
England could not have wished for a better start to their 2022 World Cup campaign as they brushed aside an uninspired Iran side with goals from Bellingham, Saka, Sterling, Rashford and Grealish.
The match started slowly after Iran’s keeper Alirez Beiranvand suffered a head injury as he came for a cross and clashed with a teammate. It took more than eight minutes for the keeper to be removed from the pitch despite strict concussion protocol being introduced by FIFA for the tournament.