England cruised to victory in their World Cup opener as they thrashed Iran in Doha. The three points mean that Gareth Southgate's side sit comfortably at the top of Group B for now, as Wales and the USA prepare to play each other on Monday evening.
Goals from Jude Bellingham, Bukayo Saka and Raheem Sterling gave the Three Lions a 3-0 lead going into half-time. Saka scored another early on in the second half, before Iran pegged one back through Mehdi Tehrami just a few minutes later. Marcus Rashford made it 5-1 after coming on from the bench. The Manchester United forward then later squared the ball to Jack Grealish to add a sixth prior to 90 minutes.
The action wasn't finished there, though, as Iran were awarded a dubious VAR penalty in added time. Tehrami made no mistake from the spot as he slotted home his second of the game.
