Iran 0–1 USA: 2022 World Cup match
0–1Full time
Match in one glance
IranUSAGoalCard
Iran
USA
0′HT90′FT120′
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′Extra time90′–120′
Expected goals race
Chance quality as it accumulated. Each step is a shot.
A goal marker sits on the line at each recorded goal. Shootout penalties are excluded — they are not part of the match's expected goals.
Team comparison
IranUSA
45.5%Possession sequences54.5%
4Shots12
1On target5
0.92Expected goals (xG)1.17
515Passes517
78.1%Pass accuracy82.4%
3Corners17
21Fouls13
Leading shot threats
Ranked by xG- 1
Christian PulisicUSA · 1 goals0.61xG - 2
Saman GhoddosIran · 0 goals0.39xG - 3
Mehdi TaremiIran · 0 goals0.30xG - 4MPMorteza PouraliganjiIran · 0 goals0.22xG
- 5TWTimothy WeahUSA · 0 goals0.17xG
Decisive moments
1 eventsPath through 2022
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- First stage, Group B
- Stage
- Group stage
- Date
- 2022-11-29
- Venue
- Al Thumama Stadium, Doha
- Result
- 0–1
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available; full lineups, expected goals and shot locations
Scorers
Iran / USAIran
No goals
USA
Christian Pulisic38′
Complete match timeline
IranUSAGoalCardSubstitution
Iran
USA
0′HT90′FT120′
Chance creation
xG per five minutes · larger peaks = better chancesFirst half0′–45′Second half45′–90′Extra time90′–120′
Event feed
13 eventsKey phases
Goals in each periodFirst half
0′–45′0 – 1C. Pulisic 38′
Second half
45′–90′0 – 0No goals in this period
Extra time
90′–120′0 – 0No goals in this period
Event records: © Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Grouped and formatted for this timeline.
Iran
4-4-1-1
1Alireza Beiranvand
23Ramin RezaeianMH
19Majid HosseiniMP
8Morteza Pouraliganji
5Milad MohammadiAN
21Ahmad Nourollahi
6Saeid EzatolahiAG
17Ali Gholizadeh
3Ehsan HajsafiListed formation · positions are schematic
Substitutes used
- 10KAKarim Ansarifard77′
- 14Saman Ghoddos46′
- 16
Mehdi Torabi71′ - 18AKAli Karimi45′+2′
- 25AJAbolfazl Jalali71′
Match contributions
- Majid Hosseini▰ 77′
- Abolfazl Jalali▰ 90′+6′
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 1Alireza BeiranvandGoalkeeper
- 3Ehsan HajsafiLeft midfielder
- 5Milad MohammadiLeft-back
- 6Saeid EzatolahiCentral midfielder
- 8MPMorteza PouraliganjiCentre-back
- 9Mehdi TaremiSS
- 17AGAli GholizadehRight midfielder
- 19MHMajid HosseiniCentre-back
- 20
Sardar AzmounCentre-forward - 21ANAhmad NourollahiCentral midfielder
- 23Ramin RezaeianRight-back
USA
4-3-3MT
1Matt TurnerListed formation · positions are schematic
Substitutes used
- 3WZWalker Zimmerman82′
- 11BABrenden Aaronson46′
- 18SMShaq Moore82′
- 19HWHaji Wright77′
- 23KAKellyn Acosta65′
Match contributions
- Tyler Adams▰ 43′
- Christian Pulisic⚽ 1
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 1MTMatt TurnerGoalkeeper
- 2SDSergiño DestRight-back
- 4
Tyler AdamsDefensive midfielder - 5
Antonee RobinsonLeft-back - 6YMYunus MusahCentral midfielder
- 8
Weston McKennieCentral midfielder - 10Christian PulisicLF
- 13TRTim ReamCentre-back
- 20CCCameron Carter-VickersCentre-back
- 21TWTimothy WeahRF
- 24JSJosh SargentCentre-forward
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.
Passing network
Iran
United States
Completed passes · both teams attack upwards
Activity zones
Iran
10%4%6%21%14%12%11%14%9%
United States
11%7%11%19%11%14%7%14%5%
Attacking upwards · rounded shares
Match officials
RefereeAntonio Miguel Mateu Lahoz
Team comparison
IranUSA
45.5%Possession sequences54.5%
4Shots12
1On target5
0.92Expected goals (xG)1.17
515Passes517
78.1%Pass accuracy82.4%
3Corners17
21Fouls13
Expected goals race
Chance quality as it accumulated. Each step is a shot.
A goal marker sits on the line at each recorded goal. Shootout penalties are excluded — they are not part of the match's expected goals.
Shot quality
0.92Iran1.17United States
0.92Total xG1.17
0.92Non-penalty xG1.17
0.23xG per shot0.10
1Shots on target5
Where the shots came from
Bubble size is the chance's expected-goals value. Filled bubbles are goals.
Iran0 goals · 4 shots · 0.92 xG
USA1 goal · 12 shots · 1.17 xG
Passing network
Iran
United States
Completed passes · both teams attack upwards
Activity zones
Iran
10%4%6%21%14%12%11%14%9%
United States
11%7%11%19%11%14%7%14%5%
Attacking upwards · rounded shares
Attacking
0Goals1
4Shots12
1On target5
12Dribble attempts23
Passing
515Pass attempts517
402Completed passes426
78.1%Pass accuracy82.4%
3Corners17
Defending
41Duels37
11Interceptions8
150Pressures140
21Fouls13
Leading performers
Recorded match actionsSaman GhoddosIran0Goals0Assists0.39xG
MP
Morteza PouraliganjiIran0Goals0Assists0.22xG
TW
Timothy WeahUnited States0Goals0Assists0.17xG
Iran
4-4-1-1| Player | G | A | Shots | Key passes | xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saman GhoddosSubstitute | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.39 |
| Mehdi TaremiStarter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.30 |
MP Morteza PouraliganjiStarter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.22 |
| Saeid EzatolahiStarter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.01 |
| Ramin RezaeianStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 |
MH Majid HosseiniStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Ehsan HajsafiStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
AK Ali KarimiSubstitute | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
AJ Abolfazl JalaliSubstitute | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Alireza BeiranvandStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
AG Ali GholizadehStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
United States
4-3-3| Player | G | A | Shots | Key passes | xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian PulisicStarter | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.61 |
TW Timothy WeahStarter | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.17 |
YM Yunus MusahStarter | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.13 |
JS Josh SargentStarter | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0.11 |
SD Sergiño DestStarter | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.10 |
HW Haji WrightSubstitute | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.06 |
| Tyler AdamsStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
TR Tim ReamStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Antonee RobinsonStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
CC Cameron Carter-VickersStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Weston McKennieStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
MT Matt TurnerStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
BA Brenden AaronsonSubstitute | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 |
Performance is shown through recorded statistics. This data source does not provide a player rating or a player-of-the-match award.
Decisive moments
1 eventsPath through 2022
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- First stage, Group B
- Stage
- Group stage
- Date
- 2022-11-29
- Venue
- Al Thumama Stadium, Doha
- Result
- 0–1
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available; full lineups, expected goals and shot locations
Scorers
Iran / USAIran
No goals
USA
Christian Pulisic38′
Data by
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Source: OpenFootball at the pinned revision. Missing assists and minute-level events are not estimated. Lineups, expected goals and shot locations on this page come from StatsBomb event data.