With the final group B game, the two teams will square off in hopes of advancing to the knockout round.
When viewed from a different perspective, the match between Iran and the United States, which everyone will be rooting for, will be a challenging one. Iran displayed grit in the game’s closing minute, coming back from a crushing loss to England to defeat Wales 2-0. For the first time in their history, they might advance to the round of 16 if they win or draw against the United States.
While the United States and England again drew. With two points, they are second in the standings and must win to move on to the round of 16. In both games, they played with conviction, but they had a horrible time scoring. There will be no exceptions in this encounter, though, and missed opportunities will have consequences.
Kick-off: 12 am (IST), 7 pm (GMT)
Iran form (all competition): W-D-W-L-W
USA form (all competition): D-L-D-D-D
Players to watch
Iran
Mehdi Taremi
While the United States and England again drew. With two points, they are second in the standings and must win to move on to the round of 16. In both games, they played with conviction, but they had a horrible time scoring. There will be no exceptions in this encounter, though, and missed opportunities will have consequences.
USA
Christian Pulisic
Due to his high level of game productivity and excellent teamwork, Pulisic was a really innovative player for the national team. He was a threat from the beginning and will once more guarantee that the United States will win when they play Iran. Their hopes of making the World Cup will be determined by this game, making players like Pulisic critical.
Injury and team news
Gregg Berhalter used the same starting lineup for both of his team’s games and made no roster adjustments. Giovanni Reyna’s departure as a starter has been strange despite the fact that there are no injuries, since the player is not hurt, and the head coach made no comments regarding it.
Azmoun played in their first match as a substitute, but he was forced to leave the game against Wales due to a thigh injury, and it is uncertain if he will start against the USA. The rest of the players are healthy, and Carlos Queiroz will field a solid team.
Head-to-head stats
Matches: 2
Iran: 1
Draws: 1
USA: 0
Predicted lineup
Iran Starting predicted XI (4-4-2): H. Hosseini; Rezaeian, M. Hosseini, Pouraliganji; Mohammadi; Gholizadeh, Nourollahi, Ezatolahi, Hajsafi; Taremi, Ansarifard
USA Starting predicted XI (4-3-3): Turner; Dest, Zimmerman, Ream, Robinson; McKennie, Adams, Musah; Reyna, Ferreira, Pulisic
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