Commentary:
90+14' England with a deserved victory after a fine display
90+14' That's it! The referee blows the final whistle
90+14' Ball possession: England: 69%, Iran: 31%.
90+13' G O O O A A A L - Mehdi Taremi from Iran puts it away from the penalty spot with the right foot! Jordan Pickford chose the wrong side.90+12' After VAR check, the referee changed the call and decided to award a penalty for Iran!
90+10' Ball possession: England: 69%, Iran: 31%.
90+10' VAR - PENALTY ! - The referee has stopped the play. VAR check in progress, a potential penalty situation.
90+10' PENALTY! - John Stones pulls Morteza Pouraliganji by the shirt and the referee awards a spot kick!
90+10' Jordan Pickford from England intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
90+9' The referee signals a free kick as Phil Foden from England trips Morteza Pouraliganji
90+9' Jordan Pickford makes a crucial save!
90+9' Oooh... that was a sitter! Mehdi Taremi should have scored from that position
90+8' Good effort by Sardar Azmoun as he directs a shot on target, but the keeper saves it
90+8' Ehsan Haji Safi creates a scoring opportunity for his teammate
90+8' Mehdi Torabi makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
90+8' England take a throw-in in their own half of the field.
90+7' Marcus Rashford is penalised for pushing Ehsan Haji Safi.
90+7' Obstruction as Morteza Pouraliganji cuts off the run of Jack Grealish. A free-kick is awarded.
90+7' Eric Dier from England intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
90+6' Iran are trying to create something here.
90+6' Declan Rice relieves the pressure with a clearance
90+6' Luke Shaw from England intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
90+6' Saeid Ezatolahi makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
90+5' Morteza Pouraliganji from Iran intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
90+5' Ball possession: England: 70%, Iran: 30%.
90+5' The ref blows his whistle. Sadegh Moharrami charged Jack Grealish from behind and it's a free-kick
90+4' England are in control of the ball.
90+4' Hossein Hosseini from Iran intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
90+3' England are trying to create something here.
90+3' England are in control of the ball.
90+2' England take a throw-in in their own half of the field.
90+2' The fourth official shows there are 10 minute(s) of time to be added.
90+2' Luke Shaw from England intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
90+1' Iran take a throw-in in their own half of the field.
90+1' Iran are in control of the ball.
90' A wonderful team goal!
90' Ball possession: England: 70%, Iran: 30%.
90' Jude Bellingham made the key pass for the goal!
90' Callum Wilson provided the assist for the goal.
90' G O O O A A A L - Jack Grealish scores with the right foot!89' Callum Wilson creates a scoring opportunity for his teammate
89' England start a counter attack.
89' England are in control of the ball.
89' Iran has resigned and is just waiting for the referee to finish the match.
88' England are in control of the ball.
88' Sardar Azmoun from Iran is ruled offside.
88' Hossein Hosseini from Iran intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
87' Ali Gholizadeh from Iran is ruled offside.
87' Kieran Trippier makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
87' Iran take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field.
87' Kieran Trippier relieves the pressure with a clearance
87' Iran start a counter attack.
86' Mehdi Taremi makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
86' England are trying to create something here.
86' England take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field.
86' Morteza Pouraliganji relieves the pressure with a clearance
86' England are trying to create something here.
85' Eric Dier wins an air challenge against Sardar Azmoun
85' Ball possession: England: 69%, Iran: 31%.
85' John Stones is penalised for pushing Hossein Kanaani.
84' Luke Shaw swings in the ball from a corner on the left, but it is nowhere near a teammate.
84' Hossein Kanaani relieves the pressure with a clearance
84' Jack Grealish makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
84' Majid Hosseini successfully blocks the shot
84' A shot by Marcus Rashford is blocked.
84' England with a potentially dangerous attack.
83' England are in control of the ball.
83' Eric Dier makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
82' Ehsan Haji Safi comes back onto the field.
