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The much anticipated grudge match. Both teams lost their opening group games.
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00:00with his opposite number Taliby the coach of Iran so Pleasantry is over
00:07what will match the start
00:11for the winner possible place hopes will be kept alive of going through
00:19the loser no further chance last game will just be played for pride
00:26the United States wearing white two up at the start for Iran
00:32Haida come over to get hold of the ball
00:38here's the captain
00:39just gives a little bit of welly
00:45Mohammed Kani
00:53going to take Wegley makes the first run
00:56hope is up as well and at the back of the crossbar
01:01from Brian McBride
01:04almost doing the job that he's been brought in to do
01:07he's pretty much an all-American athlete
01:10very good in the air
01:11and he rattled the crossbar with the goalkeeper the spectator
01:15good opening by the Americans
01:24and Brad wants it long again gets up well again
01:32Wegley
01:35more
01:37gets it through three for the pullback
01:39it's pulled back too sharply
01:42what a pity Bugheri can bring it out
01:45he did the classic thing but maybe his compatriots got sucked in
01:50terrific run by Covey Jones to get on the inside there to pull that ball back
01:53what a positive start by the state
01:59as easy
02:00helped out by Estilli
02:02as easy is forward now
02:04number 11
02:07not the best of balls
02:11that's Al-Dai
02:16three of their players
02:18back here
02:20Iran need to take the strain now
02:22put a few passes together
02:23start playing at their own tempo
02:29it's a nice turn
02:31that's really good play
02:35Casey Keller
02:36using his feet
02:37Maldivikia
02:38very impressed
02:39in the opening match
02:41really forceful run
02:43and he had to get it away
02:45very quickly
02:46as the back pass came in
02:48Casey Keller
02:48Greg of the office
02:54he's going to offer again
02:55just forward with the man in possession
02:57held on too long
02:58and this is Azizi
02:59trying to test the pace of Duli
03:01Azizi
03:02just a touch
03:05no says the referee
03:07right on the edge
03:08it might even have been inside
03:10and Azizi can't quite believe that
03:12and neither can the supporters of Iran
03:14but Duli then was struggling for pace
03:17and it looked highly questionable
03:19but I don't know if the Swiss referee is meant to be neutral
03:21but I have to say
03:22I have to say
03:23from this position
03:24Azizi definitely looked as though he was fouled
03:27he got the pace on Duli
03:28Duli was faltering
03:29Keller came quickly
03:31I wonder what Martin O'Neill was thinking
03:33but for me
03:34that was a penalty
03:35haven't had the benefit of a rerun
03:39neither in fairness has the referee
03:41here it is
03:45well it was a blatant obstruction
03:47it's in the box
03:49and he certainly didn't play the ball
03:56there he is
04:10free kick is being given
04:12I'll be it for me to argue with the person of your experience David
04:16but I'm sure there are a lot of referees saying
04:18if that was an obstruction
04:20then it's an indirect free kick in the box
04:21if it was a challenge for Munich
04:23next season
04:24from his present club
04:26Armenia Bielefeld
04:30and Bagheri fences his chances
04:32quite a long way out
04:39it is Bagheri
04:40not a bad try
04:41but look where Casey Keller was
04:44just was able to put up an arm
04:45and wave it over
04:48well great confidence
04:49to try from there
04:51Keller was quite comfortable
04:52covered it well
04:57Heiduk
04:59Wigley on the touchline
05:00but Bright died and he fought
05:01Wigley staying square
05:03didn't really offer himself
05:06had to work at it
05:08still a two-footed player
05:11Reina
05:11off the post
05:14Heiduk
05:16hopelessly wide
05:17because he was very hurried
