It’s a winner-take-all match in Group B as the USA face Iran with a knockout-round berth on the line. Iran can advance with a win or draw to its first knockout stage in history, while the USA need a win at all costs to go through for the first time since 2014.
The group stage finale has had a tense buildup with geo- and sociopolitical themes rising to the surface. There was an incident involving the U.S. team altering the Iranian flag as a show of support for the protests in Iran, a statement by former USMNT coach Jurgen Klinsmann that drew the ire of Iran’s coach, and an unusual press conference on the eve of the match.
These two teams faced off in the World Cup in 1998, also in the final match of the group stage. Iran won 2-1, but neither made it through to the knockouts.
The Americans are unbeaten so far with draws against Wales and England, while Iran suffered a humiliating 6-2 defeat to the Three Lions, only to bounce back and knock off Wales 2-0 to give it the edge in the race for the second knockout berth in the group.
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USA vs Iran live score
| 1H | 2H | Final | |
| USA | — | — | — |
| Iran | — | — | — |
Goals:
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Projected lineups:
USA (4-3-3, right to left): 1-Turner (GK) — 2-Dest, 3-Zimmerman, 13-Ream, 5-Robinson — 8-McKennie, 4-Adams, 6-Musah — 21-Weah, 9-Ferreira, 10-Pulisic.
Iran (4-4-2, right to left): 1-Hosseini (GK) — 23-Rezaeian, 19-Hosseini, 8-Pouraliganji, 5-Mohammadi — 17-Gholizadeh, 21-Nourollahi, 6-Ezatolahi, 3-Safi — 20-Azmoun, 9-Taremi.
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LIVE Group B standings, scores
| Team | PTS | GP | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. England | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 |
| 2. Iran | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | -2 |
| 3. USA | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 4. Wales | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 |
LIVE SCORE: 🏴 England 0, 🏴 Wales 0 (kickoff 2pm ET / 7pm GMT)
USA vs Iran live updates, highlights from 2022 World Cup
2 hrs 23 mins from kickoff: Yesterday, the U.S. national team posted an inside look into their World Cup camp as they prepare for the do-or-die match against Iran. Give it a watch!
𝗕𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁: Take a peek inside the #USMNT’s base camp in Qatar as the squad navigates the group stage 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/IpWTkguCtG
— U.S. Men’s National Soccer Team (@USMNT) November 28, 2022
2 hrs 42 mins from kickoff: Gregg Berhalter made it clear to his players what he wants them to play for today. Obviously, playing for your country is a given, so he focused more on personal legacy. This match is a defining moment for any player’s career, and players will want to tell the story of this match in a positive manner decades from now.
“‘In 20 years, what do you want your story to tell?’… Tonight, this match facing elimination against Iran, it can be the beginning or the end of that story for the Americans.”@JennyTaft on the message Gregg Berhalter had for the @USMNT ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/l0WGpa42sw
— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) November 29, 2022
3 hrs from kickoff: If U.S. fans are looking for some good vibes ahead of this World Cup, how about giving a watch to the highlights from the 1-0 victory over Algeria in the 2010 World Cup? The U.S. faced a similar situation, against a similar opponent, requiring victory to advance. They left it very late, but Landon Donovan delivered one of the most iconic goals in U.S. history in the 91st minute to send the U.S. into the knockout stage.
FIFA doesn’t allow embedding of their videos, but you can watch the highlights here.
Wild stat I just found doing #USA vs. #IRN prep:
1️⃣ The #USMNT has played a third group stage match 8 times at the #FIFAWorldCup. They have won just 1 — the famous 2010 win over Algeria (Donovan, etc etc).
They lost all 7 others.
— Kyle Bonn (@the_bonnfire) November 27, 2022
3 hrs 16 mins from kickoff: In what was an utterly extraordinary pre-match press conference, USMNT captain Tyler Adams proved yesterday why he was picked to lead the team on the field. His response to an aggressive question from an Iranian journalist was top drawer.
From a football perspective, Adams will be a critical player for the U.S. today. He’ll have to start possessional buildups, and more importantly, he will be key to shielding the back line when Iran try to muck up the game or hit on the counter.
Tyler Adams mispronounced Iran and was called out by an Iranian journalist – who followed up with a question on discrimination in the United States.
His response: An all time classy answer- Captain & Leader. #USMNT 👏 pic.twitter.com/pELQmBttPl
— Stu Holden (@stuholden) November 28, 2022
3 hrs 30 mins from kickoff: USA fans have been flooding the betting market to back their team!
“USA is currently BetMGM’s biggest liability to win the World Cup. While we’re personally fans, @USMNT winning it would be a tough outcome for the book, that said, as they advance, we’re seeing more betting action than ever.”
– Christian Cipollini, Sports Trader, @BetMGM
— John Ewing 🦁 (@johnewing) November 29, 2022
3 hrs 52 mins from kickoff: After the draw with England, former national team player and current media pundit Eric Wynalda went on a Twitter Spaces with the LA Times and made claims that there was a rift between Gregg Berhalter and Gio Reyna caused by the young Dortmund star’s lack of playing time thus far. He also claimed, somewhat inflammatory, that Berhalter lied about Reyna’s fitness when explaining his absence to the media, and that he asked Reyna to go along with the lie.
