The Lions play Iran in the first round of Group B of the World Cup tonight (21st), with England's debut live for free! Despite England's extraordinary strength, with players such as Harry Carney, Stanning, Phil Foden and other Premier League stars, their recent form has been slightly sluggish. With Iranian coach Queiroz returning and his tactics focusing on defense, expect England to face a tough challenge in the opening half, with a half-time draw in doubt. (Simulcast on ViuTV 99, Now 618 and 616 at 9pm on Monday)
Although the England team has a lot of Premier League stars, but just a week after the end of the league will go to Qatar, the preparation time is tight, whether it can quickly enter the state of doubt. Defender Keel has not yet recovered from injury, center back Harry Magooni has been relegated to the bench at Manchester United, and goalkeeper Bickford has also made mistakes from time to time. Coach Shoebridge, who is looking for stability, does not dare to go out in a hurry.
The mystery of England's tournament slowdown
In fact, England are not in the best of form. They have not won in their last 6 matches, 5 of which were drawn at half-time. Looking back at history, including the World Cup and the UEFA Europa League, the England team in the last six major tournaments in the first round of the first half of the draw of the same number of times, which shows that they tend to start slower hot.
Iran, on the other hand, is supported by European foreigners such as Asmund, Shavon, S and Chahanbakshi, plus the return of veteran Portuguese manager Queiroz, who led Iran in the 2011-2019 World Cup. Queiroz is known for his defense, and the Iranian team under his coaching had conceded only 2 goals in 5 matches in the last World Cup, including 4 half-time draws, with a clear balance between attack and defense. Facing the poor form of England, Iran is likely to set up a barrel formation, half-time draw is expected.
Preview of the live broadcast
Monday 21:00 World Cup England vs Iran
Tuesday 00:00 World Cup Senegal vs Netherlands
Tuesday 03:00 World Cup USA vs Wales
