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England destroy Iran in World Cup 2022 opener as Bukayo Saka shines - 7 talking points

ENGLAND 6-2 IRAN: Jude Bellingham, Bukayo Saka (2), Raheem Sterling and Marcus Rashford were all on target as Gareth Southgate's men kicked off their World Cup 2022 campaign with a thrilling victory

Daily Mirror

England player ratings as Jude Bellingham shows class and Harry Maguire excellent vs Iran

ENGLAND 6-2 IRAN: Bukayo Saka (x2), Jude Bellingham, Raheem Sterling, Marcus Rashford and Jack Grealish all scored as the Three Lions began World Cup 2022 with a rampant victory

Daily Mirror

Mehdi Taremi: Iran’s goal machine once banned by Fifa and leading the line in Qatar

The free-scoring striker was banned by Fifa in 2017 but has returned to great effect in both the domestic and international game

The Independent UK

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World Cup 2022: England vs Iran match preview

The fraught political relations between these two countries add another dimension to this match

Al Jazeera

Iran World Cup 2022 guide: Star player, fixtures, squad, one to watch, odds to win

Iran have never made it past the group stage of a World Cup but they could prove tricky opposition in Qatar.

Evening Standard

Iran names World Cup 2022 squad

Iran is hoping to make it out of the group stages for the first time in its history.

Al Jazeera

Iran: Asia’s top-ranked team hoping for a good show at World Cup

Iran hopes to advance to the knockouts for the first time despite some turmoil in the lead-up to the tournament.

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Crackdown puts Iran’s loyalties on the line before Qatar World Cup kick-off

England’s first opponents must juggle political as well as sporting expectations with splits in their camp

The Guardian - UK

Porto seal top spot, dump miserable Atletico out of Europe

Porto (Portugal) (AFP) - Porto sealed top spot in Champions League Group B with a 2-1 win over Atletico Madrid on Tuesday, with the Spanish side dumped out of Europe entirely as Bayer Leverkusen finished third.

AFP

Atletico Madrid OUT of Europe as Diego Simeone's men suffer Champions League humiliation

Atletico Madrid have been eliminated from European football before Christmas for the first time since 2007 as they finished bottom of their Champions League group

Daily Mirror

Taremi double takes Porto step closer to last 16

Bruges (Belgium) (AFP) - Iran's Mehdi Taremi scored twice to put Porto on the brink of reaching the Champions League last 16 as they beat Club Brugge 4-0 in Belgium on Wednesday.

AFP

Chelsea and Tottenham join '15 clubs' to complete Porto scouting mission amid transfer plan hint

Chelsea and Tottenham joined a handful of other clubs to scout Porto's clash on Friday night but reports suggest that they weren't watching the same player

Football London

Iran hope to spin chaos into gold at World Cup with Queiroz’s comeback

Team Melli’s 1-0 win over Uruguay has raised hopes of dealing a black eye to Group B despite controversy surrounding the coach

The Guardian - UK

Iran’s World Cup hopes fading amid botched sacking and squad acrimony

Iran was full of hope when the team qualified for Qatar but a few months down the line star players are at loggerheads over the future of coach Dragan Skocic

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Football London

Mikel Arteta can get Fabio Vieira to replicate Luis Diaz partnership with Bukayo Saka at Arsenal

Arsenal's incoming signing enjoyed incredible link-up play at FC Porto which Mikel Arteta can look to exploit

AFP

Iran look to sanction England, US in World Cup showdown

Doha (AFP) - Having fought to win the respect of Iran's football public, Dragan Skocic now has a World Cup showdown with England and a politically charged clash with the United States to cement his international standing.

The Guardian - US

No light touches: USA’s World Cup 2022 opponents profiled

Gregg Berhalter’s side will face England, Iran and one of Wales or Scotland or Ukraine in their return to the World Cup after an eight-year absence

Football London

The role Liverpool played in blocking Arsenal's late attempt at January striker transfer

Arsenal were linked with Porto star Mehdi Taremi late on in the window but no January deadline day move materialised

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Iran Defeats Iraq 1-0 to Qualify for Spot in World Cup

Mehdi Taremi scored from close range Thursday to lead Iran’s national soccer team to a 1-0 victory over Iraq and seal the Islamic Republic’s third straight World Cup berth. Taremi, the FC Porto striker, scored the only goal of the game in the 48th minute in the second half. He…

AFP

Taremi fires Iran into 2022 World Cup finals with win over Iraq

Tehran (AFP) - Mehdi Taremi was on target as Iran confirmed their spot in the 2022 World Cup finals in Qatar with a 1-0 victory over Iraq at the Azadi Stadium in Tehran on Thursday.

The Independent UK

Erik Lamela wins Puskas Award for stunning rabona goal against Arsenal

The former Spurs forward beat competition from Patrick Schick and Mehdi Taremi to win goal of the year

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