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England 6–2 Iran

Monday 21 Nov 2022 · Al Rayyan, Qatar (neutral)

England6–2Iran

Goals8

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Bellingham Saka Sterling Saka Taremi Rashford Grealish Taremi

35′1–0Jude Bellingham England
43′2–0Bukayo Saka England
45′3–0Raheem Sterling England
62′4–0Bukayo Saka England
65′4–1Mehdi Taremi Iran
71′5–1Marcus Rashford England
90′6–1Jack Grealish England
90′6–2Mehdi Taremi Iran · penalty

Line-ups

Starters, then substitutes who came on. ● a goal; yellow and red marks are cards; ↑ on, ↓ off.

England

1Jordan PickfordGK
3Luke ShawDF
5John StonesDF
6Harry MaguireDF ↓70′
12Kieran TrippierDF
4Declan RiceMF
19Mason MountMF ↓70′
22Jude BellinghamMF●
9Harry KaneFW ↓75′
10Raheem SterlingFW● ↓70′
17Bukayo SakaFW●● ↓70′

Came on

7Jack GrealishFW●↑70′
11Marcus RashfordFW●↑70′
15Eric DierDF↑70′
20Phil FodenMF↑70′
24Callum WilsonFW↑75′

Iran

Came on

24Hossein HosseiniGK↑20′
6Saeid EzatolahiMF↑46′
13Hossein KanaanizadeganDF↑46′
17Ali GholizadehMF↑46′
16Mehdi TorabiMF↑63′
20Sardar AzmounFW↑77′

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

England: 1970 → 2014
Iran: 1892 → 1848

Expected score for England: 61% (a draw counts half).

Head to head

Meeting 1 of 1, 2022–2022.

England wins: 1
Draws: 0
Iran wins: 0

Form either side

England

Before

1–1 v Germany 7 Jun 2022 · UEFA Nations League 2022
0–0 v Italy 11 Jun 2022 · UEFA Nations League 2022
0–4 v Hungary 14 Jun 2022 · UEFA Nations League 2022
0–1 v Italy 23 Sep 2022 · UEFA Nations League 2022
3–3 v Germany 26 Sep 2022 · UEFA Nations League 2022

After

0–0 v United States 25 Nov 2022 · FIFA World Cup 2022
3–0 v Wales 29 Nov 2022 · FIFA World Cup 2022
3–0 v Senegal 4 Dec 2022 · FIFA World Cup 2022
1–2 v France 10 Dec 2022 · FIFA World Cup 2022
2–1 v Italy 23 Mar 2023 · UEFA Euro qualification 2023

Iran

Before

1–2 v Algeria 12 Jun 2022 · Friendly
1–0 v Uruguay 23 Sep 2022 · Friendly
1–1 v Senegal 27 Sep 2022 · Friendly
1–0 v Nicaragua 10 Nov 2022 · Friendly
0–2 v Tunisia 16 Nov 2022 · Friendly

After

2–0 v Wales 25 Nov 2022 · FIFA World Cup 2022
0–1 v United States 29 Nov 2022 · FIFA World Cup 2022
1–1 v Russia 23 Mar 2023 · Friendly
2–1 v Kenya 28 Mar 2023 · Friendly
6–1 v Afghanistan 13 Jun 2023 · CAFA Nations Cup 2023

Group B

Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1England	3	2	1	0	+7	7
2United States	3	1	2	0	+1	5
3Iran	3	1	0	2	-3	3
4Wales	3	0	1	2	-5	1

Road through the tournament

England

6–2 v Iran Group stage
0–0 v United States Group stage
3–0 v Wales Group stage
3–0 v Senegal Round of 16
1–2 v France Quarter-final

Iran

2–6 v England Group stage
2–0 v Wales Group stage
0–1 v United States Group stage

Every England v Iran match1

From England's side.


21 Nov 2022	Iran	6–2	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 2022	Group stage

Score: openfootball · Scorers: openfootball · Line-ups: Fjelstul · Cards: Fjelstul