England kickstarts their bid to win the Qatar2022 World Cup with this game against Iran and it will be one of the exciting first games of the competition.
England has made steady progress under Gareth Southgate after reaching the semi-final of the last World Cup and the final of Euro 2020.
The natural next step would be to reach the final of this competition and win it, but that would be much easier said than done.
Iran is in political turmoil back home as many women and youths protest the killing of a young lady. Most of their national team players support the protesters, which has created an atmosphere no team wants.
The Iranians won two of their last five warm-up games before this match and they face an England team that is struggling for form.
The Three Lions won none and lost two of their last five matches before this game, but this is the World Cup and form usually does not count.
Southgate is blessed with top talents and we expect his team to earn a win from this first match, which will set the tone for them in their other games.
The best bet prediction for this game is 1/over 2.5 goals. For similar predictions, click here.
