It has been a long time since the England national team won the World Cup. Since 1966, The Three Lions have not been able to bounce back to win a championship.
The English team this time doesn’t have too good superstars, there is no burden of idols in the team. But there are still a number of top players in various positions playing in the premier league, such as striker HarryKane, midfielder Foden and defender Maguire.
Speaking of curses, the first goal has almost become the curse of the English team in major competitions. Every time you score the first goal, you lose. After scoring in the Euro 2021 final, Gareth Southgate’s men lost to Italy on penalties. At the 2018 World Cup, they lost 1:2 to Croatia, the 2002 World Cup lost 1:2 to Brazil, and so on. Can England break this curse at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar?
On the other hand, the Iranian team placed first in the World Cup Asian qualifiers, and got a ticket to the World Cup finals. In September 2022, Iran temporarily changed coaches. Carlos Queiróz from Portugal becomes the head coach of Iran’s men’s football team for the second time.
The last time I coached the Iranian team was in April 2011, and led the Iranian team to the World Cup final twice in 2014 and 2018, but they all came home after participating in the group stage.
This year, Iran has entered the World Cup finals three times in a row. Compared with the results of Asian teams such as Japan and South Korea in the World Cup finals, the Persian cavalry, Iran did not surprise people in the World Cup.
However, Queiroz has a lot of coaching experience, he has served as assistant coach of Manchester United under Alex Ferguson, Real Madrid, and coached national teams such as Portugal, Colombia and Egypt.
Match | England vs. Iran |
Competition | World Cup Qatar 2022 (group phase) |
Matchday | 1th |
Venue | Khalifa International Stadium (Doha) Stadium |
England – Iran Head-to-Head Record
Last 5 Match Performance
England
- 06/08/2022 Germany vs England 1 – 1
- 06/12/2022 England vs Italy 0 – 0
- 06/15/2022 England vs Hungary 0 – 4
- 09/24/2022 Italy vs England 1 – 0
- 09/27/2022 England vs Germany 3 – 3
Iran
- 06/06/2022 Canada vs Iran Cancelled
- 06/13/2022 Iran vs Algeria 1 – 2
- 09/23/2022 Iran vs Uruguay 1 – 0
- 09/27/2022 Senegal vs Iran 1 – 1
- 11/10/2022 Iran vs Nicaragua 1 – 0
England vs. Iran Squad Predictions
England (4-2-3-1): Pickford; Trippier, Stones, Maguire, Shaw, Rice, Bellingham, Sterling, Mount, Foden, Kane.
Iran (4-3-3): Beiranvand; Moharrami, Pouraliganji, Hosseini, Mohammedi, Nourollahi, Ezatolahi, Hajsafi, Jahanbakhsh, Taremi, Amiri.
Kick-off time, & Live Streaming Links
So, what is the final score for this match? Just watch! England vs. Iran will air on Monday, November 21, 2022.
Official TV | Fox, FS1, Telemundo, Universo |
Date | Monday, November 21, 2022 |
Kickoff | 08:00 EDT |
Live TV | Fox, FS1, Telemundo, Universo, TV-Bola |