Iran Press/ Sport: England coach Gareth Southgate praised his players for their attacking verve in a 6-2 thrashing of Iranon Monday as they launched their World Cup campaign but warned they had to improve defensively against the United States on Friday.
“We’re really pleased to start the tournament in this way and really pleased with our attacking play. We know that Iran usually are very difficult to score goals against,” Southgate told a news conference.
“I’m really a little tired of the ending,” Southgate said. “To win with that margin, to play the way we played most of the game, I have to be really happy."
The Iranian national men's football team lost to England 6-2 in its first match in the 2022 Qatar World Cup game on Monday.
The first match from group B in the 2022 Qatar World Cup started with Iran and England teams in Khalifa International Stadium.
The Iranian national men's football team lost to England 3-0 in the first half which was a heavy defeat for the Iranian national team.
The Iranian goalkeeper Alireza Beiranvand was seriously injured in the nose minutes after the game started and was replaced.
Jude Bellingham, Bukayo Saka, and Raheem Sterling scored 3 goals for England in the first half of this match.
Saka and Marcus Rashford scored England's fourth and fifth goals in the second half. In the end, Jack Peter Grealish scored the sixth goal.
Iran's 2 goals were scored by Mehdi Taremi.
Iran’s talisman Mehdi Taremi scored twice in the second half, including a penalty with the last shot of the ball.
Carlos Queiroz’s side will play Wales on Friday and meet the U.S. four days later.
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