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Points of interest ahead of Iran – USA clash

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Doha, State of Qatar
  • This is a politically charged encounter.
  • IR Iran are aiming to qualify from a World Cup group for the first time, in what is their sixth attempt.
  • IR Iran are aiming to win two successive World Cup matches for the first time in history.
  • IR Iran’s total of four goals scored at Qatar 2022 is their highest total in a World Cup final competition. The previous best was two (four times).
  • The USA have lost only one of their last eight World Cup group-stage matches (Win 2;  Draw 5).
  • The USA have qualified from their group in each of their last two World Cup appearances (2010 and 2014)

Kunle Solaja is the author of landmark books on sports and journalism as well as being a multiple award-winning journalist and editor of long standing. He is easily Nigeria’s foremost soccer diarist and Africa's most capped FIFA World Cup journalist, having attended all FIFA World Cup finals from Italia ’90 to Qatar 2022. He was honoured at the Qatar 2022 World Cup by FIFA and AIPS.

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