England could scarcely have dreamed a better start to the World Cup, as they cruise to victory over Iran in their first group game.
The Iranian defence looked solid for the opening stages of the match but after Jude Bellingham powered a header into the corner, England began to find their rhythm.
Bukayo Saka arrowed a bouncing ball in off the bar following a Harry Maguire knock down, and shortly before half-time Raheem Sterling made the game comfortable.
There was little left in the game in the second half, but England began playing some nice patterns of football. One of those led to a counter-attack, which was ended definitively by Bukayo Saka, with excellent footwork to boot.
Bukayo Saka. You beauty ๐
The 21-year-old just casually doing this at a World Cup!
England 4-0 Iran
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SAKA DOES IT AGAIN@England takes a 4-0 lead ๐ช pic.twitter.com/dbhxDfWQVU
โ FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) November 21, 2022
Saka scores again for England๐ซpic.twitter.com/4dkSg7fwb5
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Shortly after, the large Iranian crowd did have something to cheer when Mehdi Taremi fired home Iranโs tenth World Cup goal after finding space in the box.
There goes England’s clean sheet โ
A lovely finish from Iran’s Mehdi Taremi ๐ฏ
England 4-1 Iran
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There it is!
Iran earns its first goal of the 2022 FIFA World Cup ๐๐ฎ๐ท pic.twitter.com/Dltlt3KpEV
โ FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) November 21, 2022
Saka would then be replaced by Marcus Rashford, and it took the Manchester United forward just three touches to make his impact.
Too easy for Marcus Rashford ๐ฅ@England scores its FIFTH goal of the match ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ pic.twitter.com/OKVpmx6Yj2
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Rashfordddddd! ๐ซ
Marcus Rashford gets in on the act against Iran immediately after being subbed on!
Five star performance โญ
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Source by Football Espana
