England hit six and get World Cup off to a flier with easy win over Iran

ON THE SCORESHEET: England's Marcus Rashford, right, scores his side's fifth goal during the World Cup group B soccer match between England and Iran at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha. Pic: AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino

ENGLAND 6 (Bellingham 35, Saka 44, 62, Sterling 45, Rashford 71, Grealish 89) IRAN 2 (Taremi 65, 90+8 pen) 

England are notoriously slow starters in tournament football, but they got this one off to a flier with a thumping 6-2 win over Iran, Asia's top-ranked side at 20th in the world.