Iran 0-1 USA: Christian Pulisic scores winner to eliminate Carlos Queiroz's side

Christian Pulisic's extremity gave the USA triumph aft draws successful their opening 2 matches

Christian Pulisic scored the victor against Iran that sent the United States done to look the Netherlands successful the World Cup past 16.

But helium collided with Iran goalkeeper Alireza Beiranvand successful the process and needed respective minutes of attraction - earlier being replaced astatine the break.

It was a lucifer with tons astatine involvement arsenic some teams had a accidental to seal a spot successful the knockout stages.

But Iran, who would person gone done with a draw, could not muster a changeable connected people arsenic they were knocked out.

In the 2nd half, they came adjacent - Brentford's Saman Ghoddos came disconnected the seat to onslaught inches implicit the barroom erstwhile helium was unmarked successful the box, earlier Saeid Ezatolahi besides curled over.

Perhaps their champion accidental came heavy successful stoppage time, erstwhile Morteza Pouraliganji met a free-kick with a diving header that went conscionable wide.

And determination was inactive clip for contention arsenic Mehdi Taremi appealed for a punishment arsenic helium went down with Cameron Carter-Vickers trying to halt him, but their punishment appeals were rejected.

In the end, Iran exited the World Cup with a consciousness of disappointment arsenic the USA made the knockout stages for the 3rd clip successful 4 tournaments.

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This was a gathering betwixt 2 nations with a hard relationship.

They chopped diplomatic relations successful 1980, and their World Cup brushwood was played amid a backdrop of wide anti-government protests successful Iran.

Iran has accused the US and different overseas adversaries of instigating the protests. The US government, meanwhile, has imposed sanctions connected Iranian officials implicit a crackdown that has followed.

Those protests were sparked by the death successful custody successful September of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old pistillate who was detained by morality constabulary for allegedly breaking the strict rules astir caput coverings.

Earlier this week, USA manager Gregg Berhalter apologised aft a modified mentation of Iran's flag was utilized successful societal media posts by the US nationalist team.

The US said they decided not to usage Iran's authoritative emblem successful the societal media posts to amusement "support for the women successful Iran warring for basal quality rights".

USA clasp retired to clinch last-16 spot

Despite it being an each oregon thing lucifer astatine the Al Thumama Stadium, neither squad came retired of the blocks oozing intensity.

Iran enactment a small spot of unit connected the USA defence successful the opening minutes but seldom caused overmuch trouble.

Dest was energetic and nonstop for the USA, portion Pulisic's gait and Antonee Robinson's deliveries teased a extremity for overmuch of the archetypal half.

When the USA yet opened up the Iran defence - Weston McKennie spraying an inch-perfect walk to Dest to motion down for Pulisic - it lone settled them much and they saw retired the archetypal fractional with ease.

Celebrations from a smaller contingent of USA fans down the extremity astatine the acold extremity were somewhat muted arsenic Pulisic received attraction aft clattering into the goalkeeper and helium aboriginal hobbled off.

Iran had thing to suffer aft the interruption and began to propulsion caution to the wind, creating a fewer chances but inactive not truly investigating USA goalkeeper Matt Turner until precise precocious on.

Ghoddos, Ezatolahi and Ali Karimi gave Iran fans a little infinitesimal of excitement with their efforts, portion Timothy Weah - who had a extremity ruled retired for offside successful the archetypal fractional - remained an outlet for the USA.

As the timepiece ticked on, the USA broke up play and disrupted bushed but Iran had 1 much accidental to origin a large upset successful stoppage clip erstwhile Pouraliganji headed a free-kick agonisingly wide of the post.

He fell to his knees successful frustration, arsenic did respective of his team-mates, arsenic Iran knew their accidental of taking the USA's spot successful the past 16 whitethorn person conscionable been and gone.

There was desperation with seconds to spell arsenic Iran appealed frantically for a punishment but the referee was not funny and determination was thing to suggest immoderate foul play.

As the last whistle went, the USA players and substitutes sprinted implicit to 1 extremity of the transportation to observe portion the Iran squad fell to the floor.

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