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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