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Christian Pulisic scored the United States men's national team's first and only goal of the match in the 38th minute. He collided with Iran's goaltender in the process and had to leave the field of play for several minutes while recovering. Pulisic was able to return and finish out the half, but was replaced at halftime.

U.S. coach Gregg Berhalter said the game "I think as a precaution." Tuesday night, the USMNT said that Pulisic had suffered a "pelvic contusion and his status is day-to-day."

With the U.S. fending off late challenge after challenge, a series of injuries and replacements led to an extra nine minutes of stoppage time at the end of the second half, but the USMNT was able to hold out and maintain their 1-0 lead over Iran.

For the U.S. men's national team, winning the game was telegram database the only way to advance to the knockout stage of the international tournament. They will now take on the Netherlands on Saturday in an elimination game.

The team celebrated the victory on Twitter shortly after the game ended, thanking fans for their support in one tweet and sharing another showing the on-field excitement.

"At home and in Qatar, you were with us all 99+ minutes tonight. We felt the love. We felt the unwavering support. Thank you," the team wrote.

President Joe Biden also commented on the win after delivering remarks on his economic plan in Bay City, Michigan. Mr. Biden had finished speaking, but returned to the podium to announce the final score, which was followed by loud cheers from those in attendance.

"When I spoke to the coach and the players, I said, 'You can do this!' They went, 'ahhh.' They did it! God love 'em," he said. "Anyway, just thought you might wanna hear."