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

Ghoddos was born in Sweden to Iranian parents. He played for Sweden in friendlies but was frustrated by their selection policy. Carlos Queiroz invited him to join a training camp in 2017. Iran are going to the World Cup and play England on Monday. They are yet to make it out of a group stage. Sardar Azmoun and Mehdi Taremi are the main players. Alireza Jahanbakhsh is a former Brighton player. Iran have more options this time than in the past. Gareth Southgate's team should expect to find a difficult team. The team is confident that there is more depth and talent in their ranks than ever before.