England vs IR Iran, 2022 FIFA World Cup, Group Stage
· FIFA World CupSaka, 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 Timeline
- 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
 IRN |
ENG |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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
Venue: Khalifa International Stadium
Location: Doha, Qatar
Attendance: 45,334
FIFA World Cup Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Winner Playoff Path A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Qatar | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Line-Ups
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 |
IR Iran (5-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alireza Beiranvand (GK) |
| 15 | Roozbeh Cheshmi |
| 19 | Majid Hosseini |
| 8 | Morteza Pouraliganji  |
| 5 | Milad Mohammadi |
| 2 | Sadegh Moharrami |
| 18 | Ali Karimi |
| 21 | Ahmad Noorollahi |
| 3 | Ehsan Hajsafi |
| 7 | Alireza Jahanbakhsh |
| 9 | Mehdi Taremi |
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