FIFA World Cup 2022: Iran vs USA: USA to the knockouts after 1-0 win

Iran
tried
their
best
but
the
Asian
side
have
crashed
out
of
the
World
Cup.

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As
it
happened:

Iran
and
the
USA
were
fighting
for
a
passage
to
the
knockout
stages
and
only
a
win
would
have
guaranteed
that
to
the
USA.
They
started
with
more
purpose
in
the
game
and
had
some
early
shots.
The
USA
dominated
the
ball
and
was
more
on
attack
and
the
Asian
team
sat
with
a
compact
shape
of
their
own.
USA
had
a
big
chance
in
the
28th
minute
to
open
the
scoring,
but
Timothy
Weah’s
header
went
straight
to
the
Iran
custodian.

USA
got
the
reward
of
their
pressure
as
they
scored
in
the
38th
minute
through
Christian
Pulisic.
The
Chelsea
forward
pounced
on
a
headed
pass
from
Sergino
Dest
to
give
the
USA
a
massive
lead.
At
the
break,
it
was
the
Americans
with
their
noses
in
front
thanks
to
a
slender
lead.

Iran
came
out
with
intent
after
the
break.
Substitute
Saman
Ghoddos
had
a
chance
to
level
things
up
but
his
header
was
off
target.
Iran
tried
to
restore
the
parity
as
a
draw
would
have
taken
them
through,
but
the
USA
defense
dug
deep
and
created
chances
of
their
own.
In
the
end,
USA
held
on
and
won
the
match
to
advance
to
the
next
stage.

Aftermath:

USA
have
gone
through
to
the
knockouts
and
will
face
the
Netherlands.
Iran
are
out
of
the
World
Cup.

Iran
vs
USA
Lineup:

Iran:
Beiranvand;
Rezaeian,
Hosseini,
Pouraliganji,
Mohammadi
(Ali
Karimi);
Nourollahi
(Torabi),
Ezatolahi,
Safi
(Jalali);
Gholizadeh
(Ansarifard),
Azmoun
(Ghoddos),
Taremi

USA:
Turner;
Dest
(Zimmerman),
Carter-Vickers,
Ream,
Robinson;
McKennie
(Acosta),
Adams,
Musah;
Weah
(Moore),
Sargent
(Wright),
Pulisic
(Aaronson)

Key
Stats
and
Facts:

• Joshua
  Sargent
  took
  3
  shots
  in
  the
  match.
  He
  also
  completed
  1
  successful
  dribble
  and
  had
  a
  90%
  passing
  accuracy
  in
  the
  game.
• Tyler
  Adams
  won
  3
  tackles
  in
  the
  match
  and
  also
  won
  the
  most
  duels
  among
  the
  players.
• USA
  had
  11
  shots
  in
  the
  game
  compared
  to
  Iran’s
  2.