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Bukayo Saka, Marcus Rashford help England rout Iran 6-2 at World Cup

DOHA: Bukayo Saka and Marcus Rashford put last year's European Championship loss behind them, combining to score three goals in England's 6-2 rout of Iran on Monday at the World Cup. Both players missed penalties in the shootout loss to Italy in the Euro 2020 final and were then subjected to racist abuse. A year later, Saka scored twice at Khalifa International Stadium and Rashford came off the bench to add another with his first move of the match.

Bukayo Saka bags a brace as England start World Cup with rout of Iran

England’s quest for glory in Qatar got off to a dream start as Bukayo Saka’s brace helped Gareth Southgate’s men to a 6-2 victory against Iran in their World Cup opener.

Saudi Arabia ready to tackle Argentina and Messi

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s sixth World Cup kicks off on Tuesday with probably the hardest opening game the team has ever had.

Deschamps confident France can cope with absence of leading players

Defending World Cup champions France may have been rocked by the withdrawal of Ballon d’Or winner Karim Benzema but manager Didier Deschamps insists his squad can cope with their growing injury list.

Ghanim Al-Muftah: The Qatari activist who donned FIFA World Cup stage with Morgan Freeman

The 2022 FIFA World Cup opening ceremony always draws attention before the official first match of the grandest football tournament on the planet.

Empty seats tell story as Qatar World Cup party falls flat

Thousands of empty seats told the sad story as Qatar's long-awaited World Cup debut ended in a bad case of stage fright on Sunday.

FIFA says 2.95 million World Cup tickets sold

Nearly three million World Cup tickets have been sold, FIFA said Sunday, as the governing body's president revealed the tournament had helped push revenues over the past four years to a record $7.5 billion.

PICS | FIFA World Cup: Morgan Freeman joins host nation Qatar light up opening ceremony

The 2022 FIFA World Cup opening ceremony in the Al-Bayt stadium, one of seven built specially for the tournament at a cost of $6.5 billion, featured South Korean K-pop star Jung Kook and Hollywood superstar Morgan Freeman.

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Bukayo Saka, Marcus Rashford help England rout Iran 6-2 at World Cup

Bukayo Saka bags a brace as England start World Cup with rout of Iran

Saudi Arabia ready to tackle Argentina and Messi

Deschamps confident France can cope with absence of leading players

Ghanim Al-Muftah: The Qatari activist who donned FIFA World Cup stage with Morgan Freeman

Empty seats tell story as Qatar World Cup party falls flat

FIFA says 2.95 million World Cup tickets sold

PICS | FIFA World Cup: Morgan Freeman joins host nation Qatar light up opening ceremony