FIFA World Cup

England vs Iran, 2022 FIFA World Cup, Group Stage

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England
  • 35': Jude Bellingham
  • 43': Bukayo Saka
  • 45'+1': Raheem Sterling
  • 62': Bukayo Saka
  • 71': Marcus Rashford
  • 90': Jack Grealish
FT
6 - 2
Iran
  • 65': Mehdi Taremi
  • 90'+13': Mehdi Taremi (P)

Saka, Rashford help England rout Iran 6-2 at World Cup

— When Bukayo Saka and Marcus Rashford last walked off the field at a major international soccer tournament, they were bombarded with racist abuse.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Corner, England. Conceded by Alireza Jahanbakhsh.
  • 7': Bukayo Saka (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 7': Foul by Mehdi Taremi (IR Iran).
  • 8': Attempt missed. Harry Maguire (England) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left following a set piece situation.
  • 20': Substitution, IR Iran. Hossein Hosseini replaces Alireza Beyranvand because of an injury.
  • 21': Ehsan Hajisafi (IR Iran) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 21': Foul by Jude Bellingham (England).
  • 23': Foul by Ahmad Noorollahi (IR Iran).
  • 23': Mason Mount (England) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 24': Offside, England. Jordan Pickford tries a through ball, but Raheem Sterling is caught offside.
  • 25': Foul by Alireza Jahanbakhsh (IR Iran).
  • 25': Luke Shaw (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Alireza Jahanbakhsh (IR Iran) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 25': Foul by Ali Karimi (IR Iran).
  • 25': Mason Mount (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 27': Ali Karimi (IR Iran) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Foul by Bukayo Saka (England).
  • 27': Attempt saved. Bukayo Saka (England) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mason Mount.
  • 28': Bukayo Saka (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Foul by Majid Hosseini (IR Iran).
  • 30': Attempt missed. Mason Mount (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
  • 31': Corner, England. Conceded by Ali Karimi.
  • 32': Attempt blocked. Harry Maguire (England) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kieran Trippier with a cross.
  • 35': Goal! England 1, IR Iran 0. Jude Bellingham (England) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Luke Shaw with a cross.
  • 38': Hand ball by Roozbeh Cheshmi (IR Iran).
  • 40': Foul by Bukayo Saka (England).
  • 40': Majid Hosseini (IR Iran) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Corner, England. Conceded by Sadegh Moharrami.
  • 43': Goal! England 2, IR Iran 0. Bukayo Saka (England) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Harry Maguire with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 45'+1': Goal! England 3, IR Iran 0. Raheem Sterling (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Harry Kane with a cross.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Ali Karimi (IR Iran).
  • 45'+2': Jude Bellingham (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+4': Corner, England. Conceded by Milad Mohammadi.
  • 45'+11': Attempt missed. Alireza Jahanbakhsh (IR Iran) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ehsan Hajisafi following a fast break.
  • 45'+12': Foul by Morteza Pouraliganji (IR Iran).
  • 45'+12': Mason Mount (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+13': Foul by Ahmad Noorollahi (IR Iran).
  • 45'+13': Mason Mount (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+14': First Half ends, England 3, IR Iran 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins England 3, IR Iran 0.
  • 45': Substitution, IR Iran. Ali Gholizadeh replaces Alireza Jahanbakhsh.
  • 45': Substitution, IR Iran. Hossein Kanani replaces Roozbeh Cheshmi.
  • 45': Substitution, IR Iran. Saeid Ezatolahi replaces Ali Karimi.
  • 46': Foul by Mason Mount (England).
  • 46': Saeid Ezatolahi (IR Iran) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 48': Offside, England. Jude Bellingham tries a through ball, but Bukayo Saka is caught offside.
  • 48': Foul by Morteza Pouraliganji (IR Iran).
  • 48': Harry Kane (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 48': Morteza Pouraliganji (IR Iran) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 51': Attempt blocked. Kieran Trippier (England) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 54': Corner, England. Conceded by Hossein Kanani.
  • 54': Corner, England. Conceded by Milad Mohammadi.
  • 56': Corner, England. Conceded by Majid Hosseini.
  • 57': Ali Gholizadeh (IR Iran) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Foul by Mason Mount (England).
  • 59': Hand ball by Mehdi Taremi (IR Iran).
  • 59': Attempt blocked. Luke Shaw (England) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Saeid Ezatolahi (IR Iran) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mehdi Taremi.
  • 62': Goal! England 4, IR Iran 0. Bukayo Saka (England) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Raheem Sterling.
  • 63': Substitution, IR Iran. Mehdi Torabi replaces Milad Mohammadi.
  • 65': Goal! England 4, IR Iran 1. Mehdi Taremi (IR Iran) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Ali Gholizadeh with a through ball.
  • 70': Attempt blocked. Mehdi Torabi (IR Iran) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ali Gholizadeh.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Ahmad Noorollahi (IR Iran) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Mehdi Torabi.
  • 70': Substitution, England. Eric Dier replaces Harry Maguire because of an injury.
  • 71': Substitution, England. Jack Grealish replaces Raheem Sterling.
  • 71': Substitution, England. Marcus Rashford replaces Bukayo Saka.
  • 71': Substitution, England. Phil Foden replaces Mason Mount.
  • 71': Goal! England 5, IR Iran 1. Marcus Rashford (England) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Harry Kane.
  • 74': Foul by Sadegh Moharrami (IR Iran).
  • 74': Jack Grealish (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Substitution, England. Callum Wilson replaces Harry Kane.
  • 77': Attempt missed. Mehdi Taremi (IR Iran) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Saeid Ezatolahi following a fast break.
  • 77': Substitution, IR Iran. Sardar Azmoun replaces Ahmad Noorollahi.
  • 84': Attempt blocked. Marcus Rashford (England) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Phil Foden.
  • 84': Corner, England. Conceded by Mehdi Torabi.
  • 84': Foul by John Stones (England).
  • 84': Hossein Kanani (IR Iran) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Offside, IR Iran. Hossein Hosseini tries a through ball, but Ali Gholizadeh is caught offside.
  • 88': Offside, IR Iran. Hossein Hosseini tries a through ball, but Sardar Azmoun is caught offside.
  • 90': Goal! England 6, IR Iran 1. Jack Grealish (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Callum Wilson.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Sadegh Moharrami (IR Iran).
  • 90'+4': Jack Grealish (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+7': Foul by Morteza Pouraliganji (IR Iran).
  • 90'+7': Jack Grealish (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+7': Ehsan Hajisafi (IR Iran) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+7': Foul by Marcus Rashford (England).
  • 90'+8': Attempt saved. Sardar Azmoun (IR Iran) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mehdi Torabi with a through ball.
  • 90'+9': Foul by Phil Foden (England).
  • 90'+9': Mehdi Taremi (IR Iran) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+10': Penalty IR Iran. Morteza Pouraliganji draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 90'+10': Penalty conceded by John Stones (England) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 90'+10': VAR Decision: Penalty IR Iran.
  • 90'+13': Goal! England 6, IR Iran 2. Mehdi Taremi (IR Iran) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 90'+14': Second Half ends, England 6, IR Iran 2.
  • 0': Match ends, England 6, IR Iran 2.

