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      England ticket prices soar to £2,500 each after Three Lions thrash Iran

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      ENGLAND’S 6-2 thrashing of Iran at the World Cup has sent match ticket prices online rocketing to £2,500 each.Touts are now demanding up to 50 times the original sale price to see the Three Lions’ next Group B matches.
      England’s 6-2 thrashing of Iran at the World Cup has sent match ticket prices online rocketing to £2,500 eachCredit: Getty
      Reselling ticket website Ticombo claims to have 500 tickets for England’s games against USA and Wales — but there is no guarantee fans buying from touts will be allowed entry.
      Supporters must show a ticket application number — given when they buy through the official Fifa website — before applying for a permit to enter Qatar.
      It is unclear if fans will be able to get the code if they buy seats from online touts.
      Fifa claims it received 23million applications for three million seats before the tournament, with group stage seats selling out months ago.
      A Qatar 22 source said: “Seats for the next England game have become the hottest ticket in town overnight.”
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      Saudi Arabia star Ali Al-Bulayhi reveals what he shouted at Lionel Messi after going 2-1 up against Argentina

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      SAUDI ARABIA defender Ali Al-Bulayhi has revealed what he screamed at Lionel Messi after his side’s second goal against Argentina.The huge underdogs produced one of the biggest ever World Cup upsets by stunning the Copa America champions in a 2-1 victory on Tuesday.
      Ali Al-Bulayhi squared up to Lionel Messi after the Saudis scored their second goalCredit: Rex
      And he has now revealed what he told the Argentine in a rather aggressive wayCredit: Getty
      Argentina took the lead through a Messi penalty, before two Saudi goals in five minutes at the start of the second half turned the game on its head.
      And immediately after taking a shock lead, Al-Bulayhi decided to turn and shout at Messi rather than celebrate with the rest of his team-mates.
      He slapped the Paris Saint-Germain forward forcefully in the back to get Messi’s attention.
      And now, as he confirmed after the game, he aggressively squared up to the Barcelona legend before screaming: “You will not win, you will not win!”
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      Papu Gomez and Lautaro Martinez came over and proceeded to push Al-Bulayhi away from Messi, but not before the Saudi centre-back grabbed his own shirt as a way of showing his national pride.
      And Argentina could not stop his 53rd minute prediction from becoming reality as Saudi Arabia successfully held on to clinch a truly remarkable win in their World Cup opener.
      In the other game in the group, Mexico drew with Poland.
      It leaves one of the pre-tournament favourites, Argentina, bottom of Group C heading into the second round of fixtures.
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      Argentina will now face Mexico on Saturday in what effectively becomes a must-win game.
      Speaking after the match, Messi said: “We knew that [Saudi] Arabia is a team with good players, that moves the ball well and that advances the line a lot. We work on it, but we speed up a bit.
      “There are no excuses. We are going to be more united than ever. This group is strong and they have shown it.
      “It is a situation that we did not have to go through in a long time. Now we have to show that this is a real group.
      “It’s a very hard blow for everyone, we didn’t expect to start like this. Everything happens for a reason.
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      “We have to prepare for what’s coming, we have to win or win and it depends on us.
      “We have to go back to the base of who we are. We have to think about what’s to come.” More

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      England stars allowed to see stunning Wags after World Cup clash against USA following incredible 6-2 win over Iran

