England vs Iran Odds
Group B
Mon, 21st Nov - 13:00
Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan
England kick off their 2022 World Cup in Qatar campaign against Iran on Monday 21st November in a match where they'll be the resounding odds on favourites with the bookmakers.
Gareth Southgate's side have been priced up as short as 3/10 in the England vs Iran odds in a game they will be keen to pick up three points pretty resoundingly.
England v Iran Match Odds
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71.4%
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20.4%
England v Iran Correct Score Odds
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15.4%
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15.4%
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11.1%
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10%
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10%
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8.3%
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6.7%
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5.9%
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3.8%
England v Iran Match Result & BTTS Odds
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26.7%
England v Iran Over/Under 2.5 Goals Odds
It's the first time England will have played on the opening day of a World Cup since they hosted the tournament in 1966.
As semi-finalists in the 2018 World Cup in Russia and then losing finalists at the Euros last year on penalties, England are trading as third favourites for the 2022 World Cup behind Brazil and France.
Iran are one of the rank outsiders for the tournament but do have experience in the conditions and qualified for the World Cup finals as top of their group ahead of the likes of South Korea and the UAE.
This will be the first time England have ever played Iran and a lot of the squad will not be known to the England players. Brentford's Sam Ghoddos earned a recent call up and there's a mix of home-based and abroad players in the Iranian squad.
Alireza Jahanbakhsh will be known to Brighton fans and he's currently plying his trade back in the Dutch league where he's been successful. Alireza Beiranvand is the goalkeeper who plays for Boavista in Portugal whilst their most experienced player and captain Ehsan Hajsafi is a midfielder for AEK Athens.
Up front Sardar Azmoun is Iran's spearhead with 40 goals to his name at international level and plays for Bayer Leverkusen in Germany, whilst Hull City's young striker Allahyar Sayyadmanesh could get a call up.
| League Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | England | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 26 |
| 2. | Poland | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 20 |
| 3. | Albania | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 18 |
| 4. | Hungary | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 |
| 5. | Andorra | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6 |
| 6. | San Marino | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| League Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Iran | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 25 |
| 2. | Korea Republic | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 23 |
| 3. | UAE | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| 4. | Iraq | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 5. | Syria | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| 6. | Lebanon | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
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