This year’s England-Iran game will be the first ever at this level, as the two countries have never met at senior level before. Iran are no strangers to World Cup finals, having qualified for six competitions in total and the previous two competitions in 2014-2018.
After defeating Iraq in the Tehran play-off, they were the first Asian Football Confederation team to qualify for the World Cup.
They had a very disruptive qualifying campaign which started under former Belgium boss Marc Wilmots. He was dismissed and replaced by Dragan Skocic from Croatia. Skocic oversaw a turnaround and they finished top of their group.
Match: England v Iran
Event: FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022
Time: 1:00 p.m. GMT,
Date: Monday, November 21, 2022
Venue: Khalifa International Stadium
England vs Iran Live Stream
Although the 2022 World Cup broadcast schedule has yet to be confirmed by ITV and the BBC, the matches will be shown live in the UK via ITV and the BBC for the England v Iran game.
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England vs Iran Squad (planned)
There are six months left before the World Cup. England are now fully prepared for the tournament. Gareth Southgate will be making big decisions in the coming months as he prepares for Qatar.
Players still have plenty of time to present their cases. England’s Nations League campaign will begin this summer. Three Lions players will also be eligible for more friendlies ahead of the World Cup which begins in November.
England squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup
Goalkeepers: Jordan Pickford, Aaron Ramsdale, Nick Pope
Defenders: Trent Alexander-Arnold, Reece James, Kyle Walker, Harry Maguire, John Stones, Ben Chilwell, Benjamin White, Kieran Trippier
Midfielders: Declan Rice, Kalvin Phillips, Jordan Henderson, Jude Bellingham, Mason Mount.
Attackers: Bukayo Saka, Harry Kane, Raheem Sterling, Phil Foden, Tammy Abraham, Jack Grealish, Jadon Sancho.
Iran team
In October, Iran’s squad for the 2022 World Cup will be announced. Team Melli secured their place in the tournament without too many problems. They finished top of their qualifying group, with eight wins from ten games.
This will be Iran’s sixth appearance at the World Cup. They will be looking to make history as they never made it past the group stage.
G: Alireza Beiranvand (Boavista)
G: Hossein Hosseini (Esteghlal)
G: Amir Abedzadeh (Ponferradina)
Defender: Sadegh Moharrami (Dinamo Zagreb)
Defender: Aref Gholami (Esteghlal)
Defender: Milad Mohammadi (AEK Athens)
Defender: Hossein Kanaanizadegan (Al-Ahli)
Defender: Farshad Faraji (Persepolis)
Defender: Majid Hosseini (Kayserispor)
Defender: Omid Noorafkan (Sepahan)
Defender: Danial Esmaeilifar (Sepahan)
FM: Ehsan Hajsafi (AEK Athens)
MF: Saeid Ezatolahi (Al-Gharafa)
Midfielder: Alireza Jahanbakhsh (Feyenoord)
MF: Ahmad Nourollahi (Shabab Al-Ahli)
MF: Milad Sarlak (Persepolis)
MF: Kamal Kamyabinia (Persepolis)
MF: Mehdi Torabi (Persepolis)
MF: Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh (Esteghlal)
Midfielder: Ali Gholizadeh (Charleroi)
MF: Mehdi Mehdipour (Esteghlal)
FW: Allahyar Sayyadmanesh (Hull)
AT: Sardar Azmoun (Bayer Leverkusen)
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