances 16
    20 Clearances 16

    Game Information

    Competition: FIFA World Cup

    Venue: Al Thumama Stadium
    Location: Doha, Qatar
    Attendance: 42,127

    FIFA World Cup Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 England 3 +7 7
    2 United States 3 +1 5
    3 Iran 3 -3 3
    4 Wales 3 -5 1
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    IRN Iran (4-4-1-1)

    No. Name
    1 Alireza Beiranvand (GK)
    8 Morteza Pouraliganji
    19 Majid Hosseini Yellow Card
    5 Milad Mohammadi
    23 Ramin Rezaeian
    21 Ahmad Noorollahi
    6 Saeid Ezatolahi
    3 Ehsan Hajsafi
    17 Ali Gholizadeh
    20 Sardar Azmoun
    9 Mehdi Taremi
    Iran Substitutes:
    Payam Niazmand, Roozbeh Cheshmi, Shoja Khalilzadeh, Hossein Hosseini, Amir Abedzadeh, Mehdi Torabi, Ali Karimi, Hossein Kanani, Saman Ghoddos, Vahid Amiri, Karim Ansarifard, Abolfazl Jalali, Sadegh Moharrami.

    USA United States (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Matt Turner (GK)
    13 Tim Ream
    20 Cameron Carter-Vickers
    5 Antonee Robinson
    2 Sergiño Dest
    4 Tyler Adams Yellow Card
    8 Weston McKennie
    6 Yunus Musah
    24 Josh Sargent
    10 Christian Pulisic
    21 Timothy Weah
    United States Substitutes:
    Jordan Morris, Giovanni Reyna, Jesús Ferreira, Haji Wright, Shaq Moore, Aaron Long, Cristian Roldan, DeAndre Yedlin, Joe Scally, Brenden Aaronson, Ethan Horvath, Luca de la Torre, Walker Zimmerman, Kellyn Acosta, Sean Johnson.

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