England is off and running at the 2022 World Cup with a 6-2 rout of Iran in its opening match.
Bukayo Saka added a second goal in the 43rd minute. A corner kick entered the box and went to Harry Maguire, who headed it in Saka’s direction. The 21-year-old then found the back of the net with a left-footed strike.
England wasn’t done in the first half. Raheem Sterling gave England a 3-0 lead when he knocked in a cross from Harry Kane. Saka added another goal in the 62nd minute. He again got to his left foot as he evaded Iran’s defense and ripped a shot past backup goaltender Hossein Hosseini. Iran took away Jordan Pickford’s chances at a clean sheet with a goal in the 65th minute. The team maneuvered the ball into the box and Mehdi Taremi blasted it into the back of the net.
It wasn’t long before England built its lead back to four. Marcus Rashford entered the game in the 71st minute and immediately scored with a left-footed shot.Iran got one last goal before the final whistle as Taremi got a penalty kick past Pickford in the 103rd minute.
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