Wynalda went on SiriusXM radio to clarify his comments earlier this morning. While Wynalda seemingly didn’t walk almost any of the information he gave back, he did clarify that Berhalter did not specifically ask Reyna to go along with the lie, but expected him to do so. Wynalda did apologize to Berhalter for going public with his comments, saying he should have kept them to himself.
Most interesting to me, Wynalda did say that he believes the conversation between Berhalter and Reyna resulted in an understanding that he will “see the field more.” Which, given that this is their last group match, seems to suggest that Reyna will start.
On Counter Attack, @EricWynalda clarified comments he made about #USMNT Head Coach Gregg Berhalter on Twitter Spaces with the @latimes.
Hear the entire conversation with @KeithCostigan here – https://t.co/cv63ZlzuVl pic.twitter.com/9J2DQK2mIK
— SiriusXM FC 157 ⚽️📻 (@SiriusXMFC) November 28, 2022
4 hrs 17 mins from kickoff: Monitoring line movement from BetMGM on this one…Vegas seems to be leaning towards a draw, which as you’ll know by now is obviously not good news for the United States. Both the U.S. and Iran moneylines have closed in towards the draw figure, with the U.S. moving from -110 to +100 and Iran moving from +310 to +290. Those numbers are slight, but they’re still meaningful.
The more aggressive movement has come on the game flow prediction, with the under 2.5 goal total sliding from -150 all the way to -185. Under 1.5 goals has moved from +205 to +160. One goal is expected to win this game.
4 hrs 45 mins from kickoff: This CNN report is the reality that the Iranian players have to endure. The same tactic was reportedly employed when the two teams met in the 1998 World Cup.
The families of Iran’s World Cup soccer team have been threatened with imprisonment and torture if the players fail to “behave” ahead of the match against the USA on Tuesday, a source involved in the security of the games said. https://t.co/nXwZoW0Nqu
— CNN (@CNN) November 28, 2022
USA vs Iran lineups, team news
The questions around the USA heading into the final group match are less to do with injuries and more about personnel decisions: Does Borussia Dortmund’s Gio Reyna start? If not, how many minutes does he get? After Josh Sargent (vs. Wales) and Haji Wright (vs. England), is it now Jesus Ferreira’s turn in the tight spaces against Iran?
USA (4-3-3, right to left): 1-Matt Turner (GK) — 2-Sergino Dest, 3-Walker Zimmerman, 13-Tim Ream, 5-Antonee Robinson — 8-Weston McKennie, 4-Tyler Adams, 6-Yunus Musah — 21-Tim Weah, 9-Jesus Ferreira, 10-Christian Pulisic.
Feyenoord winger Alireza Jahanbakhsh is suspended due to yellow-card accumulation and won’t play the match for Iran. Carlos Queiroz had indicated that goalkeeper Alireza Beiranvand was held out of the Wales victory due to concussion protocol but that he will be available vs. USA.
There have been injury concerns around Bayer Leverkusen forward Sardar Azmoun, but it’s hard to see him missing out on starting what could be a historic match for his country.
Iran (4-4-2, right to left): 1-Alireza Beiranvand (GK) — 23-Ramin Rezaeian, 19-Majid Hosseini, 8-Morteza Pouraliganji, 5-Milad Mohammadi — 17-Ali Gholizadeh, 21-Ahmad Nourollahi, 6-Saeid Ezatolahi, 3-Ehsan Hajsafi — 20-Sardar Azmoun, 9-Mehdi Taremi.
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USA vs Iran live stream, TV channel
This final Group B match will be played at the Al Thumama Stadium. Here’s how you can watch all the action in some of the major global territories.
| Date | Time | TV Channel | Streaming | |
| USA | Tue, Nov. 29 | 14:00 ET | Fox, Telemundo |
fuboTV, Fox Sports site/app, Telemundo Deportes site/app, Peacock |
| Canada | Tue, Nov. 29 | 14:00 ET | TSN 2, RDS (French) | TSN site/app, RDS app |
| UK | Tue, Nov. 29 | 19:00 GMT | BBC Two | BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website |
| Australia | Wed, Nov. 30 | 06:00 AEDT | SBS VICELAND | SBS On Demand |
| India | Wed, Nov. 30 | 00:30 IST | — | Voot, JioTV |
| Hong Kong | Wed, Nov. 30 | 03:00 HKT | Now TV (Ch. 619, 617) | Now TV |
| Malaysia | Wed, Nov. 30 | 03:00 MYT | Astro Arena 2 | Astro GO |
| Singapore | Wed, Nov. 30 | 03:00 SGT | StarHub TV FIFA World Cup 2 |
Singtel TV GO, CAST, StarHub TV+, MeWatch |
| New Zealand | Wed, Nov. 30 | 08:00 NZDT | Sky Sport 1 NZ | Sky Go, Sky Sport NOW |
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