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      ENGLAND players could meet their families after Friday’s United States match – but it depends on Covid rates in Qatar.Manager Gareth Southgate is hoping that the 26-man squad could have a proper catch-up with their partners, children and parents after arriving in Doha eight days ago.
      Jack Grealish embraces Sasha Attwood after England’s win over Iran
      Topless Jack Grealish smiles after reuniting with his girlfriend
      Grealish’s girlfriend Sasha Attwood was spotted beaming in the standsCredit: Dan Charity / Newsgroup Newspapers Ltd
      Bukayo Saka visits Wag Tolami Benson in the stands after the win over IranCredit: Getty
      Marcus Rashford celebrates his goalscoring return to the England set up alongside girlfriend Lucia LoiCredit: Getty
      James Maddison’s partner Kennedy Alexa was spotted in the groundCredit: Dan Charity / Newsgroup Newspapers Ltd
      Harry Kane’s wife Kate takes their kids to watch him in actionCredit: Social media
      Some players, such as Jack Grealish, saw their girlfriends on the pitch after the final whistle of their amazing 6-2 win over Iran.
      Southgate insists – providing Covid rates remain low – they will be allowed at the team hotel.
      During the women’s Euros, England’s players were forced to remain in a bubble due to Covid.
      Southgate said: “I think towards the end, the women’s team had to batten that down a bit more because they had a few positive cases so we’re going to have to monitor it throughout.
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      “There’s this balance of the spirit and happiness of the group and the medical line of zero risk, and sometimes if you’re going to take zero risks, it can kill it for everybody, so we’ve got to try and find that balance.
      “We’re going to see how the next few days go and we’ve talked about maybe looking at something after the second game but we’ve got to monitor what the rates are out here as much as anything else.”
      Stars were joined by their stunning other halves at the Khalifa International Stadium.
      A topless Grealish rushed to celebrate with model Sasha Attwood, while the likes of Harry Kane, Harry Maguire, Marcus Rashford, Phil Foden, Bukayo Saka and James Maddison went to see their Wags.
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      During Euro2020, England’s players were kept away from their families due to Covid rates.
      But at the World Cup in 2018, relatives and friends were invited to the team hotel in Repino, near St Petersburg, in Russia.
      England Wags jetted off to Qatar with mountains of luggage on Sunday.
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      They boarded the MSC World Europa, a £1billion luxury cruise liner, where they are staying during the tournament.
      Meanwhile, Denmark have banned their players’ Wags from Qatar.
      Kyle Walker’s partner Annie Kilner wore shades inside the Qatar stadium ahead of England vs IranCredit: Dan Charity / Newsgroup Newspapers Ltd
      Phil Foden celebrated the win with girlfriend Rebecca Cooke and son RonnieCredit: Getty
      Maguire celebrated his brilliant performance with his family after the gameCredit: Getty
      Jordan Pickford’s wife Megan Davison celebrated during England’s first-half goal spreeCredit: Dan Charity / Newsgroup Newspapers Ltd More

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      Gareth Southgate fears England are being TARGETED at World Cup 2022 after referees shown clip of cheeky corner routine

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      GARETH SOUTHGATE fears England are being targeted by World Cup referees after they featured in a pre-tournament video nasty.The Three Lions boss wants urgent talks with Fifa, believing his side should have had a penalty in Monday’s 6-2 win over Iran.
      Harry Maguire was denied a penalty despite being wrestled to the ground vs IranCredit: Getty
      Gareth Southgate fears England are being targeted by refs at the World CupCredit: BBC
      Harry Maguire was rugby-tackled by Roozbeh Cheshmi but VAR did not recommend a review.
      Yet Iran scored a late spot-kick through Mehdi Taremi when John Stones was adjudged by VAR to have pulled the shirt of Morteza Pouraliganji.
      Southgate revealed his worries after officials were shown a video of Maguire’s goal in a World Cup qualifier against Albania 12 months ago.
      It would now be ruled out because Kalvin Phillips blocked a defender.
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      Southgate said: “What worries me is we were used as an example in the referees’ video.
      “We were told that incident in the first half would be a definite penalty.
      “For the second half (Iran penalty), maybe there’s a shirt pull — but I’m a bit worried we were the example shown and then to get a decision as happened in the first half.
      “We need some clarification really as to how it’s going to be.
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      “We’ve got to have that dialogue with Fifa. We want clarity otherwise we don’t know where we stand.”
      England also want clarity on the amount of extra-time being played after 24 MINUTES were added in their opener.
      Southgate’s stars who did not start against Iran had a light training  session yesterday.
      But James Maddison sat it out again as he nurses his knee injury and is in a race against time to be fit for Friday’s tie with the US.
      The Three Lions hope to get another boost after Friday’s match — by  seeing their families.
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      Southgate is willing to allow loved ones into the team hotel as long as Covid cases remain low.
      The manager said: “We’ve talked about it but we’ve got to monitor what the rates are out here.” More

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      Jack Grealish’s disabled fan Finlay Fisher, 11, left gobsmacked by call from England star after special celebration

