The English team achieved a big and deserved victory at the expense of the Iranian team, 6-2, in the match that brought them together at the Khalifa International Stadium in the capital, Doha, as part of the first round of Group B matches of the World Cup group stage, which will be hosted by the State of Qatar from 20 November to 18 December.
This meeting was accompanied by many records in terms of players, who participated since the first minutes of the match, or substitutions and injuries, as well as coaches, minutes and goals of the match, which can be talked about as follows:
- This loss is the largest in the history of the Iranian team’s participation in the World Cup finals, as it was the biggest loss against Peru (4-1), in its first participation in the World Cup "Argentina 1978".
- England achieved their biggest victory ever in the opening matches of the major tournaments (World Cup, European Nations Cup) with a score of 6-2, and scored for the second time 6 goals during a major tournament, after beating Panama
(6-1) in the round The second group stage of the World Cup in Russia 2018.
- Kieran Trippier became the first Newcastle player to start with England at the World Cup since Michael Owen in 2006 against Sweden.
- Three of the 4 goalkeeper substitutions occurred in the first 20 minutes of a World Cup match against England (Villar for Paraguay 2006) (Moez Hassan for Tunisia 2018) and (Ali Reza Beravand for Iran).
- Diversity All 10 of Iran`s World Cup goals were scored by different players "including a self-goal".
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- England completed 366 passes in the first half, the second most team in the first half of a World Cup match since 1966, after Spain against Russia in 2018 (395), Iran completed only 46, the lowest number of teams in the first half of the match since 1966.
- Jude Bellingham has made all 40 of his 366 first-half passes, and John Stones has made 116 - more than any England player at the World Cup.
- Jude Bellingham was successful in all 40 of his passes in in a first half within the (366) passes.
- Jude Bellingham (19 years and 145 days) became the second youngest player to score for England at a World Cup after Michael Owen (18 years and 190 days), the first player born in 2000 or thereafter to score a goal in a World Cup, and the third youngest player in England starts the World Cup after Michael Owen in 1998.
- John Stones also made 116 passes - more than any England player at the World Cup.
- Bukayo Saka is the first Arsenal player to score a World Cup goal for England in the World Cup since Sol Campbell against Sweden in 2002. He is the youngest player to score two goals in his first match in the tournament since Franz Beckenbauer in (1966) (20 years and 304 days).
- Stones in fact went on to make more passes than any other England player at a World Cup since 1966, managing 116 in the game with just one errant ball bringing his overall percentage down to 99 per cent.
- In a first half, the longest added time in the history of World Cup tournaments (since 1966) was recorded, with a total of 14 minutes.
- This Game is the most goal-scoring encounter in the World Cup since the confrontation of Brazil and Germany in 2014, which ended with a score of 7-1.
- Mehdi Taremi became the first Iranian and Asian player to score a double in one World Cup match, and became the all-time top scorer for Iran in the history of the tournament.
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- Iran became the first team in the history of the World Cup finals to make 6 substitutions.
With goals from Judd Bellingham (19) and Bukayo Saka (21), two England players aged 21 or younger have each scored in a World Cup match for the first time in their history.
- Marcus Rashford scored after just 49 seconds after playing for England, the third fastest goal scored by a substitute in the history of the World Cup.
- England manager Gareth Southgate has won more matches in major tournaments (World Cup/Euro) than any other England coach (9), surpassing Sir Alf Ramsey`s total of eight wins.
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By: Ahmed Sorour