Iran 0-1 USA: USMNT to the Knockout stage
Placed second and third, Iran and United States faced each other in their final group game as the Americans had to push for win to proceed to the next round.
Americans needed a win to proceed to the next round of the tournament, while,
Iranneeded a positive result to reach the knockout stage for the first time in their history.
The Americans dominated the first half as they had both more chances and more possession of the ball. On the other side, Iran's packed defense denied them for 36 minutes before Christian Pulisic scored the game's opener for
USMNTthrough a cut-back by Dest.
Iran had most of the possession and chances in the second half but failed to score the equalizer they were searching for. Eventually, the Americans proceeded to the knockout stage of the tournament, as the group runner-ups, facing
Netherlands
in the next stage.
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