The England team is the leader of the match against Iran.

On Monday, November 21, the England national team will play against Iran in the first round of the 2022 World Cup.

The meeting will take place at the international stadium “Khalifa” in the capital of Qatar.

In the entire history of international matches, the teams have never met each other.

England and Iran made it to the final stage of the 2022 World Cup from the top spots in their qualifying groups.

Iran has won 8 games in 10 rounds, and has drawn one world game with one defeat. As for England, Gareth Southgate’s men have not lost a single game in the qualifiers – 8 wins and 2 draws.

It should be noted that in addition to England and Iran, the USA and Wales national teams also entered group B. They will play a face-to-face match of the first round also on November 21 at 21:00 Kyiv time.

England – Iran: broadcast

In Ukraine, the match of the first round of the 2022 World Cup between England and Iran will be broadcast live by Suspilny regional channels and the Suspilny Sport website.

In addition, the duel will also be available on the MEGOGO video service. The “MEGOGO Football 1” channel will show the duel here.

A radio broadcast of the game on Radio Promin will also be available.

The starting whistle will sound at 15:00 Kyiv time.

England – ​​Iran: prediction

England is rightfully considered the favorite of the upcoming match. A win for Gareth Southgate’s team is rated at odds of 1.32, a draw at 4.94 and a win for Iran at 13.00.

Analysts have no doubts that England will be able to score against the Iranians. The odds for this event are 1.14, and the odds for Iran’s goal are 2.65.

As a reminder, the final part of the World Cup in Qatar will be held from November 20 to December 18, 2022.

The current winner of the World Cup is the national team of France, which beat Croatia in the final of the 2018 World Cup.