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England vs Iran – Lineups & Match Details

England beat Iran 6-2. Goals: M. Taremi (90' pen.). England had 78% possession against Iran's 22%. Shots on target: 7-3.

World Cup · Group Stage - 1

Monday, 21 November 2022

EnglandEngland

6 - 2

Full Time

HT: 3 - 0

IranIran

Referee: Raphael Claus

Lineups

EnglandEngland4-2-3-1
J. Pickford1J. PickfordG
K. Trippier12K. TrippierD
J. Stones5J. StonesD
H. Maguire6H. MaguireD
L. Shaw3L. ShawD
J. Bellingham22J. BellinghamM
D. Rice4D. RiceM
B. Saka17B. SakaM
M. Mount19M. MountM
R. Sterling10R. SterlingM
H. Kane9H. KaneF

Substitutes

15E. DierD
20P. FodenM
11M. RashfordF
7J. GrealishM
24C. WilsonF
21B. WhiteD
26C. GallagherM
13N. PopeG
23A. RamsdaleG
14K. PhillipsM
2K. WalkerD
8J. HendersonM
16C. CoadyD
18T. Alexander-ArnoldD
IranIran5-4-1
A. Beiranvand1A. BeiranvandG
S. Moharrami2S. MoharramiD
M. Pouraliganji8M. PouraliganjiD
R. Cheshmi15R. CheshmiD
M. Hosseini19M. HosseiniD
M. Mohammadi5M. MohammadiD
A. Jahanbakhsh7A. JahanbakhshM
A. Noorollahi21A. NoorollahiM
A. Karimi18A. KarimiM
E. Hajisafi3E. HajisafiM
M. Taremi9M. TaremiF

Substitutes

24H. HosseiniG
6S. EzatolahiM
17A. GholizadehM
13H. KananiD
16M. TorabiM
20S. AzmounF
14S. GhoddosF
4S. KhalilzadehD
22A. AbedzadehG
10K. AnsarifardF
11V. AmiriM
23R. RezaeianD
25A. JalaliD
12P. NiazmandG

Match Events

90'+13P

M. Taremi

Statistics

England
78%22%
Iran
0Expected Goals (xG)0
13Total Shots8
7Shots on Target3
8Corners0
9Fouls14
2Offsides2
90Pass Accuracy (%)66
0Yellow Cards2
0Red Cards0
Match preview

England host Iran on Monday, 21 November 2022 at Khalifa International Stadium. The kick-off time is 13:00 local. The fixture is part of the World Cup schedule. England go into the match 1st in the table; Iran sit 3rd. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

England have taken 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 2 losses in a row. Iran have collected 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss over the same span. Recent run: 1 draw.

Match recap

England beat Iran 6-2. Iran replied with M. Taremi 90' (pen.). The decisive goal arrived in minute 90 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

England held 78% of the ball against 22% for Iran. Shots on target finished 7-3.

Verdict

The win nudges England forward and leaves Iran with work to do. England sat 1st and Iran 3rd before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.