05:18but Reina was very unlucky
05:20hit that extremely cleanly
05:24goalkeeper was beaten
05:26and back off the post
05:27not quite captured by the cameraman
05:29I'm sorry to say
05:30you'll see it now
05:31it was a really clean strike
05:35and he knows he's been a bit unlucky
05:38he's not being marked as physically
05:40as he was in the opening match
05:42that's a great ball through
05:44oh it just didn't run
05:45as we'll see
05:47by Hector
05:51Brazis
05:53McBride
05:55Roy Wigley
06:02straight out the goalkeeper
06:03by Turbo Remos
06:07good shot
06:09comfortable save
06:10neat tidy passing
06:12by the States
06:12just there in the
06:14centre circle
06:15and here's Pope
06:19Wigley
06:20happy turn
06:21but he asked quite a lot
06:22going round
06:24a second time
06:26chance of a break
06:27as easy as forward
06:30Madhavikia supporting as well
06:31and here comes
06:34Zarinček
06:36Madhavikia
06:39Zarinček
06:41header is by Stili
06:51Hamid
06:52Estili
06:55bringing the Iranians
06:57in the crowd
06:57to their feet
06:59they had more support
07:01that time
07:02there were more options
07:04available
07:05and the coach
07:06is very happy
07:07with what was achieved
07:18yeah the coach
07:19seemed so happy
07:20he was almost shedding a tear
07:21here we see it
07:22on the right hand side
07:23super ball back
07:24Estili
07:25could not have placed
07:26that ball better
07:28he's unchallenged
07:29as he heads
07:29and to be fair
07:30to Casey Keller
07:31he did his utmost
07:32but couldn't quite
07:33get across
07:33it was a magnificent
07:35ball in by Zarinček
07:36one of the first times
07:37that he's really
07:38had ventured forward
07:39down that right hand side
07:40he's let most of the work
07:42in terms of running
07:42go to Madhavikia
07:43he's been covering that ground
07:45there was a slight difference
07:46and on the counter attack
07:48they've got quite a precious lead
07:50I would suggest
07:51against the run of the play
08:04it's easy forward again
08:07lead to foot
08:08he's worked himself
08:09half an opening
08:12there's no more than that
08:13it should be Haydux
08:15did well
08:18luckily no real chance
08:31it was an early goal
08:33against Germany
08:36but rocked the United States
08:38it's a late goal
08:39in the half
08:40may rock them this time
08:42offside against Regerley
08:43anyway
08:46but it was a
08:47really good ball
08:48absolute classic
08:50case of placing
08:51at the header
08:51but what about the way
08:53that Yavad Zarinček
08:55got round the ball
08:56to pull it back
09:06and at half time
09:10Iran lead the United States
09:12by one goal to nil
09:14and here is the hero
09:15for the moment
09:16Hamid Esteli
09:18of the Bahman club
09:20in Tehran
09:23don't think it's going to be
09:24the only goal of the game
09:25but perhaps I will be proved wrong
09:28but at half time
09:29it's Iran
09:31who lead
09:36the substitutes
09:37the starting 11
09:39get on the way
09:43so far
09:44Iranian prayers
09:46prayers being answered
09:53gracious
09:56do it
10:02the end
10:09and the start
10:09basically four forward
10:11Jones on the left side
10:13Haydok on the right
10:18ready strike
10:19would calm the nerves
10:25underneath it
10:26it's away
10:27from Wegele
10:30Duli
10:31picked to it
10:32by
10:34Nidahi
10:39at the back
10:40Mohamed Kani
10:42now Haydok
10:43for the United States
10:52more
10:53a bit of impetus
10:59Hadavikia
10:59his first time
11:00to the second half
11:01had a good first half
11:03as the Iranian team
11:05had settled down
11:06in ten minutes
11:07or so
11:08we're a bit torrid
11:08for them
11:12had a contrast
11:13this time
11:14very quickly
11:15into dictating
11:16the style
11:16of the play
11:17is Bagheri
11:19break on the right
11:20side
11:20Madavikia
11:21and Casey Keller
11:23had seen him
11:26Azizi's gone left
11:29he's going right
11:30to Al-Dai
11:33Azizi waits
