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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
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Kyle Newbould

England fans fume as BBC iPlayer down for World Cup kick-off vs Iran

Hundreds of England fans were left wanting after BBC iPlayer's live streaming service appeared to shut off at the start of their match against Iran.

Viewers attempting to catch the Three Lions World Cup opener at 1pm were met with an error message that said: "Sorry, it looks like something's not working right now", asking users to try again in a few minutes.

Some frustrated fans had to wait as long as 10 minutes to be able to watch Gareth Southgate's team - although luckily that was in plenty of time to catch Jude Bellingham's opening goal on 35 minutes.

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