Hi there and welcome to Sportstar’s LIVE protection of the Iran vs USA Group B FIFA World Cup recreation on the Al Thumama Stadium.
30’
Dest with a shot! He begins from the fitting touchline and fights his well past a number of Iran gamers. He shoots however falls over and the try is blocked.
28’
Weah’s header saved! An opportunity for USA. Pulisic will get the ball exterior the penalty space, he cuts in and shoots. The ball deflects off a defender and pops up. Weah will get underneath the ball and heads. Beiranvand saves because the shot lacked any energy.
26’
Robinson advances within the last third and wins his staff a nook. The supply is once more poor from the set piece and Iran clear it with none hassle.
24’
USA will get an opportunity when Weah enters the penalty space. Mohammadi marks him down and doesn’t provide any house to cross. Objective kick to Iran. Wonderful defending!
23’
USA the dominant facet however nothing to indicate for it.
16’
Azmoun is requested to chase a protracted ball up entrance however Turner comes out of his purpose to gather the tried go.
14’
Sargent chases a ball on the fitting wing and manages to achieve it. He places the cross in however there isn’t any USA shirt to move it residence.
11’
Pulisic’s header saved! Adams places the ball in from the fitting facet for USA. Pulisic jumps and connects with the ball. Beiranvand will get low and saves.
7’
USA lastly get a style of the ball and management a prolonged spell. Robinson crosses from the left however the ball is cleared.
5’
Iran enter the USA penalty space however the crosses from the fitting wing are blocked by USA defenders. Early indicators of aggression from the Asians.
3’
Musah’s cross from the fitting wing is blocked. USA will get a throw in!
2’
Pulisic with a darting run ahead which is halted by Iran’s centre again a number of yards earlier than the penalty space.
Kick Off
The sport is underway. Iran take the centre kick and begin with an assault from the go! An early free kick.
00:28 – Antonio Mateu is the person accountable for the pitch and he will probably be assisted by his Spanish compatriot Juan Martinez on VAR.
00:25 – The opposite recreation within the group between England and Wales can be underneath method concurrently. We’ll have our subsequent two qualifiers within the subsequent two hours
00:25 – The gamers are out on the park. Iran’s nationwide anthem performs adopted by USA’s.
00:15 –Group B standings earlier than the final set of fixtures:
| Place | Groups | Matches | Received | Drawn | Misplaced | GF | GA | GD | Factors |
| 1 | England | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 2 | Iran | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 3 |
| 3 | USA | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Wales | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 1 |
00:10 – Iran’s World Cup 2022 Kind:
Received 2-0 vs Wales
Misplaced 2-6 vs England
00:05 – USA World Cup 2022 Kind:
Drew 0-0 vs England
Drew 1-1 vs Wales
23:55 – Iran vs USA Head to Head Document:
Performed: 2 | Iran: 1 | USA: 0 | Draw: 1
23:50 – Iran vs USA within the 1998 FIFA World Cup
The match touted because the ‘mother of all games’ noticed Iran beat USA 2-1.
23:38 – Gregg Berhalter and Yunus Musah share a report for the USMNT:
Yunus Musah is simply the second USMNT participant to play in a significant FIFA event on his birthday. The primary one? – Gregg Berhalter vs. Mexico within the 1999 Confederations Cup.
23:30 – One thing distinctive concerning the USA staff tonight:
The US Soccer has named no MLS gamers in its beginning XI for a aggressive match for less than the second time because the league started in 1996.
23:22 – Lineups out!
Iran: Alireza Beiranvand, Ehsan Hajsafi, Milad Mohammadi, Saeid Ezatolahi, Morteza Pouraliganji, Mehdi Taremi, Ali Gholizadeh, Majid Hosseini, Sardar Azmoun, Ahmad Nourollahi, Ramin Rezaeian
USA: Matt Turner, Sergino Dest, Cameron Carter-Vickers, Tyler Adams, Antonee Robinson, Yunus Musah, Weston McKennie, Christian Pulisic, Tim Ream, Tim Weah, Josh Sargent
PREVIEW
The US and Iran, diplomatic rivals for greater than 40 years, conflict on the soccer pitch on Tuesday, their locations on the World Cup on the road in a becoming finale for essentially the most politically charged group at this yr’s event.