11:34in the middle
11:38Oaks stays
11:38stands off him
11:39Madavikia
11:40oh
11:43what a
11:44good player
11:44this young man is
11:47let's not forget
11:48the pass
11:48to Barry
11:48it was a great
11:49pass by Bagheri
11:50that sent
11:51Aldai
11:52scampering
11:52down the right
11:53hand side
11:53there
11:55Madavikia
11:55just got crowded
11:56out
11:56but not frightened
11:57to try a shot
11:58with his wrong foot
12:05it's easy
12:10useful
12:15Madavikia
12:17who else
12:17an overlapping run
12:19but he used him
12:20by not using it
12:21oh
12:22what a really good
12:23strike
12:24by Bagheri
12:26that's what he loves
12:27to do
12:27come on
12:28late on to the play
12:29nobody picked him up
12:31hit it first time
12:32and just pulled it
12:33across the face
12:35well Irana
12:35becoming more of a threat
12:37all the time
12:37there is the culprit
12:40Haydook
12:45space this side
12:46for more
12:48got ball and defender
12:49at the same time
12:50though
12:50and now needs
12:51support
12:51close of hand
12:53Stewart's taken
12:54the position
12:57Haydook
12:58Reina
13:07desperately wanted
13:08that ball to come down
13:09a little bit quicker
13:10it was a clever little flick
13:13acrobatic in the extreme
13:16good header in the first place
13:18I think it was Haydook
13:19who got the ball
13:20flicked on
13:23did well to get over the ball
13:25going to centrally place
13:29White comes back
13:30the other way
13:31certainly can't
13:31force him for endeavour
13:35he's for ball
13:36to Moore
13:39goes for the shots
13:40wasn't too far away
13:41but I think the goalkeeper
13:42had it covered
13:44four white shirts
13:45in the box there
13:46all looking for the
13:48rebounds
13:50still divides the teams
13:54came at the
13:54very end of the 39th
13:57minute
14:03four in the box
14:04again
14:08useful ball to Regis
14:10he didn't pull it back
14:13it's a corner
14:19well Regis found himself
14:21in a terrific position
14:22there and hit it
14:23unerringly with his
14:24left foot
14:24and it hit the post
14:25and it could have been
14:26a really spectacular goal
14:32they may have to get
14:33the crosses in
14:34a little bit quicker
14:34and hope that McBride
14:36can win one of those
14:36headers and they get
14:37a knockdown
14:38but I can't see any way
14:40they're going to create a good goal
14:41through the spaces
14:42because there's very few spaces
14:44there's red shirts
14:45filling them all
14:47and it runs away from Rayner
14:50this is McBride
14:53just packed away
14:57there's Peter Barney
15:03Jones gets the height on the throw
15:04it's won by McBride
15:05and it's a fine save from Haydook
15:08here's Ernie Stewart on the follow-up
15:12there's a bit of a dive in
15:13they're queuing up at the back
15:14and that's really well away
15:16by a hot ball
15:17fantastic save
15:18but what a wonderful cross there
15:19by Stewart
15:23Dooley gets back
15:24the line is he is
15:28Eddie Pope
15:32and Bryan winning the ball
15:33in the air
15:34just away from the stretch of Rayner
15:35it was a really good save
15:37from Haydook
15:37spread himself
15:39knocked the ball down
15:45and the Americans
15:47have made their substitution
15:53Bryan Maison
15:54trying to work an opening
15:57the basket's a bit short
16:04and he moved from his own half
16:08Regis trying to get back
16:09Keller out to face him
16:11and it's beautifully placed
16:12by Mardovicchia
16:13who confirms his position
16:16for me
16:16as man of the match
16:32but if you look back
16:34on that goal
16:35it started right at the other end
16:37when Bryan Maison
16:39couldn't get the ball back
16:40on the far touchline
16:47six minutes to go
16:48and Mardovicchia
16:52finding the far corner
16:55and there you see
16:55the power of the man
16:56able to sustain pace
16:58in the last few minutes
16:59of a tough 90 minute game
17:00a game that's been well stretched
