England vs Iran 6-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions
England beat Iran 6-2 on Monday, 21 November 2022 in World Cup. The match was refereed by Raphael Claus. It was played at Unknown Venue 22430.
First half: Iran made their 1st substitution at 20', with A. Beiranvand replacing H. Hosseini. A. Jahanbakhsh received a yellow card for Iran at 25'. England took the lead at 35' when J. Bellingham scored, with the assist credited to L. Shaw, making the score 1-0. England extended the lead at 43' when B. Saka scored, with the assist credited to H. Maguire, making the score 2-0. England extended the lead at 45+1' when R. Sterling scored, with the assist credited to H. Kane, making the score 3-0.
Second half: Iran made their 2nd substitution at 46', with A. Karimi replacing S. Ezatolahi. Iran made their 3rd substitution at 46', with A. Jahanbakhsh replacing A. Gholizadeh. Iran made their 4th substitution at 46', with R. Cheshmi replacing H. Kanani. M. Pouraliganji received a yellow card for Iran at 48'. England extended the lead at 62' when B. Saka scored, with the assist credited to R. Sterling, making the score 4-0. Iran made their 5th substitution at 63', with M. Mohammadi replacing M. Torabi. Iran reduced the deficit at 65' when M. Taremi scored, with the assist credited to A. Gholizadeh, making the score 4-1. England made their 1st substitution at 70', with H. Maguire replacing E. Dier. England made their 2nd substitution at 71', with M. Mount replacing P. Foden. England made their 3rd substitution at 71', with B. Saka replacing M. Rashford. England made their 4th substitution at 71', with R. Sterling replacing J. Grealish. England extended the lead at 71' when M. Rashford scored, with the assist credited to H. Kane, making the score 5-1. England made their 5th substitution at 76', with H. Kane replacing C. Wilson. Iran made their 6th substitution at 77', with A. Noorollahi replacing S. Azmoun. England added a late goal to extend the lead at 90' when J. Grealish scored, with the assist credited to C. Wilson, making the score 6-1. VAR intervened at 90+10' for Iran (Penalty confirmed). Iran scored late to reduce the deficit at 90+13' when M. Taremi scored (Penalty), making the score 6-2.
England used 5 substitutions while Iran used 6 substitutions. Iran got 2 yellow cards.
How the match was won
- England outshot their opponent (13-8).
- England controlled possession (78%).
- England had the sharper finishing (7-3 shots on target).