82' Iran take a throw-in in their own half of the field.
82' The game is restarted.
82' Ehsan Haji Safi is injured and is taken off the field to receive medical treatment.
81' Ehsan Haji Safi is down injured and receives medical attention on the field.
80' Play has been stopped because there is a player lying on the pitch.
80' Ball possession: England: 69%, Iran: 31%.
80' Iran take a throw-in in their own half of the field.
79' England are trying to create something here.
79' England take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field.
79' Saeid Ezatolahi from Iran intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
78' England are trying to create something here.
78' England are in control of the ball.
77' Goal kick for England.
77' Ahmad Nourollahi is leaving the field to be replaced by Sardar Azmoun in a tactical substitution.
77' Mehdi Taremi from Iran sends an effort wide of target
77' Saeid Ezatolahi creates a scoring opportunity for his teammate
77' Iran start a counter attack.
77' Mehdi Torabi makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
76' England take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field.
76' Iran take a throw-in in their own half of the field.
75' Harry Kane is leaving the field to be replaced by Callum Wilson in a tactical substitution.
75' Hossein Kanaani relieves the pressure with a clearance
75' Ball possession: England: 68%, Iran: 32%.
74' England are trying to create something here.
74' The referee signals a free kick as Sadegh Moharrami from Iran trips Jack Grealish
73' England are in control of the ball.
73' England take a throw-in in their own half of the field.
71' Harry Kane provided the assist for the goal.
71' G O O O A A A L - Marcus Rashford scores with the left foot!71' Harry Kane creates a scoring opportunity for his teammate
71' England with a potentially dangerous attack.
71' Hossein Kanaani wins an air challenge against Harry Kane
71' Goal kick for England.
70' Mason Mount is leaving the field to be replaced by Phil Foden in a tactical substitution.
70' Raheem Sterling is leaving the field to be replaced by Jack Grealish in a tactical substitution.
70' Bukayo Saka is leaving the field to be replaced by Marcus Rashford in a tactical substitution.
70' Ball possession: England: 67%, Iran: 33%.
70' Harry Maguire is injured and is replaced by Eric Dier.
70' Ahmad Nourollahi fails to find the target with a shot from outside the box
70' Declan Rice successfully blocks the shot
70' A shot by Saeid Ezatolahi is blocked.
70' Ali Gholizadeh creates a scoring opportunity for his teammate
69' Ehsan Haji Safi makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
69' Declan Rice makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
69' Iran take a throw-in in their own half of the field.
69' The game is restarted.
69' Harry Maguire is injured and is taken off the field to receive medical treatment.
67' Harry Maguire is down injured and receives medical attention on the field.
66' That goal for Iran came against the run of play
66' A great goal by Mehdi Taremi
65' Sadegh Moharrami made the key pass for the goal!
65' Ali Gholizadeh provided the assist for the goal.
65' G O O O A A A L - Mehdi Taremi scores with the right foot!65' Ali Gholizadeh creates a scoring opportunity for his teammate
65' Jude Bellingham from England intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
65' Iran take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field.
65' Ball possession: England: 68%, Iran: 32%.
64' Harry Maguire from England intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
64' Iran start a counter attack.
64' Kieran Trippier makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
63' Milad Mohammadi is leaving the field to be replaced by Mehdi Torabi in a tactical substitution.
62' Raheem Sterling provided the assist for the goal.
62' G O O O A A A L - Bukayo Saka scores with the left foot!62' Raheem Sterling creates a scoring opportunity for his teammate
62' England are trying to create something here.
61' Majid Hosseini wins an air challenge against Bukayo Saka
61' Goal kick for England.
61' Saeid Ezatolahi fails to find the target with a shot from outside the box
61' Kieran Trippier wins an air challenge against Milad Mohammadi
60' England take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field.
60' Today's attendance is 45334.
60' Ball possession: England: 70%, Iran: 30%.
60' England take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field.
