England wins Group B, United States advances after win over Iran
AL RAYYAN, Qatar (AP) — Marcus Rashford and Phil Foden each scored Tuesday to place England into the final 16 of the World Cup with a 3-0 victory over Wales.
England coach Gareth Southgate opted so as to add each gamers within the beginning lineup for the crew’s closing Group B match and so they responded with all three objectives — two from Rashford and the opposite from Foden.
England will subsequent face Senegal within the spherical of 16. Wales completed in final place within the group and has been eradicated.
Southgate had confronted calls to clean up his crew after the 0-0 draw with the United States. He introduced in Rashford and Foden into a brand new look assault and it labored.
England had the sport wrapped up simply after halftime with Rashford scoring from a free kick within the fiftieth and Foden including one other within the 51st. Rashford bought his second after a weaving run within the field within the 68th.
Wales captain Gareth Bale was compelled off at halftime with an harm.
United States 1, Iran 0
DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Christian Pulisic scored whereas crashing headfirst into the goalkeeper within the thirty eighth minute and the United States superior to the knockout spherical of the World Cup with a 1-0 win over Iran on Tuesday night time in a politically charged rematch of their well-known assembly a quarter-century in the past.
Pulisic sprawled on the sector and was mendacity within the objective for about three minutes as he obtained remedy from the U.S. employees. He re-entered the sport however was changed initially of the second half.
Back within the World Cup after lacking the 2018 match, the U.S. opened with attracts in opposition to Wales and England and wanted a victory to maneuver on to the spherical of 16 — the minimal achievement to think about the four-year cycle a hit.
The Americans completed second in Group B with 5 factors, two behind England, and can play the Netherlands on Saturday with the prospect to achieve the quarterfinals for the primary time since 2002.
Iran completed third with three factors and has did not advance in all six of its World Cup appearances.
