In the third round of Group B of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, the US team played against the Iranian team. Only by winning can the US advance. In the 38th minute of the first half, Christian Pulisic received a pass from his teammate and scored the first point for the US team.
However, Pulisic collided with the Iranian goalkeeper when he scored a goal, was escorted off the field for a short treatment, and then returned to the field.
In the 51st minute of first-half injury time, Weston McKennie’s goal was ruled out for offside.
In the 98th minute of injury time in the second half, the most tense goal of the whole game occurred. Iran approached the goal and was swept away by the American defender. Iran believed that the American team fouled and asked the referee to check the screen and give a 12-yard free throw, but the referee signaled the game to continue In the 100th minute, Iran approached the goal again and failed. At the end, the Iranian players wept, and the United States accepted the victory and advanced to the top 16. The next U.S. game will be Saturday against the Netherlands at 9 a.m. ET.
As the United States takes on Iran, another simultaneous event is England v Wales. England finally opened in the 50th minute of the second half. First, Marcus Rashford scored a long shot over the wall from 25 yards from the goal. Phil Foden received captain Harry Kane in the 51st minute. Pass the ball and break the net again in just one minute.
In the 67th minute of the second half, Rushford made another victory and finally defeated Wells 3-0. Wells did not score a point in the entire game.
England and the United States will advance to the round of 16 with the first and second places in Group B.