Iran vs United States, 2022 FIFA World Cup, Group Stage
· FIFA World CupUSA 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
 USA |
IRN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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: Ar-Rayyan, Qatar
Attendance: 42,127
Venue: Al Thumama Stadium
Location: Ar-Rayyan, Qatar
Attendance: 42,127
FIFA World Cup Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland | 3 | +4 | 7 |
| 2 | Canada | 3 | +5 | 4 |
| 3 | Bosnia-Herzegovina | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 4 | Qatar | 3 | -8 | 1 |
Line-Ups
Iran (4-4-1-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alireza Beiranvand (GK) |
| 8 | Morteza Pouraliganji |
| 19 | Majid Hosseini  |
| 5 | Milad Mohammadi |
| 23 | Ramin Rezaeian |
| 21 | Ahmad Noorollahi |
| 6 | Saeid Ezatolahi |
| 3 | Ehsan Hajsafi |
| 17 | Ali Gholizadeh |
| 20 | Sardar Azmoun |
| 9 | Mehdi Taremi |
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 |
| 8 | Weston McKennie |
| 6 | Yunus Musah |
| 24 | Josh Sargent |
| 10 | Christian Pulisic |
| 21 | Timothy Weah |
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