{"id":185,"date":"2022-11-29T16:23:02","date_gmt":"2022-11-29T22:23:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/freelyinformed.com\/blog\/?p=185"},"modified":"2022-11-29T16:25:37","modified_gmt":"2022-11-29T22:25:37","slug":"christian-knocks-out-iran-u-s-advances-in-world-cup-thriller","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/freelyinformed.com\/blog\/christian-knocks-out-iran-u-s-advances-in-world-cup-thriller\/","title":{"rendered":"Christian Knocks Out Iran. . . U.S. Advances in World Cup Thriller"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Islamic Republic of Iran (the Radical Government) tried to turn the win-or-go-home World Cup Match with the United States today into something of a religious battle. How ironic their team was knocked out today by Christian Pulisic, who scored the only goal of the contest by literally sacrificing his body to give the United States a 1-0 lead. That one goal would stand up, with the U.S. playing strong defense throughout the second half.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">PULISIC PUTS THE USMNT ON TOP \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USMNT?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@USMNT<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nkcQ5DDU0i\">pic.twitter.com\/nkcQ5DDU0i<\/a><\/p>&mdash; FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FOXSoccer\/status\/1597676821625163776?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 29, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The U.S. men&#8217;s national soccer team has survived to fight another day at the 2022 Qatar World Cup, defeating Iran in a must-win match Tuesday and setting up a highly anticipated round of 16 contest this weekend. . . <\/em><\/p>\n<cite><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/nicholasreimann\/2022\/11\/29\/us-beats-iran-advances-to-world-cup-round-of-16\/?sh=61a7b1267e54&amp;utm_medium=browser_notifications&amp;utm_source=pushly&amp;utm_campaign=2514854\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>FORBES<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Christian Pulisic from the hospital after suffering an abdominal injury against Iran \ud83e\udd85\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8<br><br>(via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AreaSportsNet?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AreaSportsNet<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Adimitri24?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Adimitri24<\/a>) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zUM0Ewhbxw\">pic.twitter.com\/zUM0Ewhbxw<\/a><\/p>&mdash; ESPN (@espn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/espn\/status\/1597713577657376774?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 29, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Some of these Iranian players will be imprisoned or possibly executed if they go back to Iran.<br><br>We need to offer them immediate sanctuary in America \u2013 it\u2019s the right thing to do. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lNDIjrvfLB\">https:\/\/t.co\/lNDIjrvfLB<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Frank Luntz (@FrankLuntz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FrankLuntz\/status\/1597703867155685376?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 29, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Congratulations to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TeamUSA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TeamUSA<\/a> for a big win over Iran in the World Cup. <br><br>To the Iranian players: You fought hard, and I wish freedom, prosperity, and better days ahead to you and the Iranian people.<\/p>&mdash; Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LindseyGrahamSC\/status\/1597699127940366336?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 29, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Islamic Republic of Iran (the Radical Government) tried to turn the win-or-go-home World Cup Match with the United States today into something of a religious battle. 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