Welcome along to today's Qatar 2022 World Cup fixture wherein England and Iran face off in group B at the Khalifa International Stadium, in the city of Al Rayyan.
The referee for this match is Brazilian referee Raphael Claus. The two assistant referees will be Rodrigo Figueiredo (Brazil), Danilo Manis (Brazil) and the VAR official is Leodan Gonzalez (Uruguay).
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Second Half ends, England 6, IR Iran 2.
Goal for Iran!
A questionable penalty. Mehdi Taremi converts the penalty with a right footed shot.
VAR Decision: Penalty IR Iran.
Penalty conceded by John Stones (England) after a foul in the penalty area.
Penalty IR Iran. Morteza Pouraliganji draws a foul in the penalty area.
Foul by Phil Foden (England).
Mehdi Taremi (IR Iran) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt saved. Sardar Azmoun (IR Iran) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Mehdi Torabi with a through ball.
Foul by Marcus Rashford (England).
Ehsan Hajisafi (IR Iran) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Morteza Pouraliganji (IR Iran).
Jack Grealish (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Jack Grealish (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Iran embarrassed
England have hit six, and this is really a humiliation now.
Goal! England 6, IR Iran 1. Jack Grealish (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Callum Wilson.
Offside, IR Iran. Hossein Hosseini tries a through ball, but Sardar Azmoun is caught offside.
Offside, IR Iran. Hossein Hosseini tries a through ball, but Ali Gholizadeh is caught offside.
Hossein Kanani (IR Iran) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Callum Wilson (England).
Corner, England. Conceded by Mehdi Torabi.
Attempt blocked. Marcus Rashford (England) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Phil Foden.
Substitution, IR Iran. Sardar Azmoun replaces Ahmad Noorollahi.
Attempt missed. Mehdi Taremi (IR Iran) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Saeid Ezatolahi following a fast break.
Substitution, England. Callum Wilson replaces Harry Kane.
Jack Grealish (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Sadegh Moharrami (IR Iran).
Impact!
He's only just come on, and Rashford has his first tournament goal. Three touches was all he needed.
Goal! England 5, IR Iran 1. Marcus Rashford (England) left footed shot from the centre of the box.
Substitution, England. Phil Foden replaces Mason Mount.
Substitution, England. Jack Grealish replaces Raheem Sterling.
Substitution, England. Marcus Rashford replaces Bukayo Saka.
Substitution, England. Eric Dier replaces Harry Maguire because of an injury.
Attempt missed. Ahmad Noorollahi (IR Iran) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Mehdi Torabi.
Attempt blocked. Mehdi Torabi (IR Iran) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ali Gholizadeh.
One chance, one goal!
Pickford says goodbye to his clean sheet as Taremi scores his first chance. They couldn't, could they!?
Goal! England 4, IR Iran 1. Mehdi Taremi (IR Iran) right footed shot from the centre of the box.
Substitution, IR Iran. Mehdi Torabi replaces Milad Mohammadi.
Saka is on top form!
Another goal for Saka, and another fine goal at that. He is giving the Iran backline a torrid time and is more than deserving of his two goals.
Goal! England 4, IR Iran 0. Bukayo Saka (England) left footed shot from the centre of the box.
Attempt missed. Saeid Ezatolahi (IR Iran) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left. Assisted by Mehdi Taremi.
Attempt blocked. Luke Shaw (England) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Hand ball by Mehdi Taremi (IR Iran).
Foul by Mason Mount (England).
Ali Gholizadeh (IR Iran) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, England. Conceded by Majid Hosseini.
Corner, England. Conceded by Milad Mohammadi.
Corner, England. Conceded by Hossein Kanani.
Attempt blocked. Kieran Trippier (England) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Morteza Pouraliganji (IR Iran) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Harry Kane (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Offside, England. Jude Bellingham tries a through ball, but Bukayo Saka is caught offside.
Foul by Mason Mount (England).
Saeid Ezatolahi (IR Iran) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution, IR Iran. Hossein Kanani replaces Roozbeh Cheshmi.
Second Half begins England 3, IR Iran 0.
Substitution, IR Iran. Ali Gholizadeh replaces Alireza Jahanbakhsh.
Substitution, IR Iran. Saeid Ezatolahi replaces Ali Karimi.
Half time: England 3-0 Iran
This is oh so easy for the Three Lions so far. Iran obviously not helped by their goalkeeper having to go off so early, but they've not been in this game at all.
Mason Mount (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Ahmad Noorollahi (IR Iran).
Mason Mount (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Alireza Jahanbakhsh (IR Iran) right footed shot from the centre of the box.
Corner, England. Conceded by Milad Mohammadi.
Jude Bellingham (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Ali Karimi (IR Iran).
14 minutes added on
Too easy
Oh, that was a good goal from Sterling. A lovely volleyed finish at the near post with the outside of his boot. This could get really ugly for Iran.
