FIFA World Cup 1998 · Group stage · Group [object Object]

United States 1–2 Iran

Sunday 21 Jun 1998 · Lyon, France (neutral)

United States1–2Iran

Goals3

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Estili Mahdavikia McBride

40′0–1Hamid Estili Iran
84′0–2Mehdi Mahdavikia Iran
87′1–2Brian McBride United States

Line-ups

Starters, then substitutes who came on. ● a goal; yellow and red marks are cards; ↑ on, ↓ off.

United States

Came on

8Earnie StewartMF↑57′
14Predrag RadosavljevićMF↑57′
19Brian MaisonneuveMF↑82′

Iran

Came on

7Alireza MansourianMF↑74′
5Afshin PeyrovaniDF↑75′
3Naeim SaadaviDF↑77′

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

United States: 1751 → 1718
Iran: 1714 → 1747

Expected score for United States: 55.3% (a draw counts half). An upset — the lower-rated side won.

Head to head

Meeting 1 of 3, 1998–2022.

United States wins: 1
Draws: 1
Iran wins: 1

Form either side

United States

Before

3–0 v Austria 22 Apr 1998 · Friendly
0–0 v North Macedonia 16 May 1998 · Friendly
2–0 v Kuwait 24 May 1998 · Friendly
0–0 v Scotland 30 May 1998 · Friendly
0–2 v Germany 15 Jun 1998 · FIFA World Cup 1998

After

0–1 v Serbia 25 Jun 1998 · FIFA World Cup 1998
0–0 v Australia 6 Nov 1998 · Friendly
0–0 v Bolivia 24 Jan 1999 · Friendly
3–0 v Germany 6 Feb 1999 · Friendly
2–1 v Chile 21 Feb 1999 · Friendly

Iran

Before

1–1 v Kuwait 14 Apr 1998 · Friendly
0–2 v Hungary 20 Apr 1998 · Friendly
1–0 v Jamaica 22 Apr 1998 · Friendly
0–2 v Croatia 3 Jun 1998 · Friendly
0–1 v Serbia 14 Jun 1998 · FIFA World Cup 1998

After

0–2 v Germany 25 Jun 1998 · FIFA World Cup 1998
0–3 v Kuwait 13 Oct 1998 · Friendly
2–0 v Kazakhstan 1 Dec 1998 · Asian Games 1998
6–1 v Laos 5 Dec 1998 · Asian Games 1998
2–4 v Oman 8 Dec 1998 · Asian Games 1998

Group F

Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1Germany	3	2	1	0	+4	7
2Serbia	3	2	1	0	+2	7
3Iran	3	1	0	2	-2	3
4United States	3	0	0	3	-4	0

Road through the tournament

United States

0–2 v Germany Group stage
1–2 v Iran Group stage
0–1 v Serbia Group stage

Iran

0–1 v Serbia Group stage
2–1 v United States Group stage
0–2 v Germany Group stage

Every United States v Iran match3

From United States's side.


29 Nov 2022	Iran	1–0	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 2022	Group stage
16 Jan 2000	Iran	1–1	Home	Friendly	—
21 Jun 1998	Iran	1–2	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 1998	Group stage

Score: openfootball · Scorers: openfootball · Line-ups: Fjelstul · Cards: Fjelstul