After disappointingly drawing against Wales in their opener, the USA did well to hold England in their last match.
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Iran will hope to continue its winning momentum when they take on the United States in their final Group B encounter of the FIFA World Cup 2022. The Tuesday night contest will be an intriguing one due to various reasons. All four teams in this group have a chance to make it out of the group. For USA, they would need the win to seal their passage to the knockout rounds. On the other hand, Iran can even make it to the next round with a draw, provided the result in the other fixture goes their way.
| Iran vs USA | Key details |
| Date | November 29 |
| Venue | Al Thumama Stadium |
| Kickoff time in India | 12:30 am (Wednesday) |
| Kickoff time in Iran | 10:30 pm (Tuesday) |
| Kickoff time in USA | 2 pm (Tuesday) |
| Kickoff time in Qatar | 10 pm (Tuesday) |
The United States endured an inconsistent period in the lead up to the World Cup. They have carried that form into Qatar and are in the middle of a five-match winless run. After disappointingly drawing against Wales in their opener, the USA did well to hold England in their last match. On the other hand, Iran suffered a 6-2 hammering in their opener against the Three Lions. But they bounced back in style to shock Wales in their last encounter. As things stand, England are at top of Group B with four points, Iran are second (three points), the USA are third (two points) and Wales are at the bottom with one point.
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The majority of absentees are on the Iran side ahead of this clash. Alireza Jahanbakhsh will miss the match for them after receiving his second yellow of the tournament last time out. Besides, there are also question marks over the participation of forward Sardar Azmoun. On a positive front though Alireza Beiranvand could return to the team for this match. As for the USA, they do not have any notable injury concerns. Hence, they could name a strong starting lineup.
Iran possible line-up: H Hosseini, Rezaeian, Pouraliganji, M Hosseini, Mohammadi, Ali Gholizadeh, Ezatolahi, Nourollahi, Hajsafi, Azmoun, Taremi
USA possible line-up: Turner, Dest, Zimmerman, Ream, Robinson, Adams, Musah, McKennie, Pulisic, Reyna, Wright
Iran
| Opponents | Score |
| Wales | 0-2 (W) |
| England | 6-2 (L) |
| Tunisia | 0-2 (L) |
| Nicaragua | 1-0 (W) |
| Senegal | 1-1 |
USA
| Opponents | Score |
| England | 0-0 |
| Wales | 1-1 |
| Saudi Arabia | 0-0 |
| Japan | 2-0 (L) |
| El Salvador | 1-1 |
| Last 5 matches (all competitions) | Results |
| USA draw Iran | 1-1 |
| USA lose to Iran | 1-2 |
The FIFA World Cup match between Iran and USA will take place at Al Thumama Stadium on Wednesday at 12:30 am IST.
The FIFA World Cup in Qatar can be seen on Sports18 – 1 SD & HD – in India. Sports 18 will be telecasting the games on the regular and HD Channels. Besides, Viacom18 Sports announced that JioCinema will live-stream all the World Cup games. Moreover, the match between Iran and USA can be seen on beIN Sports MAX 4 Arabia, beIN Sports MAX 2 Arabia, TOD, beIN SPORTS CONNECT in Iran; and Peacock, UFORIA App, SiriusXM FC, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, Futbol de Primera Radio, Sling, Foxsports.com, FOX Network, FOX Sports App, Telemundo in the United States.