60' Morteza Pouraliganji successfully blocks the shot
60' A shot by Luke Shaw is blocked.
59' England with a potentially dangerous attack.
59' Mehdi Taremi hand-balls.
59' Sadegh Moharrami makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
59' England are trying to create something here.
58' England take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field.
57' Ali Gholizadeh makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
57' Mason Mount is penalised for pushing Saeid Ezatolahi.
57' Mehdi Taremi from Iran intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
57' Luke Shaw swings in the ball from a corner on the left, but it is nowhere near a teammate.
56' Majid Hosseini relieves the pressure with a clearance
56' England start a counter attack.
56' Harry Maguire makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
55' Hossein Hosseini from Iran intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
55' England are trying to create something here.
55' Kieran Trippier swings in the ball from a corner on the right, but it is nowhere near a teammate.
55' Milad Mohammadi relieves the pressure with a clearance
55' Ball possession: England: 71%, Iran: 29%.
54' Hossein Hosseini from Iran intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
54' Kieran Trippier swings in the ball from a corner on the right, but it is nowhere near a teammate.
54' Hossein Kanaani relieves the pressure with a clearance
54' England with a potentially dangerous attack.
53' Morteza Pouraliganji wins an air challenge against Harry Kane
53' Goal kick for England.
53' Iran take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field.
52' Harry Maguire relieves the pressure with a clearance
52' The game is restarted.
51' Play has been stopped because there is a player lying on the pitch.
51' England are trying to create something here.
51' Hossein Kanaani successfully blocks the shot
51' A shot by Kieran Trippier is blocked.
51' Harry Kane comes back onto the field.
50' The game is restarted.
50' Harry Kane is injured and is taken off the field to receive medical treatment.
50' Ball possession: England: 71%, Iran: 29%.
49' Harry Kane is down injured and receives medical attention on the field.
49' Play has been stopped because there is a player lying on the pitch.
48' Morteza Pouraliganji commits a rough foul on an opponent and goes into the referee's book.
48' The ref blows his whistle. Morteza Pouraliganji charged Harry Kane from behind and it's a free-kick
48' Morteza Pouraliganji from Iran concedes a foul on Raheem Sterling but the referee decides against stopping the play and waves play on!
48' Bukayo Saka from England is ruled offside.
47' Morteza Pouraliganji from Iran intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
47' Kieran Trippier wins an air challenge against Milad Mohammadi
47' The referee signals a free kick as Mason Mount from England trips Morteza Pouraliganji
46' Ahmad Nourollahi makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
46' Roozbeh Cheshmi is leaving the field to be replaced by Hossein Kanaani in a tactical substitution.
46' Ali Karimi is leaving the field to be replaced by Saeid Ezatolahi in a tactical substitution.
46' Alireza Jahanbakhsh is leaving the field to be replaced by Ali Gholizadeh in a tactical substitution.
46' The second half is underway.
45+15' England has been the better team in this half
45+15' It's over! The referee blows for half time
45+15' Ball possession: England: 71%, Iran: 29%.
45+14' Harry Maguire makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
45+14' Luke Shaw could cost his team a goal after a defensive blunder.
45+14' England are trying to create something here.
45+14' The cross by Luke Shaw from England successfully finds a teammate in the box.
45+13' The referee signals a free kick as Ahmad Nourollahi from Iran trips Mason Mount
45+12' The referee signals a free kick as Morteza Pouraliganji from Iran trips Mason Mount
45+12' England take a throw-in in their own half of the field.
45+12' Sadegh Moharrami wins an air challenge against Luke Shaw
45+11' England take a throw-in in their own half of the field.
45+11' Goal kick for England.
45+11' Alireza Jahanbakhsh from Iran fails to connect properly on the volley and sends the ball wide of target
45+11' Ehsan Haji Safi creates a scoring opportunity for his teammate
45+11' The cross by Ehsan Haji Safi from Iran successfully finds a teammate in the box.
