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Saman Ghoddos on Iran, the World Cup and ‘playing for the people’

The Brentford forward heads to Qatar with his country with a worrying backdrop of political strife and protest back home

The Independent UK

Mehdi Taremi: Iran’s goal machine once banned by Fifa and leading the line in Qatar

The free-scoring striker was banned by Fifa in 2017 but has returned to great effect in both the domestic and international game

The Independent UK

England vs Iran simulated in prediction for Three Lions' 2022 World Cup opener

England are favourites against Carlos Queiroz's Iran side on Monday, in what will be their opening match of the 2022 World Cup - and Mirror Football has simulated the game

Daily Mirror

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World Cup 2022: England vs Iran match preview

The fraught political relations between these two countries add another dimension to this match

Al Jazeera

Time for the World Cup to finally meet Wales - how Bale and his team will get on and who they'd meet in knockout rounds

The World Cup is upon us for Wales - so what happens next?

Wales Online

Gareth Southgate focuses on psychology to give England edge

The manager has been taking a three-pronged approach to psychological preparation for the tournament in Qatar

The Guardian - UK

England have ‘made the impossible look possible,’ says Gareth Southgate

Gareth Southgate sounded a positive note: ‘I’ve got to think about how we win this for our country,’ and believes England can be competitive for years

The Guardian - UK

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England ready for ‘dog of a game’ against Carlos Queiroz’s well-drilled Iran in World Cup opener

Gareth Southgate’s choice of formation could be more influential than in most international games when England take on stubborn Iran on Monday

The Independent UK

Iran’s Ehsan Hajsafi: ‘The conditions in our country are not right’

The country’s captain and his teammates begin their World Cup campaign against England to the backdrop of turmoil at home

The Guardian - UK

Carlos Quieroz resists Sir Alex Ferguson temptation before Iran face England

Former Man Utd assistant Carlos Queiroz will look to get the better of England as he leads Iran into the FIFA World Cup in Qatar with the two sides meeting on Monday

Daily Mirror

Focus on Iran: Carlos Queiroz’s side await in England’s World Cup opener

Queiroz is back in charge of Iran.

The Independent UK

FIFA World Cup 2022: Your Guide to the 8 groups and 32 teams

At last, the Qatar World Cup nearly has its final shape. Six days before the opening game of a tournament 12 years in the making, the final names were selected; the final, difficult phone calls to the disappointed were made; and the last few rosters were submitted.

The Times of India

World Cup 2022 briefing: the value of preparation time in Qatar

Our daily rundown will be available through the tournament. Here is a taster to set the scene as the big kick-off looms

The Guardian - UK

Iran star insists it is "honour" to play for Iranian women amid protests back home

Human rights activists estimate 15,800 people have been detained and 341 killed in the protests in Iran and until recently women couldn't enter stadiums to watch games

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Evening Standard

Iran players head to World Cup 2022 amid home protests, drones and threats of expulsion

When Gianni Infantino last week urged football and politics to part ways once this World Cup begins, he must, presumably, have forgotten not only about FIFA’s choice of host but also about the involvement of Iran.

Daily Mirror

World Cup Group B preview: England, Iran, United States, Wales

The Three Lions have been handed a favourable group for their World Cup campaign but Iran, USA and Wales possess a number of talented individuals and won’t be making things easy

Wales Online

World Cup headlines as Wales change schedule due to Qatar heat and Iran boss clashes with journalist

A full round-up of the latest World Cup headlines from Wales and beyond

Evening Standard

Iran head coach Carlos Queiroz hits back at British journalist over women’s rights question

Iran manager Carlos Queiroz says his players will be free to protest against the country’s regime during the World Cup — but urged England to focus on its own treatment of immigrants, rather than issues overseas.

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Daily Mirror

Iran's only Premier League player on World Cup, support for protestors and facing England

WORLD CUP 2022 PREVIEW: IRAN - Saman Ghoddos tells Mirror Football that speaking out is "the right thing to do" despite fears of repercussions as Islamic regime sentence thousands of protestors to death

The Independent UK

Saman Ghoddos on Iran, the World Cup and ‘playing for the people’

The Brentford forward heads to Qatar with his country with a worrying backdrop of political strife and protest back home

Daily Mirror

Iran manager Carlos Queiroz in heated exchange with reporter over World Cup controversy

Queiroz returned for his second spell as head coach of Iran in September, amid mounting pressure on FIFA to expel the country from the World Cup due to its human rights abuses

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iran Players Can Protest at World Cup, Says Coach Queiroz

Iran's players are free to join in the protests sweeping their country over women's rights while they are playing at the World Cup in Qatar but must do so within the rules of the tournament, national team coach Carlos Queiroz said on Tuesday. The rights activist HRANA news agency said…

The Independent UK

At G-20, FIFA head calls for World Cup ceasefire in Ukraine

FIFA president Gianni Infantino has urged world leaders to call for a ceasefire in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine during the World Cup that starts later this week

Reuters

Soccer-Iran players can protest at World Cup says coach Queiroz

Evening Standard

England vs Iran: World Cup 2022 prediction, kick off time today, TV, live stream, team news, h2h, odds

England‘s this afternoon get their World Cup campaign up and running against Iran.

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