The team that wins the crossing will automatically qualify for the round of 16 where they will have their rival defined, since the Group A matches – where Ecuador, the Netherlands and Senegal will seek their place – will be played at 12:00 (Argentine time).
In the event of a tie, the only one who can benefit is Iran, who have 3 points but a goal difference of -2 that could give Wales a chance to reach it if they add a win by more than two goals against England, which will be played at the same time.
The story behind the game
The North American team added two draws and, if they win, they even have chances to come first in the group with a good goal difference, although it depends on the result of the match between the Welsh and the English.
The party is marked by historical and political issues, as both countries have been in conflict since the start of the Islamic Revolution in the late 1970s, which included the seizure of the United States embassy in Tehran, where they held hostages 66 diplomats and civilians for 444 days.
The conflict escalated in January 2020, after the assassination of Iranian military hero Qasem Soleimani, whom the United States accused of killing “hundreds” of its citizens.
Despite all these years of conflict between the two countries, at the 1998 World Cup in France both teams also played a defining match that they called “the game of peace” and posed together for the photo: the Iranian players came out with a bouquet of roses as an offering and the Americans responded to the gesture by joining in the presentation of the teams for a photo that was historic.
That match for the second day of the group was played at the Stade Gerland in Lyon, with Iran’s victory 2-1 with goals from Hamid Estili and Medhi Madhavikia, in what represented their first victory in a World Cup, and which was fervently celebrated in the streets of various Iranian cities.
And tomorrow Giovanni Reyna, son of Claudio (who was the goalkeeper for the United States in that match) and Amir Abedzadeh, son of Ahmad Reza, then goalkeeper for Iran, could face each other, since both are part of their respective teams.
American attacker Giovanni Reyna, who played 10 minutes against England, was born four years after that game, when his father was representing Sunderland,
While the third Iranian goalkeeper Abedzadeh had just turned five in that match at the World Cup in France and is currently a substitute in Quiroz’s team.
When will Iran vs USA play?
The match will be played at the Al Zumama stadium in Doha and the referee will be the Spanish Antonio Miguel Mateu Lahoz.
Where to watch Iran vs United States
The transmission of the duel between North Americans and Asians
will be in charge of Public TV and DirecTV.
Iran vs United States: possible formations
USA
- Matt Turner
- Sergiño Dest
- walker zimmerman
- Tim Ream
- antonee robinson
- weston mckennie
- tyler adams
- Yunus Musashi
- Christian Pulisic
- Timothy Weah
- Haji Wright
- DT: Gregg Berhalter.
Iran
- Hassein Hosseini
- milad mohammadi
- Morteza Pouraliganji
- Majid Hosseini
- Ramin Rezaean
- Ehsan Haji Safi
- ali karimi
- ali gholizadeh
- Roozbeh Cheshmi
- Mehdi Taremi
- sardar azmoun
- DT: Carlos Queiroz.
Source: Ambito
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