England and Netherlands win against their opponents
England made a scintillating start to their World Cup campaign as Bukayo Saka and Jude Bellingham inspired a 6-2 rout of outclassed Iran in Monday's Group B opener in Doha.
Iran's players refused to sing their national anthem in apparent support for anti-government protesters.
Gareth Southgate's side were in sparkling form at the Khalifa International Stadium.
But this was a welcome step in the right direction for Southgate, whose team arrived in Qatar on a six-match winless run that triggered scathing criticism of the Three Lions boss and his perceived negative tactics.
Mehdi Taremi scored Iran's two goals. Bellingham, Saka, Sterling, Rashford and Grealish90 also scored for the English team.
England play their second match against the United States on Friday and conclude their Group B fixtures against Wales on November 29.
In another game, the teams of Senegal and the Netherlands faced each other.
Late goals from Cody Gakpo and Davy Klaassen gave the Netherlands a 2-0 win over Senegal in their World Cup return at the Al Thumama Stadium on Monday.
The Oranje had produced a lacklustre performance in their first World Cup match since the 2014 tournament in Brazil, but secured all three points.
With just six minutes of regulation time left on the clock, Gakpo raced into the box and rose in front of Edouard Mendy to meet Frenkie de Jong's cross with a header to break the deadlock.