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      ENGLAND star Jack Grealish made his biggest fan’s day when he sat down for a one-on-one video call with the lucky lad.The Three Lions and Man City ace performed his special goal celebration on Monday as a nod to young Finlay Fisher after netting against Iran.
      England ace Jack Grealish sat down to video-call his biggest fan Finlay Fisher
      Grealish celebrated with ‘The Finlay’ after netting for England against IranCredit: Getty
      Grealish gave the young lad a signed City shirt to his young fanCredit: Andy Kelvin / Kelvinmedia
      Young Finlay, 11, who suffers from cerebral palsy, wrote to Grealish after learning that his idol’s sister has the same condition.
      The youngster, who plays disability football at Manchester City, had the chance to meet Grealish earlier this month and asked him to perform a special celebration when he next scored.
      When Grealish tucked home in England’s opening World Cup game, he wiggled his arms as he carried out the celebration, dubbed “The Finlay”.
      And on Tuesday, Finlay was left gobsmacked after the former Aston Villa star personally video-called him for a chat.
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      “I liked your goal,” he told Grealish, who replied: “Nah, you liked the celebration more!”
      He joked that little Finlay had “been everywhere the past 24 hours, you’re famous now,” before asking him if he had thought he was going to do the celebration.
      “I thought you’d forgotten,” he admitted.
      Finlay almost missed the magic moment, as he only just got out of hospital in time to watch the game.
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      He had injured his leg on Monday morning and only got home from A&E ten minutes before kickoff.
      Grealish revealed that the celebration almost didn’t happen on Monday, as he had almost scored last week for City against Chelsea.
      “I just felt like I was going to score and I didn’t score,” he said. “Yesterday, to be fair, I didn’t think I was going to score yesterday because the game was a bit gone by the time I’d come on.
      “So I was buzzing to get a goal and then I could do my little celebration just for you. It was always in the back of my mind, mate.”
      I was buzzing to get a goal and then I could do my little celebration just for youJack Grealish
      Finlay also asked Grealish how he was finding Qatar, to which he replied: “It’s hot.”
      He added that his England teammates were “buzzing” and were just “looking forward to the next game now”.

      Finlay revealed during the call he was wearing the signed City shirt given to him by Grealish.
      After a few minutes, Grealish ended the call as he had to shoot off to an England team meeting in ten minutes.
      Fin looked starstruck after speaking to his hero.
      Finlay wrote to Grealish because his sister Holly also suffers from cerebral palsyCredit: @jackgrealish
      Grealish dedicated the celebration to FinlayCredit: Getty
      Little Fin looked delighted after the video-call from his hero
      He appeared overwhelmed by the sweet gesture
      It comes after the Premier League shared footage of the pair meeting in person, with the City star telling Finlay he would dedicate a celebration to him when he next scored.
      Initially, Finlay hilariously asked for Grealish to do the worm dance, but after the England star admitted he couldn’t, Finlay settled for a wiggle of the arms.
      And Grealish did exactly that after bagging a goal against Iran in England’s opening match.
      He took to Instagram after the game, writing “For you Finlay” with a love heart emoji.
      Finlay told the BBC’s Today Programme: “I thought he was going to score, and I was like, ‘Come on Grealish! Score a goal!’ And he finally scored. I knew, I had the feeling.
      “I thought he’d actually forget but he stuck to his word and stayed true. I was just amazed.”
      The young lad thanked Grealish for raising awareness for cerebral palsy by debuting the celebration in front of a global audience.
      The Manchester City star came off the bench to score the team’s sixth goal as the Three Lions got their campaign off to a flier.
      He put the gloss on the victory late on in what is England’s best ever start to a World Cup.
      After tapping home from Callum Wilson’s unselfish cutback, Grealish wheeled away in celebration.
      Following the final whistle, a topless Grealish rushed over to celebrate with his girlfriend Sasha Atwood in the stands.
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      England sit top of Group B, ahead of the USA and Wales, who shared the spoils in a 1-1 draw on Monday.
      Gareth Southgate’s side face the Yanks next on Friday in a 7pm kickoff, ahead of a hotly-anticipated clash with Wales on Tuesday, also at 7pm. More

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      Jude Bellingham jokes Three Lions fans should ‘sack work’ to watch England’s march to World Cup glory

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      JOKER Jude Bellingham yesterday urged fans to bunk off to watch England’s march to World Cup glory.The wonderkid, 19, scored in a stunning midfield display during the 6-2 demolition of Iran on Monday.
      Jude Bellingham told fans ‘Sack it! Don’t go to work when we’re playing!’Credit: Getty
      Millions bunked off work and school to watch the game in Qatar, which kicked off at 1pm UK time.
      Jude was shown a clip of fans in a beer-chucking frenzy at London’s Box Park as his header went in.

