FIFA World Cup

FT Tuesday, November 29, 2022
United States DLDDD 1
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Iran WDWLW 0
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USA101
IRN000
Al Thumama Stadium · 42,127 att. · FOX

Match Report

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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.

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

IRN leads series 1-0

Lineups

IRN · 4-4-1-1

  1. 1Alireza BeiranvandG
  2. 8Morteza PouraliganjiCD-L
  3. 19Majid HosseiniCD-R
  4. 5Milad MohammadiLB
  5. 23Ramin RezaeianRB
  6. 21Ahmad NoorollahiCM-L
  7. 6Saeid EzatolahiCM-R
  8. 3Ehsan HajsafiLM
  9. 17Ali GholizadehRM
  10. 20Sardar AzmounF
  11. 9Mehdi TaremiRCF

USA · 4-3-3

  1. 1Matt TurnerG
  2. 13Tim ReamCD-L
  3. 20Cameron Carter-VickersCD-R
  4. 5Antonee RobinsonLB
  5. 2Sergiño DestRB
  6. 4Tyler AdamsCM
  7. 8Weston McKennieLM
  8. 6Yunus MusahRM
  9. 24Josh SargentF
  10. 10Christian PulisicLF
  11. 21Timothy WeahRF

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 43' Tyler Adams (USA) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 45'+3' Substitution, IR Iran. Ali Karimi replaces Milad Mohammadi because of an injury.
  4. 45' Substitution, IR Iran. Saman Ghoddos replaces Sardar Azmoun.
  5. 45' Substitution, USA. Brenden Aaronson replaces Christian Pulisic because of an injury.
  6. 65' Substitution, USA. Kellyn Acosta replaces Weston McKennie.
  7. 71' Substitution, IR Iran. Mehdi Torabi replaces Ahmad Noorollahi.
  8. 72' Substitution, IR Iran. Abolfazl Jalali replaces Ehsan Hajisafi.
  9. 77' Majid Hosseini (IR Iran) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 77' Substitution, USA. Haji Wright replaces Josh Sargent because of an injury.
  11. 78' Substitution, IR Iran. Karim Ansarifard replaces Ali Gholizadeh.
  12. 82' Substitution, USA. Shaq Moore replaces Sergiño Dest.
  13. 82' Substitution, USA. Walker Zimmerman replaces Timothy Weah.
  14. 83' Hossein Kanani (IR Iran) is shown the yellow card.
  15. 90'+6' Abolfazl Jalali (IR Iran) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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