USA manager Gregg Berhalter commented on the victory over Iran at the 2022 World Cup.

"It was a difficult proposition knowing that Iran could potentially just need a tie to go through. That made the game a little complicated," said Berhalter.

"But I saw a tremendous amount of focus. The end of the game is what I'm most proud of - it was extreme determination not to buckle."

"I'm sure there's a lot of people watching. The US reporters will talk to you about defining this group and I think it's starting to take shape," he added.

"You see how unified [the players] are and how much energy they put into it and along the way is some pretty good soccer.

"It's a great opportunity but it's not something we are going into thinking it's an honour. We deserve to be in the position we're in and we want to keep going.

"We don't want to be at home next Wednesday."