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The team has now scored two goals in the tournament, having tied against Wales 1-1 and played to a 0-0 draw with England in earlier matches.

In the simultaneous England-Wales game Tuesday, the English team won 3-0, coming out on top of Group B.

This is the first time the U.S. and Iranian teams have played each other in over 20 years. In 1998, Iran beat the U.S. 2-1 in their first-ever win in the World Cup.

The game also came at a time of high tension between the two nations: On Monday, a press conference with USA coach Gregg Berhalter and captain Tyler Adams disintegrated into chaos when the two traded barbs telegram database with Iranian state media journalists. Adams, who is Black, was criticized for mispronouncing Iran, and one reporter asked him if he feels "OK to be representing the U.S." when "there is so much discrimination happening against Black people in America."

Adams responded by saying that the country is "continuing to make progress every single day."

Throughout the tournament, Iran had faced criticism for the government's handling of anti-regime protests following the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in the custody of Iran's "morality police." The protests, largely led by women and girls, have been the most serious unrest the country's Islamic cleric rulers have faced since they came to power in 1979, and people across the world have criticized the lethal response.

An Iranian general estimated that around 300 people have been killed so far. Iran Human Rights put the number closer to 450 people.

At the World Cup, which was already under scrutiny because of its placement in Qatar, some members of the Iranian team declined to sing the country's anthem before their game against England.