{"id":3204,"date":"2022-11-30T11:49:12","date_gmt":"2022-11-30T01:19:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theasiangame.net\/?p=3204"},"modified":"2026-09-25T10:34:17","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T01:04:17","slug":"iran-eliminated-from-world-cup-after-usa-defeat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theasiangame.net\/ro\/iran-eliminated-from-world-cup-after-usa-defeat\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran eliminated from World Cup after USA defeat"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-vertically-aligned-center\" style=\"grid-template-columns:20% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1290\" height=\"391\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theasiangame.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/SMC-Logo-and-Sub-Brand-Logos-SEP-01-22-V1_SMC-scaled.jpg?resize=1290%2C391&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2761 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theasiangame.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/SMC-Logo-and-Sub-Brand-Logos-SEP-01-22-V1_SMC-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theasiangame.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/SMC-Logo-and-Sub-Brand-Logos-SEP-01-22-V1_SMC-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C91&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theasiangame.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/SMC-Logo-and-Sub-Brand-Logos-SEP-01-22-V1_SMC-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C310&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theasiangame.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/SMC-Logo-and-Sub-Brand-Logos-SEP-01-22-V1_SMC-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C233&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theasiangame.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/SMC-Logo-and-Sub-Brand-Logos-SEP-01-22-V1_SMC-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C465&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theasiangame.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/SMC-Logo-and-Sub-Brand-Logos-SEP-01-22-V1_SMC-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C620&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1290px) 100vw, 1290px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.234), 17px);\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>The Asian Game&#8217;s coverage of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 is proudly sponsored by SMC.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"when-the-end-came-it-arrived-without-few-complaints\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">When the end came it arrived without few complaints.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Iran\u2019s World Cup campaign, one that was dominated by off-field issues, was formally<br>concluded by \u2013 one of all nations \u2013 America on Tuesday evening as Team Melli fell to a 1-0<br>defeat that few could argue was undeserved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In truth things were poor across the campaign for all bar a late 20-minute flurry against<br>Wales in the second match with a flat display against the US being sandwiched by the<br>thumping loss England on the first match day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whilst the approach here wasn\u2019t as reactive as it was against the English the outcome was<br>the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Iran tried, in parts, to play aggressively and take the game to the North Americans but they<br>second best in almost aspects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The decision to start a clearly less than fully fit Sardar Azmoun hamstrung Iran for the first<br>45 minutes before he was replaced at the break, as he offered almost no presence out of<br>possession at all and that afforded the USA the chance to have a constant numerical<br>advantage as they worked the ball through the lines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When with the ball, the gaps between defence, midfield and attack was far too strung out,<br>there was a laziness in dropping to receive and making off-ball runs to open space and far<br>too often simple passes were misplaced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-x\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">With everything to play for, the <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/USMNT?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@USMNT<\/a> got the job done \ud83d\udc4f\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8<br><br>\ud83c\udfa5 Watch the best bits from their victory over IR Iran for FREE on FIFA+<\/p>&mdash; FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FIFAWorldCup\/status\/1597710969186275328?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 29, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Compared to a vibrant, youthful and technically slick American side Iran looked laboured,<br>ponderous and disjointed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Debate will rage as to what impact the constant off-field scrutiny and pressure placed on<br>the squad had on the performances in Qatar but equally the questions over the politically<br>charged late coaching change and odd squad composition cannot be allowed to dissolve<br>into those other issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Having selected less than the permitted 26 players, including four goalkeepers, and not<br>taking any youth\/development players that could have helped the future of Iranian football,<br>Queiroz also started only 16 different players (some by choice through injury\/suspension)<br>across the three matches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was an all-in gamble to bring the veteran coach back to the squad, ostensibly to ensure a<br>result against America, and it was an all-out gamble by Queiroz to trust in his old hands to<br>deliver.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On both counts this was an abject failure and the question is now how long it will take to<br>rebuild the national team after this generation-ending early exit in Qatar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"what-we-learned\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">WHAT WE LEARNED<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The end of an era:<\/strong> With one of the oldest squads at the tournament and, curiously, no<br>younger players travelling even for experience, this has the feeling of being a generation<br>defining moment for Iranian football.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With the next crop of youngsters perhaps not as talented as those which have come before<br>it could mark the start of a lengthy cycle for Iran to return to the top of Asian football.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<a id='lmHDTzkIQYpvng_edoZoWQ' class='gie-single' href='https:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1245213591' target='_blank' style='color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;'>Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'lmHDTzkIQYpvng_edoZoWQ',sig:'WiPXWhfFvhJCxbNn7ZbvnalXIWBEqamqTJrsBJIwmOQ=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1245213591',caption: false ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Constant changes\/political influence needs to end:<\/strong> The politically charged decision to win<br>votes with the axing and return of coaches ultimately has proved futile and for football to<br>steadily improve in Iran there needs to be less interference and more stability right from the<br>top down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"what-they-said\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">WHAT THEY SAID<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Carlos Queiroz &#8211; Iran coach<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;The dream is over. First half was US, they started the game much better than us, more quick, better control of the game. They deserved to score.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;But second half was the opposite, we came back strong. We started to close and stopped the movement of the US step by step.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;But unfortunately football always punishes the team that doesn&#8217;t score. It&#8217;s simple &#8212; the team that scored in the first half deserves to move forward (in the tournament).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;We didn&#8217;t score and we are punished with the result. A draw would have been a fair result. But in football, fair doesn&#8217;t exist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;If we&#8217;d scored in the second half it could have been a different story. 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