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Iran Vs United States - 2022 World Cup Group B Stage Game N°6 (29/11/2022)

GK BEIRANVAND (A.Beiranvand)
CB M. HOSSEINI (Majid)
CB POURALIGANJI (M.Pouraliganji)
RB REZAEIAN (Ramin)
LB MOHAMMADI (M.Mohammadi) 5
LDMF EZATOLAHI (S.Ezatolahi) 6
RCMF NOUROLLAHI (Ahmad) 21
RMF GHOLIZADEH (A.Gholizadeh) 17
LMF HAJSAFI (E.Hajsafi) 3
RCF AZMOUN (S.Azmoun)
LCF TAREMI

Substitutions: Karimi for Mohammadi (Injury - 47 mn - First Half), Ghoddos for Azmoun (46 mn - Second Half), Torabi for Nourollahi (71 mn), Jalali for Hajsafi (71 mn) and Ansarifard for Gholizadeh (77 mn)
Notes: Karimi' played the remaining minutes of the first half as LMF, this relocated Hajsafi as LB
Karimi' shirt name was "A.Karimi"
At the start of the second half, Iran changed their formation into a 4-3-3 with Ezatolahi as central DMF, Nourollahi as right CMF, Karimi as left CMF, Gholizadeh as RWF, Ghodos as LWF and Taremi as CF
Torabi' shirt name was "M.Torabi"
Taremi received the captain armband from Hajsafi
Ansarifard played as CF alongside Taremi, this settled again the formation into a 4-4-2 with Torabi and Ghodos as Side Midfielders; and KarimiEzatolahi as CMFs
Ansarifard received the captain armband from Taremi
Ansarifard shirt name was "Karim"

Captained by: Ehsan Hajsafi | Mehdi Taremi | Karim Ansarifard
Short Free Kick: Ramin Rezaeian
Long Free Kick: Ehsan Hajsafi/Ramin Rezaeian/Saman Ghodos/Saeid Ezatolahi/Morteza Pouraliganji/Majid Hosseini/Ali Karimi
Free Kick 2: Ramin Rezaeian
Left Corner: Saman Ghodos
Right Corner: -
Penalty: Mehdi Taremi
Players to go up in freekicks and corners: Majid Hosseini, Morteza Pouraliganji, Saeid Ezatolahi, Ali Karimi

Team Strategy

★Right Side Attack
★Pressure
★Counter Attack
★Change Sides: Taremi/Azmoun | Nourollahi/Karimi - In the second half | Karimi/Ezatolahi | Taremi/Ansarifard
★Left Side Attack
★Long Passing - Late in the game