Timothy Weah: Nobody believed in the USMNT before we beat Iran!

said that many people underestimated the team before it was allowed to participate in the World Cup knockouts.

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Iran was defeated by USMNT 1-0 Could have been eliminated with no win Will the Netherlands play next?

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WHAT HAPPENED?? Weah won a start against Iran. He said that the doubters in his team were what motivated the players in the high stakes game.

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Christian Pulisic scored in the final minute to stop Iranian advances. WHAT THEY SAYED: Weah stated to FOX that

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I always say it’s us against the globe." "Because no one believed the U.S. could be good at football. We're only trying to show it all.

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BIGGER PICTURE Weah and Co. could be fuelled by the fact that the Netherlands is not in favor of The Stars and Stripes.

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The USMNT will play the Netherlands in round 16 on April 16. This will be their sixth meeting all-time, but their first match in a competitive match.

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There is much debate over who the USMNT's best attacking trio is, but manager Gregg Berhalter's recent lineups suggest that Weah will start against the Netherlands.

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