England’s World Cup campaign will kick off against Iran at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha.
Gareth Southgate’s team will be looking to have a strong start by picking up all 3 points against Iran.
Kyle Walker will not take part in the first match despite returning to training but the English team will maintain a midfield trio of Declan Rice, Jude Bellingham and Mason Mount which might prove too strong for the Iranian team.
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Iran’s major injury concern revolves around Sardar Azmoun who has been out with a calf injury since the start of October. In place of Azmoun.
Below are the confirmed lineups for both teams ahead of the match.
England XI (4-2-3-1): Pickford; Trippier, Stones, Maguire, Shaw; Bellingham, Rice; Saka, Mount, Sterling; Kane
Iran XI (5-3-2): Beiranvand; Moharammi, Hosseini, Pouraliganji, Cheshmi, Mohammadi; Hajsafi, Karimi, Nourollahi; Taremi, Jahanbaksh
