England will kickstart their Qatar 2022 World Cup campaign with this game against Iran as Gareth Southgate continues to search for an end to their trophy drought.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Apart from the U17 and U20 World Cup trophies, England has been barren since their 1966 World Cup win and reached the semi-final in the 2018 edition in Russia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
They reached the final of Euro 2020 and lost to Italy and will be keen to go one better by winning this WC, but it will not be straightforward in any way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Iran is undergoing political turmoil at the moment as women threaten a revolution over their recent killing of a young lady because she did not wear a covering correctly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The conservative country has done well in Football and will be keen to show some form at this competition, but this opening game will be very tough for them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
England has struggled recently with no wins and two losses from their last five international games ahead of this fixture, but this is the World Cup and we expect them to do better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Iran lost two of their five friendlies before this game, but when competition begins that form may not count, which is why England cannot underestimate them because of that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is the first time both of these countries are meeting at the World Cup or in any other fixture. It will be interesting to see who comes out on top.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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