Statistics

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14 Fouls 9
2 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 2
0 Corner Kicks 8
1 Saves 1
21.9 Possession 78.1
8 SHOTS 13
3 ON GOAL 7
0.4 On Target % 0.5
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
142 Accurate Passes 716
215 Passes 797
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
0 Accurate Crosses 6
8 Crosses 21
0.0 Cross % 0.3
44 Long Balls 71
12 Accurate Long Balls 45
0.3 Long Balls % 0.6
1 Blocked Shots 4
9 Effective Tackles 10
12 Tackles 13
0.8 Tackle % 0.8
16 Interceptions 7
23 Effective Clearances 4
23 Clearances 4

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup

Venue: Khalifa International Stadium
Location: Doha, Qatar
Attendance: 45,334

FIFA World Cup Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Switzerland 3 +4 7
2 Canada 3 +5 4
3 Bosnia-Herzegovina 3 -1 4
4 Qatar 3 -8 1
Full Standings

Line-Ups

ENG England (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Jordan Pickford (GK)
6 Harry Maguire
5 John Stones
3 Luke Shaw
12 Kieran Trippier
19 Mason Mount
4 Declan Rice
22 Jude Bellingham
9 Harry Kane
10 Raheem Sterling
17 Bukayo Saka
England Substitutes:
Ben White, Nick Pope, Jack Grealish, Aaron Ramsdale, Jordan Henderson, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Kalvin Phillips, Conor Coady, Marcus Rashford, Kyle Walker, Conor Gallagher, Callum Wilson, Eric Dier, Phil Foden.

IRN Iran (5-4-1)

No. Name
1 Alireza Beiranvand (GK)
15 Roozbeh Cheshmi
19 Majid Hosseini
8 Morteza Pouraliganji Yellow Card
5 Milad Mohammadi
2 Sadegh Moharrami
18 Ali Karimi
21 Ahmad Noorollahi
3 Ehsan Hajsafi
7 Alireza Jahanbakhsh Yellow Card
9 Mehdi Taremi
Iran Substitutes:
Saman Ghoddos, Mehdi Torabi, Vahid Amiri, Abolfazl Jalali, Karim Ansarifard, Shoja Khalilzadeh, Ramin Rezaeian, Ali Gholizadeh, Payam Niazmand, Hossein Hosseini, Hossein Kanani, Saeid Ezatolahi, Amir Abedzadeh, Sardar Azmoun.

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