England vs Iran LIVE highlights and reaction as Saka
He seems to be okay after getting the necessary medical attention. The match starts after a significant halt. FOLLOW THE MATCH LIVE HERE KICK-OFF!! England begins its Qatar World Cup campaign against Iran at the Khalifa International Stadium. 6:25 PM- Look who is in the venue today David Beckham, former England player looks on prior to the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Group B match between England and IR Iran at Khalifa International Stadium on November 21, 2022, in Doha, Qatar. | Photo Credit: Justin Setterfield/Getty Images 6:20 PM19y 145d - Aged 19 years and 145 days, Jude #Bellingham is the third youngest England player to start at a World Cup after Michael Owen in 1998 (18y 198d) and Luke Shaw in 2014 (18y 347d).
England RUN RIOT against Iran, Rashford, Saka - InsideSport
It was a lovely team move as Rashford found Grealish with a nice cutback from the right flank. Grealish was in the right place at the right time to tuck the ball inside the net. 72’ GOOOALL!! Rashford comes off the bench in the second-half to score England’s fifth goal. Rashford, who was released down the right, keeps his composure, chops inside and fires the ball underneath Hosseini. 65’ GOOOALL!! Taremi does well to peel off Maguire to receive the slide-rule pass from Ali Gholizadeh. He takes a first-time shot and the ball rattles the back of the net via the underside of the bar. Mehdi Taremi only needs the one chance as he peels off Maguire to take the slide-rule pass from Ali Gholizadeh and flash a first-time shot past Pickford via the underside of the bar. 62’ GOOOALLL!! Bukayo Saka scores his second of the match and gives England a 4-0 lead against Iran.
The Young Guns!! 2 - With goals from Jude Bellingham (19y) and Bukayo Saka (21y), England have had two players aged 21 or under both score in a single World Cup game for the first time in their history. Fearless. — OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) November 21, 2022 HALF-TIME!! Bellingham, Saka and Sterling’s goals give England a 3-0 lead at the break. 45+1’ GOOOALLL! Raheem Sterling scores for England’s third. Bellingham won the ball in the middle of the park and passes to Harry Kane down the right. Kane finds Sterling with a wonderful cross and the latter finds the net with a brilliant finish at the near post.
Upfront, Harry Kane – England’s captain – would be Southgate’s key man with Raheem Sterling and Bukayo Saka operating from the wide areas in a 3-4-3 system. With Leicester City’s James Maddison and Manchester City’s Kalvin Phillips doubtful after missing out on training, England might benefit from the inclusion of 19-year-old Jude Bellingham, who can bring the fearlessness of youth to spread fear in the Iranian ranks alongside the measured and experienced Declan Rice. Managed by former Manchester United and Real Madrid coach Carlos Queiroz for the third time in a World Cup, Iran’s attacking threat will come from Mehdi Taremi, who has 28 goals in 60 appearances, as Bayer Leverkusen forward Sardar Azmoun – the Iranian Messi – is yet to recover from a calf injury suffered in October. Queiroz, known for his safety-first approach, might pack his midfield in a 4-5-1 system in a bid to disallow England any space to dictate the game.
Talent. pic. twitter. com/8U5Q0dJjBn— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) November 21, 2022 35’ GOOOALL!! Jude Bellingham gets at the end of a Luke Shaw cross and finds the back of the net with a solid header. 30’ CLOSE!! Saka squares the ball to Mount who had made a good run inside the box. Mount shoots first time at the near-post from Saka’s low cross but hits the side-netting. 16’ INJURY ALERT!! Iran keeper Alireza Beiranvand is bleeding.
This goal was all down to his individual brilliance. After getting the pass on the right side of the box, he shifts it onto his left boot before cutting inside two Iran defenders and firing beyond Hosseini. 366 - England completed 366 passes in the first half, the second most by a team in the first half of a World Cup game since 1966, after Spain vs Russia in 2018 (395); Iran completed just 46, the fewest by any team in the first half of a game since 1966. Contrasts. — OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) November 21, 2022 SECOND-HALF!! England starts the second-half with a 3-0 lead courtesy goals by Bellingham, Saka and Sterling.
FIFA World Cup 2022, England vs Iran Highlights
England vs Iran Highlights: Almost a perfect game for ENG
Debut. #ENGIRN#FIFAWorldCuppic. com/mywS5N5Stp— OptaFranz (@OptaFranz) November 21, 2022Match PreviewEngland manager Gareth Southgate, increasingly looking like the helpless protagonist of the Hangman game, will need his team to play an enterprising game and deliver a positive result in its World Cup opener against Iran to stop the noose from tightening further. A contract running till December 2024 has offered Southgate no measures of comfort with recent results – a winless Nations League run -- and a lack of imagination in play robbing him of all the goodwill that a run to EURO final had offered last year. The manager, further handicapped by the injury-absence of Chelsea wing-back pairing of Reece James and Ben Chilwell, has a lot to worry about his defence with Harry Maguire struggling for form and the ever-dependable Kyle Walker yet to recover.
England 6-2 Iran Highlights, FIFA World Cup: Bellingham, Saka, Sterling, Rashford, Grealish score debut WC goal in IRN routWelcome to Sportstar’s highlights of the England vs Iran FIFA World Cup 2022 group stage match from the Khalifa International Stadium. FULL-TIME England clinches a 6-1 win against Iran in its opening match of the Qatar World Cup 2022. 🎯 Bellingham 🎯 Saka 🎯 Sterling 🎯 Rashford 🎯 Grealish All first-time World Cup scorers for England! 90+13’ GOOOALLLL!! Iran scores its second goal. VAR has a look and gives Iran a late penalty. Taremi takes a long time but slots the ball inside the net. 90’ GOOOALL!! Jack Grealish scores his first World Cup goal for England.
It is Sterling’s first goal in the World Cup. 43’ GOOOALL!! Trippier’s cross finds Maguire who finds Saka with a well-measured pass. Once the ball reached Saka, the player lashed the ball inside the net with a wonderful finish. 19 - Jude Bellingham has become England's second youngest scorer at the World Cup (19 years, 145 days) behind only Michael Owen in 1998 (18 years, 190 days).
England 6-2 Iran Highlights, FIFA World Cup - Sportstar