USA 1–2 Iran: 1998 World Cup match
1–2Full time
Match in one glance
USAIranGoalCard
USA
Iran
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Score progression
1USA2Iran
Hamid Estili opened the scoring at 40′.
Team comparison
USAIran
1Goals2
1Bookings2
3Substitutes used3
Shots, possession and xG are not available in this match’s source.
Goalscorers
- 1BMBrian McBrideUSA · 87′1goal
- 2MMMehdi MahdavikiaIran · 84′1goal
- 3HEHamid EstiliIran · 40′1goal
Decisive moments
3 eventsPath through 1998
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- Group Matches, Group F
- Stage
- Group stage
- Date
- 1998-06-21
- Venue
- Stade de Gerland, Lyon
- Result
- 1–2
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available
Scorers
USA / IranUSA
Brian McBride87′
Iran
Hamid Estili40′
Mehdi Mahdavikia84′
Complete match timeline
USAIranGoalCardSubstitution
USA
Iran
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Event feed
11 eventsKey phases
Goals in each periodFirst half
0′–45′0 – 1H. Estili 40′
Second half
45′–90′1 – 1M. Mahdavikia 84′ · B. McBride 87′
Event records: © Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Grouped and formatted for this timeline.
USA
Reported rolesKK
18Kasey KellerFH
2Frankie HejdukEP
3Eddie PopeTD
5Thomas DooleyDR
6David RegisTR
10Tab RamosCJ
13Cobi JonesCR
21Claudio ReynaRW
7Roy WegerleJM
9Joe-Max MooreBM
20Brian McBrideReported starting roles · not tracking positions
Substitutes used
- 8ESEarnie Stewart57′
- 14PRPredrag Radosavljević57′
- 19BMBrian Maisonneuve82′
Match contributions
- David Regis▰ 18′
- Brian McBride⚽ 1
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 2FHFrankie HejdukDefender
- 3EPEddie PopeDefender
- 5TDThomas DooleyDefender
- 6DRDavid RegisDefender
- 7RWRoy WegerleForward
- 9JMJoe-Max MooreForward
- 10TRTab RamosMidfielder
- 13CJCobi JonesMidfielder
- 18KKKasey KellerGoalkeeper
- 20BMBrian McBrideForward
- 21CRClaudio ReynaMidfielder
Iran
Reported rolesAR
1Ahmad Reza AbedzadehMK
4Mohammad KhakpourNM
14Nader MohammadkhaniJZ
17Javad ZarinchehMP
20Mehdi PashazadehMM
2Mehdi MahdavikiaKB
6Karim BagheriHE
9Hamid EstiliMM
21Mehrdad MinavandAD
10Ali DaeiKA
11Khodadad AziziReported starting roles · not tracking positions
Substitutes used
- 3NSNaeim Saadavi77′
- 5APAfshin Peyrovani75′
- 7AMAlireza Mansourian74′
Match contributions
- Mehdi Mahdavikia⚽ 1
- Hamid Estili⚽ 1
- Javad Zarincheh▰ 77′
- Mehrdad Minavand▰ 8′
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 1ARAhmad Reza AbedzadehGoalkeeper
- 2MMMehdi MahdavikiaMidfielder
- 4MKMohammad KhakpourDefender
- 6KBKarim BagheriMidfielder
- 9HEHamid EstiliMidfielder
- 10ADAli DaeiForward
- 11KAKhodadad AziziForward
- 14NMNader MohammadkhaniDefender
- 17JZJavad ZarinchehDefender
- 20MPMehdi PashazadehDefender
- 21MMMehrdad MinavandMidfielder
Portraits may show a later team kit. Starting positions are schematic; unused substitutes are not included. © 2023 Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Names and match IDs adapted.
Score progression
1USA2Iran
Hamid Estili opened the scoring at 40′.
Team comparison
USAIran
1Goals2
1Bookings2
3Substitutes used3
Shots, possession and xG are not available in this match’s source.
Goalscorers
- 1BMBrian McBrideUSA · 87′1goal
- 2MMMehdi MahdavikiaIran · 84′1goal
- 3HEHamid EstiliIran · 40′1goal
Available match data
Goals, bookings, substitutions and starting roles are recorded. This match does not have shot locations, xG, possession or passing data in the loaded sources.
Decisive moments
3 eventsPath through 1998
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- Group Matches, Group F
- Stage
- Group stage
- Date
- 1998-06-21
- Venue
- Stade de Gerland, Lyon
- Result
- 1–2
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available
Scorers
USA / IranUSA
Brian McBride87′
Iran
Hamid Estili40′
Mehdi Mahdavikia84′
Source: OpenFootball at the pinned revision. Missing assists and minute-level events are not estimated. Starting lineups, used substitutes and event records come from the Fjelstul World Cup Database (CC BY-SA 4.0), credited alongside each panel.