17:02he placed it
17:03he powered it
17:04Casey had no chance
17:05with that one
17:06it was a two against one
17:08he could have squared it
17:09across the box
17:09he knew exactly
17:10what he was doing
17:12he's confirmed
17:13all the early impressions
17:17credit for Casey Keller
17:18he actually got his
17:19fingertips to it
17:20but the power of the shot
17:21he couldn't divert the ball away
17:27it's a sad night
17:29for American football
17:31and one to be long remembered
17:35by those who play
17:36and follow Iran
17:40they've invited them
17:41to come and beat them
17:42and they haven't been
17:42quite good enough to do that
17:43and they've broke quite well
17:46more straight into the wall
17:59Mardovicchia they had
18:00two on the halfway line
18:03and he can put it across
18:04to Al-Dair
18:06good start from Keller
18:08block on the line
18:13Regis who got back
18:15to deny
18:16a third goal for Iran
18:19it was really quite unreal
18:22to find two players
18:23waiting just inside
18:25their own half
18:26the Americans have pushed
18:27everybody forward
18:28credit Keller
18:29credit Regis
18:35here's Haydook
18:37corner
18:39well
18:40an amazing
18:41a spot of comedy
18:42I think we deserve that
18:43the first real spot of comedy
18:44so far in the World Cup
18:46it was quite amazing
18:47all the Americans
18:48had left the post
18:48they'd all gone away
18:50missing up the field
18:52great block
18:54goalkeeper struggling
18:55blocked on the line
18:56no it's gone in
18:59I think McBride
19:02had already found
19:03the way in
19:03before the follow up
19:04a little bit of
19:05problem in the goal
19:08but the Americans
19:09back with a hope
19:11with three minutes left
19:15misjudgment by the
19:16goalkeeper
19:17when the ball
19:17was knocked across
19:18they had the two men
19:19on the line
19:20well we'll never know
19:22I don't think
19:22but finally of course
19:24it was scooped in
19:25now's the difficulty
19:27I'm going to ask you
19:28Barry
19:28spot the goal scorer
19:30McBride's goal
19:31well done
19:35Stewart and
19:36Hackpour
19:38Americans so keen
19:39to get it in
19:40his handball
19:40anyway
19:41but the ball
19:42was over the line
19:43from the header
19:44from McBride
19:51here's Madhavikia
19:52Regis
19:53got enough of it
19:54Maisonneuve
19:57Kobe Jones
20:01Stewart
20:02Hayduk
20:05three forward
20:07three others
20:08trying to get there
20:08and Hayduk
20:12waiting for the ball
20:14inside
20:15they've got a free
20:16kick instead
20:19Techie who was fouled
20:21will the goalkeeper's
20:23confidence be disturbed
20:24he's missed that cross
20:2624 forward again
20:28that's a good header
20:29out by Bagheri
20:31here's Mansouria
20:33Kobe Jones
20:34alongside
20:36nice check out
20:37good battling
20:37by Kobe Jones
20:40Maisonneuve
20:41McBride
20:42clear foul
20:44by Hackpour
20:46pressure telling
20:47a little bit
20:48Pope
20:50Preki
20:51Hayduk
20:52making the run
20:52outside
20:53masses of
20:54white shirts
20:55forward
21:02useful looking cross
21:03Pope is up
21:05out by Bagheri
21:07who's playing
21:07who's playing
21:07as a central defender
21:11last minute
21:12for the Americans
21:13to at least
21:13save the day
21:15Kobe Jones
21:19Stewart
21:25not bright
21:26with the greatest
21:28of ease
21:28but making no
21:29contact with the
21:30ball
21:37four minutes
21:38that's the fourth
21:39official from
21:40Nigeria
21:44Hayduk
21:48Treki
21:50that's a lot
21:51of Hayduk
21:51Mina Van
21:52Day
21:52would have
21:52just let
21:53the ball
21:53around the
21:53play
22:02right
22:03turn to
22:03offer a
22:04prayer
22:05there's a
22:05lovely shot
22:06there of
22:06Mansouria
22:07looking to the
22:07bench
22:08asking how
22:08long to go
22:09I think we'll
22:10have to have
22:10another board
22:11for the players
22:11so that they
22:12can all look
22:12up and find
