The England team swept its Iranian counterpart 6-2 in the confrontation they gathered at the Khalifa International Stadium in the Qatari capital, Doha, in the first round of Group Two in the World Cup 2022, which includes the American and Wales teams with them.
The England national team scored both Jude Bellingham, the first goal in the 35th minute, the star Bocao Saka and Rahim Sterling added the second and third goals in the 43rd and 46th minutes, respectively, after which Saka scored the fourth goal for England in the 62nd minute of the second half, and after he got 49 seconds as a substitute Only Marcus Rashfoder added the fifth goal of the three lions to become the third fastest goal scored by an alternative to the World Cup, then the substitute Jacques Grilliche concluded the sixth in the 92nd minute of the match.
Meanwhile, Mahdi Taroumi scored Iran’s first goal in the 65th minute, and the second added from a penalty kick in the 99th minute of the second half and the match.
The first half witnessed the injury of Ali Reda Piranwand, the Iranian goalkeeper, and the Portuguese Carlos Kirosh was forced to replace him with his colleague Sayed Hussein Hosseini after bleeding in a joint ball that came out and left the stadium in the 19th minute of the match, and the Iranian captain Ihsan Haj Safi was injured in the 79th minute.
According to the “Opta” statistics network, the 19 -year -old and 145 days have become the second youngest player to score for England in the World Cup after Michael Owen (18 years and 190 days).
Also, the year, Jude Pellingham 19 years and 145 days is the third youngest player in England starting in the World Cup after Michael Owen in 1998 (18 years and 198 days) and Luke Show in 2014 (18 years old 347 days). for the first time.
Also, this is the first time in the history of England, during which players at the age of 21 years or less in the World Cup. The duo Joud Bellingham, 19, and Bocaio Saka, 21.
Bocao Saka also became the first player of England under the age of 24 to score two goals in one World Cup.
The England national team is the most expensive in the World Cup Qatar 2022, with a marketing value, according to the global “Transfer Market” website.
The England team scored its appearance in the sixteenth World Cup Finals in its history, where he participated in 15 previous versions of the World Cup with a total of 69 games.
While Iran participated in the World Cup, five copies 1978, 1998, 2006, 2014 and 2018, before the World Cup Qatar 2022..
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