United States international Antonee Robinson showed his class by consoling Ramin Rezaeian and other Iran players after the Stars and Stripes progressed and sent their opponents home on Tuesday night.
The image of Robinson embracing Rezaeian is one of the most powerful of the Qatar World Cup. The political relations between the USA and Iran have been strained for decades and the two nations haven't met on a football pitch since January 2000.
US manager Gregg Berhalter and captain Tyler Adams faced a barrage of questions from Iranian journalists ahead of Tuesday's game, with one reporter suggesting America is a 'racist' nation and another asking about their country's military presence in the Gulf.
