World Cup Daily: USA controls its fate after draw vs. England
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Wales’ Wayne Hennessey receives red card after a nasty out-of-the-box collision against Iran’s Mehdi Taremi in the 86th minute.
Iran’s destiny is now in its own hands. A win over the United States on Tuesday (2 p.m. ET on FOX and the FOX Sports app) would send Iran to the group stage for the time in history; however, anything less would make it reliant on the England-Wales result. Suffice to say, the U.S. should be prepared for Iran to go for all three points.
Wales vs. Iran Highlights | 2022 FIFA World Cup
Iran was able to capitalize late after goals by Roozbeh Cheshmi and Ramin Rezaeian in stoppage time.
Senegal got back on track after its 2-0 loss to the Netherlands on Monday, but it came at the expense of the host nation, which was eliminated from the tournament with Friday’s result and the draw between the Netherlands and Ecuador. Qatar is the first host nation to be knocked out in its second game of the group stage match.
Qatar vs Senegal Highlights | 2022 FIFA World Cup
Three goals matches the most Senegal has ever scored in a World Cup match.
The Netherlands should have no problem getting past Qatar and advancing to the knockout stage based on what we’ve seen in both its matches. The real matchup of consequence is Senegal-Ecuador (10 a.m. ET on FS1 and the FOX Sports app). With Ecuador just one point clear of Senegal, it needs a win or a draw to avoid getting eliminated.
Netherlands vs. Ecuador Highlights | 2022 FIFA World Cup
Enner Valencia recorded his sixth group stage goal since the 2014 World Cup, tying Messi & Ronaldo.
The United States had England on its heels for most of Friday’s match, but Gregg Berhalter’s side came just a few inches short of pulling off an upset against the mighty Three Lions. They did get a point, though, which means that a win against Iran will put them through to the knockout stage no matter what happens in England-Wales. It truly is “win or go home” for the young Americans.
England vs. United States Highlights | 2022 FIFA World Cup
Top plays from a 0-0 draw.
GOAL OF THE DAY
The dagger in Iran’s win vs. Wales was an absolute beauty.
Iran’s Ramin Rezaeian scores goal vs. Wales in 90+11′
Watch Iran’s Ramin Rezaeian scoring a goal against Wales in the 90+11′ in the 2022 Men’s FIFA World Cup.
SAVE OF THE DAY
England’s Mason Mount sent a powerful shot toward the United States’ goal, but Matt Turner dove on the ground to block it out of bounds. It was ultimately the difference between a loss and a draw for the U.S.
Matt Turner makes a RIDICULOUS save off Mason Mount’s shot
Matt Turner saves a wicked shot off England’s Mason Mount in 45’+2′ to hold a 0-0 tie at halftime for the United States.
MUST-SEE MOMENT
Before Iran’s late burst, it had the worst luck in front of goal. Nothing illustrates that more than the sequence in which it hit the post on back-to-back shot attempts. That’s the type of stuff you typically only see in video games.
Iran can’t capitalize on three shot attempts
Iran misses multiple opportunities to score after making an unreal triple shot sequence by Sardar Azmoun and Ali Gholizadeh in the 52nd minute against Wales.
Fortunately for Iran, it kept its confidence and found the back of the net not once, but twice in the final 10 minutes of the game.
Tunisia vs. Australia, 5 a.m. ET on FS1
Australia is the only team in Group D without a point. The good news for the Socceroos is that everyone but France only has one point, so a win would put them right back in the mix for a spot in the knockout round. Alternatively, a loss would knock them out of the tournament, even in the event of a massive upset vs. France.
Poland vs. Saudi Arabia, 8 a.m. ET on FS1
Saudi Arabia shocked the world when it beat Lionel Messi‘s Argentina 2-1 in its group stage opener on Tuesday. A win against Robert Lewandowski‘s Poland on Saturday wouldn’t be as big of an upset, but it would secure its place in the knockout stage, which no one could have predicted going into the tournament.
France vs. Denmark, 11 a.m. ET on FS1
Denmark can re-establish itself as one of the dark-horses to go far in the tournament with a positive result against one of the favorites to win it all, France. It would also put them in a good position going into its final group stage match against Australia on Wednesday (10 a.m. ET on *FS1 and the FOX Sports app).
Argentina vs. Mexico, 2 p.m. ET on FS1
Argentina’s path to the knockout stage goes through Mexico. No matter what happens in Poland vs. Saudi Arabia earlier in the day — or Saudi Arabia vs. Mexico on Wednesday — it needs a result vs. Mexico. From here on, the only results that matter to Argentina are the games it plays in.
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