I want all Asian teams to do well, except for Qatar.

Fuck them and everything they stand for (the regime, not the people).

I’m pretty anooyed Wales USA England and Iran are in the same group I want them all to go through for different reasons 

You'd think with all of their money they could afford a decent goalkeeper coach.  

Or import and naturalise some decent keepers...

So good to see Qatar get soundly beaten. Hope they lose all three matches.  

Someone at SBS skimped on the sock budget 

Very gutsy from the Iranian skipper to speak out.

That must've taken balls.

He may need asylum after this. The nervy procrss is and complicated under normal circumstances (i.e. in the West). It would be a whole lot harder to facilitate from Qatat, I'd imagine.

Wow - Iranian players didnt sing teh anthem. Pretty amazing moment when they cut to Iranian woman in crowd and she was just crying.

"Iranian players protest under threat of death.England players don’t because they might get a yellow."

Iran can't defend so they just rugby tackle. That's a pen. 

those pesky middle eastern tactics on show so much more when they are at home, keen to see how england deal, looking forward to lots of fake injuries and time wasting its frustrating as hell lol

Yeah it'll become more obvious as the games go on. The situation just now was a creaming though. 

That's so gutting for Iran and their keeper. Shows how quickly the dream can disappear. 

looks like a broken nose at least, probably concussion too

Agree poor guy but 15 minutes is taking the piss aha

Yeah i dont recall iran or saudi arabia doing the dodgy time wasting tactics. Its the middle eastern minnows that allow only 15 minutes of game time a match

Have to laugh. The Iranian knocks are genuine for a change. 

But but but Iran have a rock defensive system! 

classy finish

14 minutes injury time

normally we get 2 minutes injury time after 25 minutes has been wasted

14min added due to that injury. 

Pretty much hence the need for clock stops and 30min halves.

England ease to 4:0. Right call I think about Bellingham running away from keeper in offside position but I don't think smaller teams would have such a kind VAR. Sets a tricky precedent. 

Iran get one back quickly and then England reply for 5:1. 20 to go 

God I hope we don't see France turn it on like England and we're all at sea defensively tomorrow. Here's hoping. 

10min added. Now 6:1 England. 

I think Iran's back 3 has shown the vulnerability against fast opponents. If we play it, our wing backs will need to be aware to get back regularly. I hope we play the back 4 and the support our midfield gives by hanging deep when needed is alright Cover. 

Iran VAR pen at the death. Iran's rugby tackles from a corner early on weren't referred though. 6:2. Azmoun had a 1 on 1 tipped onto the bar just before that. 

Netherlands take the lead on 84. A somewhat tame game. Mendy in two worlds there. 

I actually rate this game. Two good teams going at each other. Best game yet (though there hasn't been much competition yet!).

8min added. 4th official doing the right job for a change.