Featured match
- Jude Bellingham 35'
- Bukayo Saka 43'
- R. Sterling 45+1'
- Bukayo Saka 62'
- Marcus Rashford 71'
- Jack Grealish 90'
- Mehdi Taremi 65'
- Mehdi Taremi 90+13' (pen)
- Pre-match
- First half
- Half-time
- Second half
- Full-time
The match in brief
England beat Iran 6-2. Scorers for England: Jude Bellingham 35', Bukayo Saka 43', R. Sterling 45+1', Bukayo Saka 62', Marcus Rashford 71', Jack Grealish 90'. Scorers for Iran: Mehdi Taremi 65', Mehdi Taremi 90+13' (pen). England had 78% of possession.
England
Iran
- Full-time 6 - 2
Added time: 13 minutes
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90+13'
Mehdi Taremi 6-2 Penalty goal · Iran Goal! Mehdi Taremi scores a penalty for Iran. It is 6-2
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90+10'
Morteza Pouraliganji VAR · Penalty confirmed · Iran VAR review: Penalty confirmed
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90'
Jack Grealish 6-1 Goal · Assist: C. Wilson · England C. Wilson provides, Jack Grealish finishes for England (6-1)
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77'
Sardar Azmoun Out: Ahmad Noorollahi · Iran Substitution for Iran: Sardar Azmoun comes on for Ahmad Noorollahi
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76'
C. Wilson Out: Harry Kane · England Substitution for England: C. Wilson comes on for Harry Kane
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71'
Marcus Rashford 5-1 Goal · Assist: Harry Kane · England Goal! Marcus Rashford scores for England, set up by Harry Kane. It is 5-1
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71'
Jack Grealish Out: R. Sterling · England Substitution for England: Jack Grealish comes on for R. Sterling
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71'
Marcus Rashford Out: Bukayo Saka · England Substitution for England: Marcus Rashford comes on for Bukayo Saka
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71'
Philip Foden Out: Mason Mount · England Substitution for England: Philip Foden comes on for Mason Mount
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70'
Eric Dier Out: Harry Maguire · England Substitution for England: Eric Dier comes on for Harry Maguire
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65'
Mehdi Taremi 4-1 Goal · Assist: Ali Gholizadeh · Iran Ali Gholizadeh provides, Mehdi Taremi finishes for Iran (4-1)
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63'
Mehdi Torabi Out: Milad Mohammadi · Iran Substitution for Iran: Mehdi Torabi comes on for Milad Mohammadi
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62'
Bukayo Saka 4-0 Goal · Assist: R. Sterling · England Goal for England! Bukayo Saka turns in the pass from R. Sterling (4-0)
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48'
Morteza Pouraliganji Yellow card · Iran Morteza Pouraliganji of Iran is booked
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46'
Hossein Kanani Out: Roozbeh Cheshmi · Iran Substitution for Iran: Hossein Kanani comes on for Roozbeh Cheshmi
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46'
Ali Gholizadeh Out: Alireza Jahanbakhsh · Iran Substitution for Iran: Ali Gholizadeh comes on for Alireza Jahanbakhsh
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46'
Saeed Ezatolahi Out: Ali Karimi · Iran Substitution for Iran: Saeed Ezatolahi comes on for Ali Karimi
- Half-time 3 - 0
Added time: 1 minute
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45+1'
R. Sterling 3-0 Goal · Assist: Harry Kane · England Goal! R. Sterling scores for England, set up by Harry Kane. It is 3-0
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43'
Bukayo Saka 2-0 Goal · Assist: Harry Maguire · England Goal for England! Bukayo Saka turns in the pass from Harry Maguire (2-0)
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35'
Jude Bellingham 1-0 Goal · Assist: Luke Shaw · England Luke Shaw provides, Jude Bellingham finishes for England (1-0)
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25'
Alireza Jahanbakhsh Yellow card · Iran Yellow card for Alireza Jahanbakhsh (Iran)
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20'
Hossein Hosseini Out: Alireza Beiranvand · Iran Substitution for Iran: Hossein Hosseini comes on for Alireza Beiranvand
- Kick-off
The teams before the match
England
Iran
DDLLD
Last 5 matches WLWDW
1Position3
7Pts3
2.4Goals scored per match1.3
1.1Goals conceded per match0.6
4Clean sheets6
From each team's last 10 matches before this one, in all competitions.