45+11' Iran start a counter attack.
45+10' Iran take a throw-in in their own half of the field.
45+10' Iran take a throw-in in their own half of the field.
45+10' Ball possession: England: 72%, Iran: 28%.
45+9' Jude Bellingham makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
45+9' Ali Karimi makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
45+9' England are piling the pressure on and look like scoring anytime
45+8' England are in control of the ball.
45+7' Goal kick for Iran.
45+7' England are trying to create something here.
45+6' England are in control of the ball.
45+5' Ball possession: England: 69%, Iran: 31%.
45+5' Jude Bellingham makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
45+5' Milad Mohammadi makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
45+5' England are trying to create something here.
45+4' Declan Rice makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
45+4' Ali Karimi from Iran intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
45+4' Kieran Trippier swings in the ball from a corner on the right, but it is nowhere near a teammate.
45+4' Milad Mohammadi relieves the pressure with a clearance
45+3' Declan Rice makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
45+3' Ali Karimi makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
45+3' Morteza Pouraliganji from Iran intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
45+3' The referee signals a free kick as Ali Karimi from Iran trips Jude Bellingham
45+2' The fourth official shows there are 14 minute(s) of time to be added.
45+2' Harry Maguire makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
45+1' Jude Bellingham made the key pass for the goal!
45+1' Harry Kane provided the assist for the goal.
45+1' G O O O A A A L - Raheem Sterling volleys the ball into the back of the net with the right. A great finish!45+1' Harry Kane creates a scoring opportunity for his teammate
45+1' The cross by Harry Kane from England successfully finds a teammate in the box.
45+1' England start a counter attack.
45+1' Roozbeh Cheshmi from Iran concedes a foul on Bukayo Saka but the referee decides against stopping the play and waves play on!
45+1' Bukayo Saka makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
44' Morteza Pouraliganji relieves the pressure with a clearance
44' Declan Rice makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
44' Ball possession: England: 70%, Iran: 30%.
44' A great goal by Bukayo Saka
43' Harry Maguire provided the assist for the goal.
43' G O O O A A A L - Bukayo Saka scores with the left foot!43' Harry Maguire creates a scoring opportunity for his teammate
43' Harry Maguire wins an air challenge against Roozbeh Cheshmi
43' Luke Shaw from England swings in the corner from the left.
43' Sadegh Moharrami relieves the pressure with a clearance
42' England are trying to create something here.
41' England are in control of the ball.
41' Bukayo Saka from England goes a bit too far there as the pulls down Majid Hosseini
40' Mason Mount makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
40' Declan Rice from England intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
40' Iran are trying to create something here.
40' Hossein Hosseini from Iran intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
40' Ball possession: England: 69%, Iran: 31%.
39' Iran take a throw-in in their own half of the field.
39' England are in control of the ball.
38' Roozbeh Cheshmi hand-balls.
38' Jude Bellingham makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
37' England take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field.
36' Goal kick for Iran.
36' Luke Shaw makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
36' Alireza Jahanbakhsh makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
36' England managed to score the important first goal. Will they build on that?
35' Ball possession: England: 70%, Iran: 30%.
35' Raheem Sterling made the key pass for the goal!
35' Luke Shaw provided the assist for the goal.
35' G O O O A A A L - Jude Bellingham from England heads the ball home!35' Luke Shaw creates a scoring opportunity for his teammate
35' The cross by Luke Shaw from England successfully finds a teammate in the box.
35' England with a potentially dangerous attack.
34' Jude Bellingham makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
34' The match is very one-sided right now. England are clearly dominating possession
33' Iran take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field.
32' Kieran Trippier makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
32' CROSSBAR! A header from Harry Maguire hits the crossbar!
32' Kieran Trippier creates a scoring opportunity for his teammate
32' Kieran Trippier from England swings in the corner from the right.
