England v Iran: Best pictures from the Three Lions opening World Cup match




England players take the knee before kick off

England fans before the match

Harry Maguire heads towards goal

John Stones and forward Bukayo Saka run toward the ref

Iran’s Alireza Beiranvand collides into Majid Hosseini resulting in being substituted off with a concussion injury

Jude Bellingham scores England’s first goal

Celebrating with team mates

Bellingham looks to the England fans after scoring

Bukayo Saka strikes the ball to score England’s second

Saka wheels away to celebrate with Declan Rice and Luke Shaw

England players huddle after scoring their second

Raheem Sterling scores their third just three minutes later

Kane, Saka and Bellingham celebrate with Sterling

Jordan Pickford celebrates England’s third goal

Mason Mount competes for a header with Saeid Ezatolahi

Gareth Southgate reacts as Bukayo Saka lays on the pitch

Bukayo Saka scoring England’s fourth goal

Saka celebrates his second goal of the game with England players warming up

Iran’s Mehdi Taremi scores their first goal

As Taremi celebreates, the England players around him react

Iran fans in the stands hold up an Iran flag reading “Woman Life Freedom”

Harry Maguire is substituted off after medical staff checked on him

Marcus Rashford scores England’s fifth goal minutes after coming on

Marcus Rashford celebrates his goal with teammates

Jack Grealish taps in England’s sixth

And celebrates after scoring

England players celebrate in front of their fans

Iran win a penalty

Taremi scores his and Iran’s second from the penalty spot

Grealish shakes hands with Gareth Southgate after the match

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