England4-2-3-1
Iran5-4-1
5
5.6
Mohammadi
63'
Milad Mohammadi
- 63'Out
- 46'Out
- 48'Yellow card
10
7.5
Sterling
45+1'71'
R. Sterling
- 45+1'Goal
- 71'Out
- 71'Out
- 43'Goal
- 62'Goal
- 71'Out
England4-2-3-1
Coach: G. Southgate
Starting XI
- 1GK Jordan Pickford 6.3
- 12DF Kieran Trippier 7.2
- 5DF John Stones 6.7
- 6DF Harry Maguire70' 7.3
- 3DF Luke Shaw 6.9
- 22MF Jude Bellingham35' 8.3
- 4MF Declan Rice 7.0
- 17MF Bukayo Saka43'62'71' 8.3
- 19MF Mason Mount71' 7.2
- 10MF R. Sterling45+1'71' 7.5
- 9FW Harry Kane76' 7.9
Substitutes
- 15DF Eric Dier70' 6.5
- 20MF Philip Foden71' 6.7
- 11FW Marcus Rashford71'71' 7.2
- 7MF Jack Grealish71'90' 7.7
- 24FW C. Wilson76' 7.2
- 21DF Ben White
- 26MF Conor Gallagher
- 13GK Nicholas Pope
- 23GK Aaron Ramsdale
- 14MF Kalvin Phillips
- 2DF Kyle Walker
- 8MF Jordan Henderson
- 16DF Conor Coady
- 18DF Trent Alexander-Arnold
Iran5-4-1
Coach: Carlos Queiroz
Starting XI
- 1GK Alireza Beiranvand20' 6.3
- 2DF Sadegh Moharrami 5.2
- 8DF Morteza Pouraliganji48' 6.0
- 15DF Roozbeh Cheshmi46' 6.2
- 19DF Majid Hosseini 5.6
- 5DF Milad Mohammadi63' 5.6
- 7MF Alireza Jahanbakhsh25'46' 6.2
- 21MF Ahmad Noorollahi77' 6.2
- 18MF Ali Karimi46' 6.5
- 3MF Ehsan Hajisafi 6.3
- 9FW Mehdi Taremi65'90+13' 8.0
Substitutes
- 24GK Hossein Hosseini20' 5.0
- 6MF Saeed Ezatolahi46' 6.5
- 17MF Ali Gholizadeh46' 6.3
- 13DF Hossein Kanani46' 6.2
- 16MF Mehdi Torabi63' 6.9
- 20FW Sardar Azmoun77' 6.2
- 14FW Sayed Ghoddos
- 4DF Shoja Khalilzadeh
- 22GK A. Abedzadeh
- 10FW Karim Ansarifard
- 11MF V. Amiri
- 23DF Ramin Rezaeian
- 25DF Abolfazl Jalali
- 12GK Payam Niazmand
England
Iran
78%
22%
13
Shots
8
7
On target
3
2
Off target
4
8
Corners
0
9
Fouls
14
2
Offsides
2
0
Yellow cards
2
1
Saves
1
797
Passes
215
90%
Pass accuracy
66%
Group A
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Netherlands
|
3 | 5 | 1 | 5:1 | +4 | 7 |
| 2 |
Senegal
|
3 | 5 | 4 | 5:4 | +1 | 6 |
| 3 |
Ecuador
|
3 | 4 | 3 | 4:3 | +1 | 4 |
| 4 |
Qatar
|
3 | 1 | 7 | 1:7 | -6 | 0 |
Next round
Group B
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
England
|
3 | 9 | 2 | 9:2 | +7 | 7 |
| 2 |
USA
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 2:1 | +1 | 5 |
| 3 |
Iran
|
3 | 4 | 7 | 4:7 | -3 | 3 |
| 4 |
Wales
|
3 | 1 | 6 | 1:6 | -5 | 1 |
Next round
Group C
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Argentina
|
3 | 5 | 2 | 5:2 | +3 | 6 |
| 2 |
Poland
|
3 | 2 | 2 | 2:2 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 |
Mexico
|
3 | 2 | 3 | 2:3 | -1 | 4 |
| 4 |
Saudi Arabia
|
3 | 3 | 5 | 3:5 | -2 | 3 |
Next round
Group D
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
France
|
3 | 6 | 3 | 6:3 | +3 | 6 |
| 2 |
Australia
|
3 | 3 | 4 | 3:4 | -1 | 6 |
| 3 |
Tunisia
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1:1 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 |
Denmark
|
3 | 1 | 3 | 1:3 | -2 | 1 |
Next round
Group E
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Japan
|
3 | 4 | 3 | 4:3 | +1 | 6 |
| 2 |
Spain
|
3 | 9 | 3 | 9:3 | +6 | 4 |
| 3 |
Germany
|
3 | 6 | 5 | 6:5 | +1 | 4 |
| 4 |
Costa Rica
|
3 | 3 | 11 | 3:11 | -8 | 3 |
Next round
Group F
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morocco
|
3 | 4 | 1 | 4:1 | +3 | 7 |
| 2 |
Croatia
|
3 | 4 | 1 | 4:1 | +3 | 5 |
| 3 |
Belgium
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 1:2 | -1 | 4 |
| 4 |
Canada
|
3 | 2 | 7 | 2:7 | -5 | 0 |
Next round
Group G
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brazil
|
3 | 3 | 1 | 3:1 | +2 | 6 |
| 2 |
Switzerland
|
3 | 4 | 3 | 4:3 | +1 | 6 |
| 3 |
Cameroon
|
3 | 4 | 4 | 4:4 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 |
Serbia
|
3 | 5 | 8 | 5:8 | -3 | 1 |
Next round
Group H
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Portugal
|
3 | 6 | 4 | 6:4 | +2 | 6 |
| 2 |
South Korea
|
3 | 4 | 4 | 4:4 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 |
Uruguay
|
3 | 2 | 2 | 2:2 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 |
Ghana
|
3 | 5 | 7 | 5:7 | -2 | 3 |
Next round