United States-Iran, more than a party

Leaving aside the unsportsmanlike connotations surrounding this match, Iran and the United States will play in the qualification for the round of 16 on the last day of the group stage. In a predestined and morbid situation, the Iranians and the Americans will fight for a hypothetical second place, until they drew, and Wales beat England.

The Asians came on a positive streak after the win Welsh, despite the fact that on the first day they were thrashed against the English. Lead by Taremithe Iranian team wanted to surprise and move to the round of 16, a milestone they almost achieved in Russia 2018, but an inexplicable error in the discount of Taremi himself prevented it.

Amid the tense situation in the country, became the top scorer for the national teams Ali Daei, history of Iranian football, denounced receiving threats after showing his support for protesters in his country and refusing to go to the World Cup.

On the other hand, the Americans exit the final day of the group stage without losing or winning any game. After drawing the first two games, the United States would gamble everything on a coin, win no matter what.

Berhalter, the coach of the Americans, wanted to focus on sports and tried to put aside the extra-sports issues surrounding the game. “When I think about this match, I see that it is a football match and we should not think of it as something else. We are both trying to reach the next round and this match should be seen as such,” he assured the press.

If the party already has crumbs, more fuel was added to the fire in the last hours, after the USA team published on their networks the flag of Iran without the symbol of the Islamic Republic, cause that angered the Iranians, who demanded that the United States be removed from the contest