Goal! England 3, IR Iran 0. Raheem Sterling (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box.
England cruising
This is too easy for England! Maguire nodded down for Saka to brilliantly finish into the top corner.
Goal! England 2, IR Iran 0. Bukayo Saka (England) left footed shot from the centre of the box following a corner.
Corner, England. Conceded by Sadegh Moharrami.
Foul by Bukayo Saka (England).
Majid Hosseini (IR Iran) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Hand ball by Roozbeh Cheshmi (IR Iran).
Bellingham's first England goal!
What timing to open your account, and what a good header that was. This is a really special 19-year-old that England have.
Goal! England 1, IR Iran 0. Jude Bellingham (England) header from the centre of the box.
Harry Maguire (England) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Kieran Trippier with a cross following a corner.
Corner, England. Conceded by Ali Karimi.
Attempt missed. Mason Mount (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
Bukayo Saka (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Majid Hosseini (IR Iran).
Attempt saved. Bukayo Saka (England) left footed shot from outside the box is saved.
Foul by Bukayo Saka (England).
Ali Karimi (IR Iran) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Mason Mount (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Ali Karimi (IR Iran).
Alireza Jahanbakhsh (IR Iran) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Luke Shaw (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Alireza Jahanbakhsh (IR Iran).
Offside, England. Jordan Pickford tries a through ball, but Raheem Sterling is caught offside.
Mason Mount (England) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Ahmad Noorollahi (IR Iran).
Foul by Jude Bellingham (England).
Ehsan Hajisafi (IR Iran) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Substitution, IR Iran. Hossein Hosseini replaces Alireza Beyranvand because of an injury.
Oh, now he has asked to be taken off. He is being carried off on a stretcher now.
How the medical staff left him on the pitch is beyond us. Incredibly dangerous.
Unbelievable. He's stayed on the pitch but it seems clear that he is not okay.
Clash of heads...
A nasty blow between the Iran goalkeeper and his centre-back have him being treated on the pitch. It looks like he may need to come off and he does not look to be in good shape.
Attempt missed. Harry Maguire (England) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left following a set piece situation.
Bukayo Saka (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Corner, England. Conceded by Alireza Jahanbakhsh.
First Half begins.
Here come the teams!
The teams are out now for the national anthems.
Most of the Iranians in the stadium made their disapproval of their own anthem known.
England XI vs Iran
Southgate has named his team for the Three Lions' World Cup opener, and Harry Maguire starts!
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
No 'One Love' armbands
On the day of England's opener, the FA and other federations confirmed they had backed down from their commitment to the 'One Love' armband and support of the LGBTQ+ community as they "couldn't put players in the position of receiving a yellow card".
For more, head here.
On November 21, England and Iran will face each other to try to reach the last 16 of the Qatar 2022 World Cup. We've got all of the information you need to follow the game.
In which stadium will the World Cup fixture between England and Iran be played?
The match between England and Iran will be played at the Khalifa International Stadium in the city of Al Rayyan.
The Khalifa International Stadium is one of the eight stadiums hosting 2022 World Cup matches. It has a capacity of 40,000 spectators. The match for third place in this World Cup will be played in this stadium.
Which players did England call up for the Qatar 2022 World Cup?
For the Qatar 2022 World Cup, England and national team coach, Gareth Southgate, called up the following players:
- Goalkeepers: Jordan Pickford, Nick Pope, Aaron Ramsdale
- Defenders: Trent Alexander-Arnold, Conor Coady, Eric Dier, Harry Maguire, Luke Shaw, John Stones, Kieran Trippier, Kyle Walker, Ben White
- Midfieldiers: Jude Bellingham, Conor Gallagher, Jordan Henderson, Mason Mount, Kalvin Phillips, Declarn Rice
- Forwards: Phil Foden, Jack Grealish, Harry Kane, James Maddison, Marcus Rashford, Bukayo Saka, Raheem Sterling, Callum Wilson
Which players did Iran call up for the Qatar 2022 World Cup?
For the Qatar 2022 World Cup, Iran and national team coach, Dragan Skocic, called up the following players:
- Goalkeepers: Hossein Hosseini, Alireza Beiranvand, Amir Abedzadeh, Sayedpayam Niazmand
- Defenders: Majid Hosseini, Hossein Kanani, Shojae Khalilzadeh, Morteza Pouraliganji, Sadegh Moharrami, Ramin Rezaeian, Milad Mohammadi, Abolfazl Jalali
- Midfieldiers: Ehsan Hajsafi, Saeid Eztolahi, Ahmad Nourollahi, Vahid Amiri
- Forwards: Saman Ghoddos, Alireza Jahanbakhsh, Ali Gholizadeh, Mehdi Torabi, Sardar Azmoun, Karim Ansarifard, Medhi Taremi
Match ends, England 6, IR Iran 2.