England will face Iran at Khalifa International Stadium at 13:00 UTC in the first match of Group B in the world cup.
England, who have not been able to perform well in the last few matches in Nations league need to start winning in world cup.All 4 teams in group B are strong and Southgate will not be satisfied with anything less than a win.
on the other hand, Iran is under less pressure. they will focus on defensive game play against england.
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England
Final prep in Al Wakrah. ✅ pic.twitter.com/yKtAtQWpZw
— England (@England) November 20, 2022
James Maddison is a huge doubt after missing England’s final training ahead of the Iran encounter. He is set to join Kyle Walker on the sidelines, with Kieran Trippier in line to replace Walker in the XI.
Southgate might be tempted to start with Jude Bellingham over Kalvin Phillips alongside Declan Rice in midfield, and Bukayo Saka over phil phoden in the right wing forward.
Iran
نتیجه مسابقه اگه برد ایران باشه قطعا خیلی خوشحال میشیم ولی اگر برد طرف مقابل باشه باز هم ناراحت نمیشیم چون بی شرف نبودیم و تا آخر پای نماینده هامون هستیم چه ببرن چه ببازن.#Qatar2022#TeamMelli#تیم_ملی pic.twitter.com/OmALW28WFE
— پرتو 🇮🇷 (@Parto_fa) November 21, 2022
Midfielder Omid Ebrahimi will not play due to a groin injury, but Bayer Leverkusen forward Sardar Azmoun could feature after shaking off a calf injury.
Carlos Queiroz will also be looking at Porto’s Mehdi Taremi to deliver the goods in attack alongside Alireza Jahanbakhsh.
Ehsan Hajsafi will be handed the captain’s armband for his 122nd Iran appearance, with Brentford’s Saman Ghoddos likely to start on the bench.