England vs Iran Highlights: Almost a perfect game for ENG, beat IRI 6-2

Fifa World Cup Highlights: Southgate's England pulled in almost a perfect job as they scored six goals against Iran to win their opening match of Group B at Khalifa Stadium. Iran also pulled two back

7:32 PM

England vs Iran Live Updates: First half ends, England lead Iran 3-0

 

45:00 Minutes 

 

England 3-0 Iran

 

The first half has come to an end and England have held onto their lead. More than just holding on their lead, they led on every front except for the Yellow card one which has gone to Iran. Jude Bellingham, Bukayo Saka and Raheem Sterling scored for England and. Huge 14 minutes were added as injury time as the Iran goalkeeper who started the game was injured and substituted very early in the game. 

 

7:26 PM

England vs Iran Live Updates: 14 minutes added to regulation time

 

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England 3-0 Iran

 

First real chance came for Iran as they build the ball in the midfield and their three players were in the English D, a volley came for the right winger from the left one, but he was just not able to convert it 

 

7:21 PM

England vs Iran Live Updates: 14 minutes added to regulation time

 

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England 3-0 Iran

 

Since the play was stopped for quite a long time due to the injury to the Iran goalkeeper, a total of 14 minutes have been added to the regulation time 

 

7:19 PM

England vs Iran Live Updates: Raheem Sterling with a beauty, England lead 3-0

 

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England 3-0 Iran

 

This is just sensational from the three lions as Raheem Sterling has netted the third one of the game and it’s not even the first half done. It was quick play in England’ own half and then the ball was given to Kieren Trippier and he passed a string one to Sterling who took it on a volley and blasted it into the nets 

 

7:14 PM

England vs Iran Live Updates: England ruling the game, Saka scores

 

43:00 Minutes 

 

England 2-0 Iran

 

The England team is ruling the charts in the first game of their world cup campaign and just as I write this, Bukayo Saka seems to have given England their second goal although there is vehement protest on by the Irani players 

 

7:07 PM

England vs Iran Live Updates: Bellingham scores the first one for England

 

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England 1-0 Iran

 

Jude Beellingham, the England teenager who plays for Borussia Dortmund has became the first Englishman to score this season as he has netted a cross from the right winger 

 

7:04 PM

England vs Iran Live Updates: England keep wasting their chances

 

31:00 Minutes 

 

England 0-0 Iran

 

England and their ability to waste chances just doens;’t seem to surprise us anymore, They have hit the upright twice in a matter of five minutes with the latest one by Harry Maguire via a corner. Earlier, the entire English team just couldn’t find a place to get the ball in the goal when the Iran defence were found lacking. 

 

6:59 PM

England vs Iran Live Updates: Alireza Jahanbakhsh Yellow carded

 

26:00 Minutes 

 

England 0-0 Iran

 

Alireza Jahanbakhsh of Iran has been shown the card and it is the first yellow of the game tonight 

 

6:57 PM

England vs Iran Live Updates: In case you missed, this Iran team refused to sing their National Anthem

Iran National Football Team. Photo:@FIFAWorldCup

6:50 PM

England vs Iran Live Updates: Iran substitute their goalkeeper

 

19:00 Minutes 

 

England 0-0 Iran

 

The Iran Goalkeeper Alireza Beiranvand is now being subbed off the ground and  Hossein Hosseini has come in as his replacement. 

 

6:48 PM

England vs Iran Live Updates: Iran must change the goalkeeper here

 

17:00 Minutes 

 

England 0-0 Iran

 

Once again, just as the play started, the Irani Goalkeeper is back on the ground and the referees are now asking Iran to substitute. This injury has nearly taken out 10 minutes of play from the first half. 

 

6:45 PM

England vs Iran Live Updates: Iran Goalkeeper injured

 

13:00 Minutes 

 

England 0-0 Iran

 

The Irani goalkeeper has been injured and is getting all the treatment on the ground itself. It was a head-on collision and the medical staff is doing all it can to make him available 

 

6:37 PM

England vs Iran Live Updates: Clever play from Saka

 

07:00 Saka was clever in dealing with Iran defenders and as I write Saka has been fouled as well and England have a free kick

 

6:34 PM

England vs Iran Live Updates: Harry Maguire hugged down to ground

 

04:00 Maguire is never out of the game and he is in this one right away as he has been hugged down the ground while the corner kick was taken by England 

 

6:32 PM

Fifa World Cup Live: First corner for England

 

02:00 A great cross from Tripper to Sterling, but the ball is wasted as England gain their first corner of the game