England vs Iran, FIFA World Cup 2022 Live Stream: England to open campaign against Iran
England vs Iran World Cup 2022 Live Updates: England are the favourites to finish top of Group B but Iran are determined to finally reach the knockout stage at a World Cup.
How To Watch England vs Iran
- When: Monday at 8:00 a.m. ET
- Where: Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar
- TV: FS1
- Live Stream: fuboTV – (Start Your Free Trial)
England will kick off their World Cup campaign when they face Iran on Monday in Group B action. The English are the favorites in this game and to win their group, which also includes the United States and Wales. The Three Lions are huge favorites to win this one, coming off of a semifinal appearance at the last World Cup and finishing as runners-up at Euro 2020. Iran, meanwhile, have talent in attack but have a new manager ahead of the competition that complicates things.
England begin their quest to win the 2022 World Cup on Monday when the Three Lions face Iran in a Group B match at Khalifa International Stadium in Ar-Rayyan. Ranked No. 5 in the world, England (+950) are one of the favorites to win the World Cup 2022, behind only Brazil (+375), Argentina (+500), France (+650) and Spain (+850). England have won the World Cup just once (1966) in their storied history. Meanwhile Iran, who are No. 20 in the FIFA world rankings, are longshots to even advance to the knockout round.
Kickoff is at 8 a.m. ET. England are the -325 favorites in the latest England vs. Iran odds from Caesars Sportsbook, with Iran the +1100 underdogs. A draw is priced at +370, and the over/under for total goals scored is 2.5. Before locking in any Iran vs. England picks or 2022 FIFA World Cup predictions, be sure to check out the best bets and analysis from SportsLine soccer insider Martin Green.
After working in the sports betting industry for several years, Green became a professional sports writer and handicapper and has covered the game worldwide. Since then, his European soccer picks have been spot-on. Green has generated almost $35,000 for $100 bettors since the 2017-18 season, and he has his finger on the pulse of the game all over the globe.
Now, Green has broken down the England vs. Iran matchup from all sides and just locked in his 2022 World Cup picks and predictions. You can head to SportsLine now to see the picks. Here are the betting lines and trends for Iran vs. England:
England vs. Iran spread: England -1.5 (+100)
England vs. Iran over/under: 2.5 goals
England vs. Iran money line: England -325; Iran +1100; Draw +370
ENG: Harry Kane ranks second in England history with 51 goals.
IRAN: Mehdi Taremi has scored 13 goals in 18 games across all competitions for Porto.
Why you should back England
The Three Lions have a world class scorer in Harry Kane. The 29-year-old striker for Tottenham is the second-highest scoring player in England history with 51 goals, just two behind Wayne Rooney. Kane also was the top scorer at the last World Cup after finding the back of the net six times.
In addition, the defense played well during World Cup qualifying. In 10 matches, the Three Lions conceded just three times while scoring 39 goals. They won eight times and drew twice and topped Group I with 26 points.
Why you should back Iran
The Iranians have a solid striker in Mehdi Taremi. The 30-year-old, who plays for Porto, has scored 13 goals in 18 games across all competitions at the club level, including five in five Champions League matches. During World Cup qualifying, he had seven goals and five assists in 13 appearances.
In addition, Iran face an England side that has struggled recently. In six UEFA Nations League matches over the summer, the Three Lions lost three times and drew three more. Two of those losses came to Hungary, ranked No. 36 in the world.
England’s opening match of the World Cup is set to become the first game in World Cup history to be played with special air-conditioning technology.
Fifa are preparing to take a match-by-match approach to their use of the cooling innovation inside Qatar’s eight tournament stadiums and they intend only to use the air-conditioning to ensure that games are not played at temperatures above 24C.
The Qatari air-conditioning systems can lower temperatures even during the searing summer months from well above to 40C to below 20C but tournament organisers want to make the conditions as natural as possible.
Average yearly temperatures in Qatar during November and December are between 25C and 15C but day-time temperatures of up to 30C are forecast over the first week of the tournament.
In practice, this means that matches kicking off locally at 1pm and 4pm are most likely to use the air-conditioning for some or all of their matches, with organisers likely to turn off the air-conditioning around an hour before the evening matches.
Temperature readings and measurements will be constantly monitored at the relevant stadium on a matchday.
The World Cup curtain-raiser between Qatar and Ecuador kicks off at 7pm locally whereas England’s game against Iran begins at 4pm on Monday in Doha (and 1pm in the UK) when the local temperature is forecast at 27C.
Cooling water breaks will also be recommended – subject to the match referee’s final decision – around both the 30th and 75th minute of matches if what is known as the ‘west bulb globe temperature’ is above 32C.
This is a measure of the heat stress in direct sunlight, which takes into account temperature, humidity, wind speed, sun angle and cloud cover.
The technology works by creating a bubble of pressure and therefore a micro-climate inside the stadium that both cools and purifies the air. gyujygfh