Date: 21-06-1998
Stage: first round
Place: LYON
Running time: 102 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: HD 1080 50fps (9,5)
Commentary: MULTI : spanish/english/italian
My rating: ****
Notes: Mahdavikia,Daei,Bagheri, Pope,Reyna,Ramos,Dooley
MATCH SUMMARY
Sunday, 21 June 1998, 21:00
Stade de Gerland, Lyon
Attendance: 39,100
Meteo: Clear, warm, 23 °C
IRAN
Ahmadreza Abedzadeh (c)
Mohamed Khakpour
Nader Mohammadkhani
Mehdi Pashazadeh
Javad Zarincheh
Karim Bagheri
Hamid Estili
Mehrdad Minavand
Khodadad Azizi
Ali Daei
Mehdi Mahdavikia
Coach: Jalil Talebi (IRN)
8′ Mehrdad Minavand
77′ Javad Zarincheh
73′ ↓Khodadad Azizi ↑Alireza Mansourian
75′ ↓Nader Mohammadkhani ↑Afshin Peyravani
76′ ↓Javad Zarincheh ↑Naeim Sadavi
U.S.A.
Kasey Keller
Tom Dooley (c)
Eddie Pope
David Regis
Frankie Hejduk
Cobi Jones
Tab Ramos
Claudio Reyna
Brian McBride
Joe-Max Moore
Roy Wegerle
Coach: Steve Sampson (USA)
18′ David Regis
57′ ↓Tab Ramos ↑Preki
57′ ↓Roy Wegerle ↑Earnie Stewart
81′ ↓Tom Dooley ↑Brian Maisonneuve
Referee: Urs Meier (SUI)
Goals:
40′ Hamid Estili IRN
84′ Mehdi Mahdavikia IRN
87′ Brian McBride USA
Match overview
Amid intense political scrutiny, Iran seized the initiative through Estili’s looping header and Mahdavikia’s break-away finish. McBride’s late reply set up a frantic finale, yet Iran held on for a historic first World-Cup victory, eliminating the United States in the process.
Trivia
Before kick-off both teams exchanged white roses and joint photographs, gestures orchestrated by FIFA to ease diplomatic tension. Abedzadeh’s post-match lap of honour became an enduring image in Tehran’s football folklore.
