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Iran 0-1 USA · World Cup 2026

Iran lost to USA 0-1 in the World Cup 2026. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Iran and USA met in the World Cup 2026 at Azadi Stadium in Tehran on Tuesday, 29 November 2022.

Goalscorers

Iran did not score. USA: C. Pulišić 38'.

How the match went

The referee showed 4 yellow cards (3 for Iran, 1 for USA).

Line-ups

Iran started in a 4-4-1-1: Alireza Beiranvand, Ramin Rezaeian, Majid Hosseini, Morteza Pouraliganji, Milad Mohammadi, Ali Gholizadeh, Saeid Ezatolahi, Ahmad Nourollahi, Ehsan Hajsafi, Mehdi Taremi, Sardar Azmoun.

USA started in a 4-3-3: Matt Turner, Sergiño Dest, Cameron Carter-Vickers, Tim Ream, Antonee Robinson, Yunus Musah, Tyler Adams, Weston McKennie, Timothy Weah, Josh Sargent, Christian Pulišić.

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Minute by minute

  1. 38'Goal! Iran 0-1 USA. C. Pulišić (USA) scores, assisted by S. Dest.
  2. 45'Half-time. Iran 0-1 USA.
  3. 90'Full-time. Iran 0-1 USA.
Full commentary (36 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Iran vs USA.
  2. 0'Yellow card for H. Kanaani (Iran) for argument.
  3. 9'Attempt missed. Y. Musah (USA), left-footed shot. xG 0.08.
  4. 11'Attempt saved. C. Pulišić (USA), header. xG 0.04.
  5. 28'Attempt saved. T. Weah (USA), header. xG 0.14.
  6. 28'Attempt blocked. J. Sargent (USA), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  7. 30'Attempt blocked. S. Dest (USA), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  8. 33'Attempt missed. T. Weah (USA), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  9. 36'Attempt blocked. S. Dest (USA), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
  10. 38'Goal! Iran 0-1 USA. C. Pulišić (USA) scores, assisted by S. Dest.
  11. 42'Attempt missed. J. Sargent (USA), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  12. 43'Yellow card for T. Adams (USA) for foul.
  13. 45'5 minutes of added time.
  14. 45+3'Substitution, Iran: A. Karimi comes on for M. Mohammadi.
  15. 45'Half-time. Iran 0-1 USA.
  16. 46'The second half is under way.
  17. 46'Substitution, USA: B. Aaronson comes on for C. Pulišić.
  18. 46'Substitution, Iran: S. Ghoddos comes on for S. Azmoun.
  19. 47'Attempt saved. J. Sargent (USA), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  20. 52'Attempt missed. S. Ghoddos (Iran), header. xG 0.18.
  21. 65'Substitution, USA: K. Acosta comes on for W. McKennie.
  22. 69'Attempt missed. Y. Musah (USA), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.13.
  23. 70'Attempt missed. S. Ezatolahi (Iran), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  24. 71'Substitution, Iran: M. Torabi comes on for A. Nourollahi.
  25. 72'Substitution, Iran: A. Jalali comes on for E. Hajsafi.
  26. 77'Substitution, USA: H. Wright comes on for J. Sargent.
  27. 77'Yellow card for M. Hosseini (Iran) for foul.
  28. 78'Substitution, Iran: K. A. Fard comes on for A. Gholizadeh.
  29. 82'Substitution, USA: W. Zimmerman comes on for T. Weah.
  30. 82'Substitution, USA: S. Moore comes on for S. Dest.
  31. 90'9 minutes of added time.
  32. 90+3'Attempt missed. M. Pouraliganji (Iran), header from a set piece. xG 0.03.
  33. 90+6'Yellow card for A. Jalali (Iran) for foul.
  34. 90+8'Attempt blocked. M. Taremi (Iran), left-footed shot. xG 0.18.
  35. 90+10'Attempt saved. H. Wright (USA), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.12.
  36. 90'Full-time. Iran 0-1 USA.
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