World Cup 2022: USA relishing Dutch battle

Will Christian Pulisic be with the US when they play the Netherlands on Saturday?

As he turned in Sergino Dest's goal, he collided with Alireza Beiranvand and was taken off at half time.

The forward, who was named the player of the match, was taken to the hospital as a precautionary measure after he felt unwell.

With the Netherlands up next for the USA in the last 16, they will hope to have Pulisic back in time, as he has been involved in both of their goals at the tournament so far.

After Facetiming him, we got to see him and he was in good spirits.

I'm pretty sure he had his phone with him.

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'We deserve to be in this position'

It was necessary for Berhalter to get a win against the opponents who would have gone through with a draw.

He was given a focused performance as the USA kept their slender lead.

It was difficult to think that Iran would need a tie to get through. The game was a little complicated because of that.

There was a lot of focus. The end of the game is what I am proudest of, it was extreme determination not to give up.

Berhalter wouldn't be drawn on how far the US could go, having reached the knockout stages for a third time.

There is a lot of people watching. He said that the US reporters would talk to you about defining the group.

You can see how unified the players are and how much energy they put into it.

We are not going into it thinking it is an honor. We want to keep going because we deserve to be in this situation.

Next Wednesday we don't want to be at home.

'Bring prestige to the jersey of Iran'

Anti-government protests in Iran have dominated the proceedings of the tournament, as controversy has dominated proceedings off the field.

CarlosQueiroz was left to reflect on a group-stage exit after two defeats in three matches.

The team that doesn't score is punished by football. The team that scored in the first half was deserving.

We created opportunities that we didn't score on. Football fairness doesn't exist, even though a draw was the correct result.

Being a coach for the Iran squad and players is a great honor for me.

In the build-up to their final match with the USA, there were reports that the families of Iran's squad were threatened with imprisonment and torture if the players failed to "behave".

"We have heard several stories about threats that players have received, but what I can say is that thanks to their work, players little by little have started smiling again."

They understood who they were playing for and what they were trying to accomplish. They brought prestige to the jersey of their country by giving a response on the field.

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