England will face Iran in the first round of the World Cup group stage in Qatar. The match will take place on November 21, starting at 16:00 Moscow time. England v Iran: predictionbet, odds, statistics.
England
The England team, as usual, qualified very easily. In ten qualifying matches, Gareth Southgate’s team won eight and never lost.
At the same time, the British pleased with the game in attack, scoring 39 goals (missing only three).
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Such results, of course, cannot but rejoice, but one must understand that in rivals England there were not the most stellar teams – Poland, Albania, Hungary, Andorra and San Marino.
And in fact, everything is not so smooth. The England team failed the performance in the Nations League, flying out of the elite division.
Southgate’s team finished last in the group with Italy, Germany and Hungary. It is noteworthy that the British lost both matches to the Hungarians. The home meeting ended in a catastrophic defeat with a score of 0:4.
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See the England squad for the World Cup here. The names are very powerful, but so far there is still no certainty that the Premier League stars will quietly leave the group.
Iran
The Iranian national team, meanwhile, reached the finals of the World Cup for the third time in a row.
In 2014 and 2018, the Iranians failed to qualify from the group.
Although at the World Cup in Russia they were as close as possible to playing in the playoffs for the first time in their history. At that tournament, Iran defeated Morocco (1:0), drew with Portugal (1:1) and lost to Spain (0:1).
And here it is important to understand that the team is weaker Iran hasn’t since. And in general, this is a physically very powerful team.
Iran confidently qualified. In the final round of selection, the team of Carlos Queiroz took first place in the group, ahead of South Korea as well.
It is also worth noting that in September, Iran defeated Uruguay in friendly matches and drew with Senegal.
See Iran squad for World Cup 2022 here.
Forecast and rate
You can bet on England in this match for 1.36draw bookmakers offer for 4.60and the victory of Iran — for 11.00.
It is clear that everyone will charge on England, on the clear favorite in this case. But there is no doubt that the representative of Europe is waiting for the most difficult match.
There can be no question of destruction in this case. Moreover, it is dangerous to bet on the victory of England with a difference of at least two goals.
If the British win, it will be a forced victory.
Well, our choice is rate both teams will score for 2.90. Iran has two great forwards, Mehdi Taremi and Serdar Azmoun, who might be a serious problem for England’s far from always attentive defense.