England show favoritism at Qatar 2022 by beating Iran

England started with everything in the World Cup in Qatar 2022. The European team showed their favoritism and ended up beating Iran 6-2 in Group B of the competition .

From the start of the first half, it was possible to appreciate a clear dominance of the English team, a team that generated the main attacking games, taking advantage of the speed of its full-backs. Of course, the start was interrupted for several minutes due to the injury of the Iranian goalkeeper.

At 9′ Alireza Beiranvand went to cut a cross and ended up going head to head with a teammate. Because they were both staring at the ball, they couldn’t reduce the force of impact. After being treated, the keeper initially decided to continue on the pitch despite the change being already prepared. And it had to be done a minute later as Beiranvand dropped to the ground to allow for the substitution. .

Despite the interruption, England did not waver in their on-field proposition and continued to attack with everything. The closed Iranian approach, with a last line of four players which in extreme moments increased to five, ended up forcing those managed by Gareth Southgate to seek their references through the centers.

One of the first warnings came in the 30th minute, Bukayo Saka sent the ball into the area and Mason Mount narrowly deflected his shot. Then, at 32′, the horizontal deprived the festivities after a header from Harry Maguire .

In the end the networks moved to the 35′. Luke Shaw executed a new corner and appeared in the box Jude Bellingham, one of the players to watch in this edition of the World Cup who opened the scoring .

The same system allowed the second in favor of the English at 43′. This time, after the corner, Maguire rotated the ball and in the center of the area, Saka defeated the Iranian resistance. .

The match turned into a victory at 45+1′. After a good overflow from Harry Kane, Raheem Sterling only had to fend the ball away as England led 3-0 at half-time .

In the second half, England continued to dominate, so it’s no surprise that at 62′ the score shifted again. at this moment saka He attacked from the right sector after a quick exit. The Arsenal midfielder mimicked Lionel Messi, slotting the ball down the middle and unleashing a left-footed shot that went between two defenders before the keeper saw it coming. .

Despite this, Iran managed to create and materialize the danger. Three minutes later, Mehdi Taremi grabs a ball deep and finishes strong and high to beat resistance from Jordan Pickford. .

But the emotional blow they received with the discount faded in the 71 ‘with the score of Marcus Rashford after another assist from Kane. Even though it seemed like it all ended in the 90s with the goal of Jack Greish After a quick counter-attack, a penalty in favor of Iran at 90+10′ gave the Asians the opportunity to score the second throw-in on a shot by Mehdi Taremi.

With this result, England lead Cup Group B with three points and a +4 goal difference, waiting for what USA and Wales do from 4:00 p.m. (The minute by minute of the match follows here).

Now, for the second date of the group stage, England must face the United States on November 25 (4:00 p.m.). For their part, Iran will go in search of their first points against Wales on the same day from 07:00.