England 6 : 2 Iran

England 6 : 2 Iran

 

England 6 : 2 Iran Half a dozen England in Iran's net

 

England fans must have wanted to know Sven-Goran Eriksson's opinion once again at the break. Before the start of the match, the former coach of the team, Ericson, said that this match against Iran will be the most difficult for England in the group. It will be difficult for the English to break down the defense of Carlos Queiroz's team.

 

Eriksen, who has coached England in two World Cups, proved Kane-Sterling-Bellingham-Sakkara wrong before the break. It is far from difficult to break the defense, on the contrary, England scored 3 goals in Iran's net in the first half. 3 more after the break! England eventually won the match 6-2 at Al Rayyan's Khalifa Stadium.

 

This match became the focus of added attraction between the two countries due to the already political animosity. Meanwhile, England once again sparked controversy before the match by refusing to play in the FIFA-mandated captain's armband. Criticized by Qatar over homophobia and the plight of foreign workers, the team wanted their captain to wear the 'One Love' armband. Later, however, England withdrew from that decision by announcing before the match today, England captain Harry Kane came down after wearing the armband specified by FIFA.

 

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Iranian players have again decided to refrain from singing the national anthem in support of their country's ongoing anti-government protests. Anti-hijab protests have been going on in Iran since last September, in which hundreds of protesters have died at the hands of the country's police. The players who came to participate in the World Cup showed their support to the movement yesterday by not singing their national anthem before the match.

 

However, Iran could not take such a strong position in the field game. Iran's goalkeeper Alireza Beiranvand broke his nose in a collision with teammate Majid Hosseini while preventing an England attack in the 8th minute of the match. After ten minutes of nursing, when the bleeding stopped, Bairanbhand wanted to continue playing. But in the end he could not, he had to leave the field on a stretcher. Hossein Hosseini became the substitute goalkeeper. Iran was confused by the emotional shock of losing the number one goalkeeper.

 

Iran was not getting the ball very much, but could not keep it on its feet. On the contrary, England played an almost unnatural passing football and stole the show. Meanwhile, 19 years and 145 days old Jude Bellingham headed England from the left side in the 35th minute. And with that, the Dortmund midfielder became the second youngest scorer in England in the World Cup after Michael Owen (18 years and 190 days).

 

That was the beginning. Bukayo Saka then extended the gap from Harry Maguire's pass in the 44th minute, before Raheem Sterling headed in Harry Kane's cross to make it 3-0 at the start of added time.

 

After the break, Saka scored his second goal of the match from Sterling's pass. Then Marcus Rashford set a world record by scoring within 49 seconds of being substituted in the 71st minute. This is the fastest goal after a substitution in World Cup history. In the 89th minute, Callum Wilson's pass scored England's 6th goal, another substitute, Jack Grealish. Against the disappointment of conceding half a dozen goals, Iran's consolation is to be able to return 2 goals. Mehdi Taremi did both. The first was in the 65th minute, the second was from a penalty in added time.