Here's who the USMNT will play next in the World Cup after beating Iran
Here's who will be next.
The United States has done it.
In a win-or-go-home game on Tuesday at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, the USMNT found a way to defeat Iran, claiming victory thanks to a heroic — and painful — goal by Christian Pulisic in the first half.
So now that the group stages are over for the U.S. and Group B, who will the USMNT play next?
It depended on England’s result against Wales, and as of writing this, England has won.
That means they will face the Netherlands later this week on Saturday, although if England lost, they would have faced Senegal:
If USMNT goes through:
_ They'd play Netherlands if they are the second-place team
_ They'd play Senegal if they win the group.— Nancy Armour (@nrarmour) November 29, 2022
USMNT scenarios are set:
Loss or draw = out
Win + England win/draw* = Saturday, 10 a.m. ET vs. Netherlands
Win + England loss = Sunday, 2 p.m. ET vs. Senegal
(*if England draw, USMNT could win by 5+ goals and top the group/get the latter scenario. Unlikely, obv)
— Henry Bushnell (@HenryBushnell) November 29, 2022