Day 2 at the 2022 World Cup begins at Khalifa International Stadium in Doha, Qatar, where England and Iran are opening Group B play.
The Three Lions have high expectations after finishing fourth at the 2018 World Cup and second at Euro 2020, but recent results under manager Gareth Southgate have also meant that England is already under pressure to perform in the opener, to ease some weariness in the only group in the competition where are all four teams are in the top 20 in FIFA’s most recent world ranking.
Iran, which sits at No. 20, enters amid turmoil both on and off the field.