The U.S. will play a win-or-go-home match against Iran on Tuesday at 2 p.m. ET. Iran only needs a tie to advance to the World Cup knockout stages. The match comes after ongoing protests in Iran and controversy over its flag.
The depictions of the doctored flags were removed from social media and the normal Iranian flag was restored. The federation said the removal wasn't because of pressure, but rather because"we wanted to show our support for the women in Iran with our graphic for 24 hours."
Though he apologized on behalf of the players and team, Berhalter said several times that he and the team had no advance warning or involvement in the federation's plan to doctor the Iranian flag. "If after 42 years in this game as a coach," Queiroz said,"I still believe that I could win games with those mental games, I think I did not learn nothing about the game."
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