Group B Stage England vs Iran

Jordan Pickford, Luke Shaw, Harry Maguire, John Stones, Kieran Trippier, Declan Rice, Jude Bellingham, Mason Mount, Raheem Sterling, Bukayo Saka, Harry Kane are the playing XI against Iran, for the group B stage match in FIFA World Cup 2022. England will go against Iran in the 2022 World Cup opener out in Qatar this afternoon. 

Harry Maguire will kickstart in a back four against Iran in England's World Cup opener. Harry Maguire has had just one Premier League start since September. Jude Bellingham will make his World Cup debut as Gareth Southgate goes for a 4-3-3 formation. Bukayo Saka will start ahead of Phil Foden. 

Alireza Jahanbakhsh, Mehdi Taremi, Sardar Azmoun, Saeed Ezatolahi, Milad Sarlak, Ahmad Nourollahi, Ehsan Hajsafi, Majid Hosseini, Hossein Kanaanizadegan, Sadegh Moharrami, Amir Abedzadeh are the playing XI for Iran.