• Placed in Group B, with Iran, the United States and Wales, the English are largely favourites.

  • Iran has never passed the first round at a World Cup.

  • The Three Lions can count on Karry Kane, top scorer at the 2018 World Cup, when they reached the semi-finals.

England and coach Gareth Southgate play their first World Cup game in Qatar on Monday afternoon against Iran, four years after reaching the semi-finals of the competition in Russia and a year after losing the final of the Euro.

With 39 goals scored in the World Cup qualifiers, the

Three Lions

finished well ahead of their group, ahead of Poland.

5th in the FIFA rankings, they arrive in the Middle East with long teeth.

Harry Kane, top scorer of the 2018 World Cup with 6 goals, hopes to build on this experience to bring his team to this trophy which has been fleeing the English since… 1966!

A shame for the country that invented football!

However, young nuggets like Jack Grealish, Marcus Rashford, Bukayo Saka, Raheem Sterling or even Phil Foden and Mason Mount will be the strong men of this promising selection.

The match will take place at Khlaifa International Stadium

For its part, Iran has nothing to lose.

Led by its Portuguese coach Carlos Queiroz, this team (20th in the FIFA rankings) has qualified for 5 of the last 7 World Cups but has never left the group stage.

The

Shirants

finished ahead of South Korea in their pool to validate their ticket to the World Cup.

As they support Iranian women in their fight for emancipation, the

Persian Lions

will be in the spotlight.

The match will be played at the Khlaifa International Stadium, which has a capacity of 45,416.

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On which channel to watch the match?

The match will air on beIN Sports 1 on Monday, November 21 at 2 p.m., for subscribers only.

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