Bukayo Saka and Marcus Rashford put came together to shoot a combined score of three goals in England’s 6-2 crush of Iran at the World Cup. Saka fired two goals at the Khalifa International Stadium and Rashford got off the bench to add obe more with his first move of the match. It was a tough buildup for England, but performance will provide incentive to coach Gareth Southgate, who recently had to endure the most troublesome period of his England tenure.
Hundreds of fans had to miss the kickstart of the match because of a problem with e-tickets. They eventually made it to their seats and saw a dominant play from England. Jude Bellingham opened the scoring in the 35th minute, securing his first international goal. Saka got his first in the 43rd and Raheem Sterling fired another in first-half stoppage time. Saka scored his second after the hour, and Mehdi Taremi pulled one for Iran in the 65th minute.