England 2-1 Iran: What’s your prediction?

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England kick off their World Cup campaign against Iran desperate to take the final step after twice falling just short of winning the country’s first major trophy in more than half a century. But a resilient Iran would be looking to better their best campaign, which saw them narrowly miss out in the knockout stage in the 2018 World Cup where they won against Morocco and drew against Portugal.

The Three Lions have been short of goals leading up to the World Cup and finding the net against an Iranian side that will most likely sit back in a compact low-block will be difficult for Gareth Southgate’s men.

The Iranians will be hoping to exploit England’s shaky defense where Eric Dier, John Stones, and Harry Maguire is likely to feature but based on the lineups on paper, England will most likely take the upper hand in their opening fixture.

Prediction: England 2-1 Iran

England and Iran have never faced each other.

 

When?

21st November, 7:00 pm Bangladesh time.

Where?

Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar

 

Possible lineups

England: (3-4-3) Pickford (GK), Stones, Dier, Maguire, Trippier, Bellingham, Rice, Shaw, Sterling, Foden, Kane

Iran: (4-1-4-1) Beiranvand (GK), Moharrami, Kanaanizadegan, Khalilzaden, Hajsafi, Ezatolahi, Jahanbakhsh, Nourollahi, Amiri, Taremi, Azmoun

 

Following is a statbox on England

FIFA Ranking: 5