EnglandvsIran

Result

England beat Iran 6–2 in Group B. Goals: Bellingham (35'), Saka (43'), Sterling (46'), Saka (62'), Taremi (65'), Rashford (71'), Grealish (90'), Taremi (103').

England 4-2-3-13-4-3 Iran

England

Iran

Bellingham35'

Taremi65'

Saka43'

Taremi103'

Sterling46'

Saka62'

Rashford71'

Grealish90'

Jahanbakhsh25'

Pouraliganji48'

77%Possession23%

13Shots8

7On target2

0Saves1

8Corners0

746Passes completed163

88%Pass accuracy66%

16Tackles12

60Touches in box16

Substitutions

Grealishfor Sterlingat 71'

Seyed Hosseinifor Beiranvandat 20'

Rashfordfor Sakaat 71'

Ezatolahifor Karimiat 46'

Dierfor Maguireat 71'

Gholizadehfor Jahanbakhshat 46'

Fodenfor Mountat 71'

Zadeganfor Cheshmiat 46'

Wilsonfor Kaneat 76'

Torabifor Mohammadiat 63'

Azmounfor Nourollahiat 77'

Goals

At this Stage

England top Group B on 3 points; Iran sit bottom of Group B on 0 points — the table as it stood after matchday 1.

Group B

Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
England	1	1	0	0	+4	3
USA	1	0	1	0	+0	1
Wales	1	0	1	0	+0	1
Iran	1	0	0	1	-4	0

Top two (above the accent line) advance to the round of 32; the third-placed team is in the race for one of the eight best-third spots.

What we know now