The story
England beat Iran 6-2 at Khalifa International Stadium in the FIFA World Cup, matchday 1.
England's goals came from Jude Bellingham (35'), Bukayo Saka (43', 62'), Raheem Sterling (45+1'), Marcus Rashford (71') and Jack Grealish (90'); Mehdi Taremi (65', 90+13', pen) replied for Iran.
It was 3-0 at half-time.
England had 78% of the ball and 14 shots to Iran's 8.
Match stats
Key moments
- 35' Jude Bellingham Goal · England 1-0 Assist: Luke Shaw
- 43' Bukayo Saka Goal · England 2-0 Assist: Harry Maguire
- 45+1' Raheem Sterling Goal · England 3-0 Assist: Harry Kane
- 62' Bukayo Saka Goal · England 4-0 Assist: Raheem Sterling
- 65' Mehdi Taremi Goal · Iran 4-1 Assist: Ali Gholizadeh
- 71' Marcus Rashford Goal · England 5-1 Assist: Harry Kane
- 90' Jack Grealish Goal · England 6-1 Assist: Callum Wilson
- 90+13' Mehdi Taremi Penalty · Iran 6-2
Line-ups
England
- Jordan PickfordGoalkeeper
- Luke ShawDefender
- Harry Maguireoff 70'Defender
- Kieran TrippierDefender
- John StonesDefender
- Declan RiceMidfielder
- Mason Mountoff 71'Midfielder
- Jude BellinghamMidfielder
- Bukayo Sakaoff 70'Forward
- Raheem Sterlingoff 70'Forward
- Harry Kaneoff 76'Forward
Iran
- Alireza Beiranvandoff 20'Goalkeeper
- Sadegh MoharramiDefender
- Majid HosseiniDefender
- Milad Mohammadioff 64'Defender
- Roozbeh Cheshmioff 46'Defender
- Ehsan HajsafiDefender
- Morteza PouraliganjiDefender
- Alireza Jahanbakhshoff 46'Midfielder
- Ali Karimioff 46'Midfielder
- Ahmad Nourollahioff 78'Midfielder
- Mehdi TaremiForward
Full timeline
Every goal and card (10)
- 25' 🟨 Alireza Jahanbakhsh
- 35' ⚽ Jude Bellinghamassist Luke Shaw
- 43' ⚽ Bukayo Sakaassist Harry Maguire
- 45+1' ⚽ Raheem Sterlingassist Harry Kane
- 48' 🟨 Morteza Pouraliganji
- 62' ⚽ Bukayo Sakaassist Raheem Sterling
- 65' ⚽ Mehdi Taremiassist Ali Gholizadeh
- 71' ⚽ Marcus Rashfordassist Harry Kane
- 90' ⚽ Jack Grealishassist Callum Wilson
- 90+13' ⚽ Mehdi Taremi (pen)