22:13out
22:15we know
22:16now
22:16the players
22:17don't know
22:19well
22:19this is still
22:20down to the
22:20man in the
22:21middle
22:22as we've
22:23seen
22:23proved on
22:23a number
22:24of occasions
22:26McBride
22:27no shout
22:28from
22:28Rezius
22:29who was
22:29behind him
22:30two waiting
22:31around the
22:32halfway line
22:32but at least
22:33there were four
22:33Americans back
22:34Casey Keller
22:35one out of
22:36his goal
22:37and he
22:42poked
22:42hit long
22:43two really
22:44went for the
22:44same ball
22:45but here's
22:45Reina
22:46good strike
22:47but straight
22:48at the
22:48goalkeeper
22:48again
22:52well I think
22:53apart from
22:54misjudging
22:54nearly spoke
22:56too early
22:56apart from
22:57misjudging
22:58that deep
22:58cross that's
22:59led to
23:00McBride's
23:00goal
23:01Abuzadzi
23:02has fully
23:03justified his
23:04selection
23:04tonight
23:04he's kept a
23:05very safe
23:06pair of hands
23:07and given his
23:08back players
23:08confidence
23:10Maison
23:11there
23:11to Moore
23:12got a bit
23:13of a deflection
23:14that's a
23:14corner
23:16came off
23:16back poor
23:17still a chance
23:18for the
23:19United States
23:23and up
23:23comes Casey
23:24Keller
23:28what a curl
23:29McBride can't
23:29make it
23:31I think
23:31Martin O'Neill
23:32will have to
23:32tell Casey
23:33Keller
23:34he's got to
23:34be in the
23:34box if he
23:35wants to
23:35score a
23:36goal
23:36he came
23:36up the
23:36halfway
23:37line
23:38or he'll
23:39have to
23:39have some
23:39sprint
23:40practice
23:40he'll
23:40have to
23:40get there
23:41quicker
23:48American
23:49throw
23:49Stewart
23:51Jones
23:53Pope
23:54tells him
23:54to knock
23:55it long
23:56little
23:57nod down
23:57here's
23:58Maison
23:58Erd
23:58if it
23:59was
23:59it
24:06wouldn't
24:06the
24:06army
24:07players
24:07asking
24:07the
24:08referee
24:08what about
24:09the
24:09final
24:09whistle
24:16it's
24:17interesting
24:17that
24:17Madavecchia
24:18has gone
24:19on playing
24:19up front
24:20to try
24:22and get
24:22a goal
24:22on the
24:22counter
24:23even in
24:23these
24:23last
24:23two
24:24seconds
24:25here's
24:26Jones
24:26his header
24:27takes the
24:27ball above
24:28the header
24:28of Madavecchia
24:30Jones
24:30again
24:32certainly
24:33been one
24:33of the
24:33better
24:33American
24:34players
24:34has
24:35worked
24:36very
24:36hard
24:37look
24:38back
24:38on that
24:39pullback
24:39in the
24:40first
24:40half
24:40found
24:41nobody
24:42coming
24:42on to
24:43the
24:43wall
24:43Jones
24:46McBride
24:46launches
24:47himself
24:50only
24:51away
24:53under
24:53back
24:54here
24:54and
24:54here's
24:55Ali
24:55Dea
24:56well
24:56served
24:57by
24:57Mansourian
25:07the
25:07officials
25:07agree
25:08there's
25:08still
25:08a
25:08minute
25:09to
25:09go
25:16away
25:16by
25:16Daguerre
25:19Pecky
25:20goes
25:20to
25:20chase
25:23when's
25:24the
25:24final
25:24whistle
25:25coming
25:25they
25:25ask
25:26on the
25:27Iranian
25:28bench
25:28the
25:28answer
25:29is
25:29now
25:30and
25:31on
25:31they
25:31come
25:33to
25:34congratulate
25:34their
25:35colleagues
25:36on what
25:37must surely
25:38be their
25:38finest
25:38out
25:39in
25:40World
25:40Cup
25:40football
25:41the
25:42opportunity
25:42now
25:42for
25:43them
25:43is
25:44to
25:44go
25:44and
25:45be
25:45successful
25:46in
25:46their
25:46last
25:46match
25:47which
25:47is
25:47against
25:47Germany
25:49Montpellier
25:49on
25:50Thursday
25:50in
25:51the
25:51end
25:51this
25:52contest
25:52may
25:52prove
25:53to
25:53be
25:53but
25:53a
25:53side
25:54issue
25:54in
25:55the
25:55World
25:55Cup
25:56but
25:56in
25:56the
25:56contest
25:57between
25:57the
25:57United
25:57States
25:58and
25:58Iran
25:59Iran
25:59have
26:00come
26:00out
26:00with
26:01the
26:01victory
26:01by
26:02two
26:02goals
26:03to
26:03one
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