32' Ali Karimi relieves the pressure with a clearance
32' England with a potentially dangerous attack.
31' Ahmad Nourollahi relieves the pressure with a clearance
31' Kieran Trippier creates a scoring opportunity for his teammate
31' The cross by Mason Mount from England successfully finds a teammate in the box.
31' Jude Bellingham makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
31' Jude Bellingham could cost his team a goal after a defensive blunder.
31' Iran take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field.
30' Goal kick for Iran.
30' Mason Mount from England sends an effort wide of target
30' Bukayo Saka creates a scoring opportunity for his teammate
30' The cross by Bukayo Saka from England successfully finds a teammate in the box.
30' England with a potentially dangerous attack.
29' England are in control of the ball.
28' The ref blows his whistle. Majid Hosseini charged Bukayo Saka from behind and it's a free-kick
28' Bukayo Saka shoots from outside the box, but Hossein Hosseini has it under control
28' England are trying to create something here.
27' Dangerous challenge by Bukayo Saka from England. Ali Karimi on the receiving end of that.
27' Ali Karimi makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
26' England take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field.
26' Mehdi Taremi from Iran intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
26' The referee signals a free kick as Ali Karimi from Iran trips Mason Mount
25' Alireza Jahanbakhsh commits a rough foul on an opponent and goes into the referee's book.
25' Dangerous challenge by Alireza Jahanbakhsh from Iran. Luke Shaw on the receiving end of that.
25' Raheem Sterling from England is ruled offside.
25' Ball possession: England: 73%, Iran: 27%.
24' Iran take a throw-in in their own half of the field.
24' Sadegh Moharrami from Iran intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
23' The ref blows his whistle. Ahmad Nourollahi charged Mason Mount from behind and it's a free-kick
22' England take a throw-in in their own half of the field.
22' Bukayo Saka makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
22' Kieran Trippier from England intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
21' Dangerous challenge by Jude Bellingham from England. Ehsan Haji Safi on the receiving end of that.
21' Iran take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field.
21' Mason Mount makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
20' England are in control of the ball.
20' England take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field.
20' Ball possession: England: 84%, Iran: 16%.
20' Alireza Beiranvand is injured and is replaced by Hossein Hosseini.
19' Alireza Beiranvand from Iran is leaving the pitch because his nose is bleeding.
17' Alireza Beiranvand is down injured and receives medical attention on the field.
17' Play has been stopped because there is a player lying on the pitch.
16' Declan Rice wins an air challenge against Ahmad Nourollahi
16' Goal kick for Iran.
16' The game is restarted.
10' Ball possession: England: 86%, Iran: 14%.
9' Alireza Beiranvand is down injured and receives medical attention on the field.
8' Play has been stopped because there is a player lying on the pitch.
8' Harry Maguire from England sends an effort wide of target
8' Alireza Beiranvand from Iran intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
7' The referee signals a free kick as Mehdi Taremi from Iran trips Bukayo Saka
7' England take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field.
6' Milad Mohammadi from Iran intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
6' England are trying to create something here.
5' England are in control of the ball.
5' England take a throw-in in their own half of the field.
5' Ball possession: England: 89%, Iran: 11%.
4' Goal kick for Iran.
4' After VAR check, the referee decided to stay with the initial call - not to award a penalty for England!
4' VAR - PENALTY ! - The referee has stopped the play. VAR check in progress, a potential penalty situation.
3' Kieran Trippier swings in the ball from a corner on the left, but it is nowhere near a teammate.
3' Morteza Pouraliganji relieves the pressure with a clearance
2' Sadegh Moharrami from Iran intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
2' England are in control of the ball.
1' England are trying to create something here.
1' Mehdi Taremi wins an air challenge against Jude Bellingham
1' The pitch is in fantastic condition today and the players are enjoying the surface.
1' A perfect day for football with glorious sunshine.
1' Iran kick-off, and the game is underway.
The referee starts the match.
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