TEHRAN, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) — Iran lost 6-2 to England in their opening game in Group B of the FIFA World Cup at the Khalifa International Stadium in the Qatari capital Doha on Monday.
Football experts had already predicted a tough match for the Asian powerhouse against star-studded England, and their predictions proved right.
Portuguese manager of Iran Carlos Queiroz, who had described Gareth Southgate’s E