World Cup 2022: Day of disappointment for England and Wales, but both can still qualify

It was a time of vexation for England and Wales astatine the World Cup successful Qatar - but some teams inactive person a accidental of qualifying for the knockout stage.

That meant England could person sealed their spot successful the adjacent circular with a triumph against the USA, but could lone labour to a goalless draw.

The 2 teams present conscionable successful their last radical crippled connected Tuesday.

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Wales gaffe to deserved defeat

Wales looked to beryllium hanging connected to a battling constituent arsenic the crippled ticked implicit into added clip but 2 precocious goals from Roozbeh Cheshmi and Ramin Rezaeian earned triumph for Iran, who were thrashed 6-2 by England successful their opening match.

Their task had been made harder erstwhile goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey was sent disconnected with 4 minutes of mean clip remaining, pursuing a video adjunct referee (VAR) check, for a reckless situation connected Iran guardant Medhi Taremi.

Iran had earlier seen a first-half extremity disallowed for offside, earlier hitting the station doubly successful a substance of seconds aboriginal successful the 2nd period.

Wales manager Rob Page had nary complaints with the result, describing the show arsenic "nowhere adjacent the levels we've set".

He added: "When determination are truthful galore disconnected days, determination is lone 1 outcome. It's a hard changing country astatine the minute, but we volition beryllium acceptable [against England]."

To qualify, Wales indispensable present bushed England connected Tuesday and anticipation for a gully betwixt the United States and Iran.

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Sluggish England bash conscionable capable for point

Captain Harry Kane had England's champion accidental but his precocious header went wide

That effect enactment England successful power of Group B and they knew they would suffice with a crippled to spare if they bushed USA successful Friday's evening game.

But they enactment successful a sluggish show and were 2nd champion to their opponents for agelong periods astatine the Al Bayt Stadium successful Doha.

The USA had the amended chances, midfielder Weston McKennie missed an casual opening and guardant Christian Pulisic hitting the barroom successful the archetypal half.

Despite the disappointing effect England stay steadfast favourites to suffice for the knockout stage, knowing they lone request to debar a four-goal decision against Wales to progress, with the apical 2 sides successful the radical going through.

"The players are a spot down but I said I'm not down, I americium not unhappy. It is simply a crippled you tin suffer if your mentality is not right," said England manager Southgate.

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