The nationwide staff coaches sidestepped the icy bilateral relations, saying they have been centered on the event and its means to convey individuals collectively.
“I envision the game being hotly contested for the fact that both teams want to advance to the next round, not because of politics or because of relations between our countries,” mentioned U.S. coach Gregg Berhalter.
Iran’s dramatic 2-0 win over Wales and the U.S. staff’s tense goalless stalemate towards England on Friday arrange a tantalising last spherical of Group B matches.
England, sitting high with 4 factors, faces backside facet Wales, that means the Iran-United States contest will resolve which staff goes via to the spherical of 16.
The eagerly awaited assembly is a rematch of the 1998 World Cup group stage contest, dubbed the “mother of all games”, which Iran gained 2-1. In a symbolic second earlier than that match at Lyon’s Stade Gerland, the Iranian gamers gave white roses, an emblem of peace within the nation, to their American opponents.
Overshadowing Iran’s World Cup build-up this yr has been civil unrest at residence over the September demise in police custody of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, arrested for flouting the nation’s strict Islamic costume code.
Iran declined to sing Iran’s nationwide anthem in its first recreation towards England in an obvious present of solidarity with protesters. It sang quietly on Friday on the Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, the place boos and jeers have been heard from Iran supporters.
Amid rising public strain on gamers to take a stand over a lethal crackdown on protests, Iran rallied late towards Wales to rescue a World Cup marketing campaign that appeared to have flatlined following its 6-2 thrashing by England.
Get all the outcomes for the FIFA World Cup 2022 right here:Full record of all matches, scores, outcomes, goalscorers
Berhalter, whose exuberant facet drew 1-1 with Wales of their group opener, described the match as his staff’s “first knockout game” of the World Cup and was cautious of the risk posed by Iran after their second-half assault towards Wales.
“Now we need to be sure that we are good enough to go to the second round,” Iran coach Carlos Queiroz mentioned after his staff saved alive its hopes of a primary ever journey to the knockout stage.
“The U.S. is a brilliant team as well, as we saw them against Wales.
“Our preparation starts with a good rest, refresh the minds and put all the complementary and garbage things outside of our minds and focus on our goal, because what we want to do is to give this gift to Iranian fans.”
-REUTERS
WHEN AND WHERE TO WATCH
The place will the Iran vs USA World Cup opening match kick-off?
The Iran vs USA match will kick-off on the Al Thumama Stadium.
When will the Iran vs USA World Cup opening match kick-off?
The Iran vs USA match will kick-off at 12:30 AM IST on November 30, 2022.
The place are you able to watch the Iran vs USA match in India?
The Iran vs USA World Cup opening match will probably be telecasted reside on Sports18 and Sports18 HD. On Android and effectively as iOS, the 2022 FIFA World Cup will probably be reside streamed on JioCinema.
The place are you able to watch the Iran vs USA match exterior India?
The next record exhibits the place you possibly can watch the Iran vs USA match exterior India:
United States – TV: FOX, Telemundo; Stay Stream: fuboTV, Fox Sports activities app, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo
Canada – TV: CTV, TSN; Stay Stream: fuboTV, TSN app
United Kingdom – TV: BBC One; Stay Stream: BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport Web site
Australia – TV: SBS; Stay Stream: SBS On Demand
New Zealand – TV: Sky Sports activities; Stay Stream: Sky Sport
Malaysia – TV: RTM, Astro; Stay Stream: Astro Go
Singapore – TV: Mediacorp Channel 5; Stay Stream: StarHub TV+, IPTV, Singtel TV
Hong Kong – TV: BeIN Sports activities, ITV; Stay Stream: Now TV, ViuTV
Nigeria – SuperSport and Showmax Professional.