      The Stourbridge-born Borussia Dortmund star asked: “It would have been one o’clock there? Half one?”
      He joked: “Sack it! Don’t go to work when we’re playing!
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      “This is what you love seeing really. This is why we play, especially when so far away from home.”
      Jude — the first player born after 2000 to score in a World Cup — told how he was unable to sleep afterwards.
      He said: “I’m coming down from the high now and focusing on the next game.
      “It’s difficult to sleep to be fair — I was up all night.”
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      But he added: “We have to back it up with a good performance and a good win against America.”
      A win on Friday will get the side to the knockout stage.
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      Morocco vs Croatia – World Cup Group F: How they got there, current form and prediction as 2018 runners-up kick off

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      CROATIA reached the final of the last World Cup – and will begin this one with high hopes of causing another surprise. Zlatko Dalic remains in the dugout for the Europeans as they begin their campaign against Morocco.

      Luka Modric, middle, will be at the centre of things on the pitchCredit: AFP
      Achraf Hakimi will be a key player for Morocco in QatarCredit: AFP
      Morocco, meanwhile, are at back-to-back World Cups for the first time since 1994 and 1998 and will be desperate to reach the knockouts as they did in 1986.
      The Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor will host this Group F opening clash which kicks off at 10am UK time on Wednesday.
      Croatia come in as the favourites, sitting 12th in the world according to Fifa, against the 22nd-ranked country.
      So SunSport previews the showdown that will kick off what will surely be Luka Modric and Ivan Perisic’s last World Cup.
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      How did they get there?
      Morocco: Morocco blitzed through their African qualifying group with Guinea-Bissau, Guinea and Sudan, securing six wins from six.
      They then saw off DR Congo 5-2 on aggregate in the play-off.
      Croatia: Croatia lost their opening game of Uefa qualifying to Slovenia.
      They then won seven and drew two of their remaining games to top Group H with 21 goals scored on 23 points, one clear of since-banned Russia.
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      What’s the form?
      Morocco: The Atlas Lions played one warm-up friendly and comfortably brushed Georgia aside 3-0.
      They are unbeaten in their last five with wins over South Africa, Liberia and Chile before a draw against Paraguay in September.
      Croatia: Andrej Kramaric got the only goal against Saudi Arabia last week.
      That took their winning run to five matches including two against Denmark, one against Austria and even a 1-0 victory over world champions France – little revenge for the 2018 final.

      Who are the managers?
      Morocco: Frane-born Walid Regragui took over from Vahid Halilhodzic on August 31 – just 12 weeks ago – and managed his first game 21 days later.
      The 45-cap former Moroccan right-back was previously in charge at Wydad, where he won the Moroccan first division and the African Champions League.
      Croatia: Dalic has been at the helm of the national team since 2017.
      A gaffer since 2004, he has a wealth of experience – including 32 wins from 63 games with Croatia.

      Croatia lost the 2018 World Cup final to FranceCredit: Darren Fletcher – The Sun
      Who are the star players?
      Morocco: Achraf Hakimi is one of the best full-backs in the world, with his immense speed, ability to attack the box and ability to cross the ball into dangerous areas.
      Hakimi is an important element of the team, and his combinations with Hakim Ziyech will likely be a key difference between failure and success in Qatar after his return to the fold.
      Croatia: The midfield is Croatia’s bread and butter.
      The incredible trident of Marcelo Brozovic, Modric and Mateo Kovacic makes for one of the best midfields at the tournament – even with the skipper’s veteran legs.
      How Morocco are set to line up
      What’s the head to head?
      Their only meeting came in the semi-final of the Hassan II Trophy in 1996.
      After a 2-2 draw, Croatia eventually prevailed 7-6 in the penalty shootout.
      What TV channel will show the game
      Morocco vs Croatia will be shown live on ITV 1 in the UK.
      You can live stream the action from the ITV Hub, which is available for download onto your mobile or tablet device.
      Hakim Ziyech is back in the frame for the national teamCredit: Getty
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      World Cup 2022 – Belgium vs Canada: Stream FREE, TV channel, kick-off time for group game

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      BELGIUM take on underdogs Canada in their very first match-up at the Qatar World Cup. The Canadians finished top of the CONCACAF World Cup qualifying group, two places above big rivals USA.
      Belgium’s team of superstars are still yet to win a major trophyCredit: Getty
      Canada topped their World Cup qualifying group earlier this yearCredit: Reuters
      And now they’ll be looking to put in some big performances in the Middle East, having not competed in the World Cup since 1986.
      Belgium have had quite the team of superstars at their disrection over the past decade but have yet to put it altogether at a major tournament.
      The likes of Kevin de Bruyne, Romelu Lukaku and Thibaut Courtois are all still hoping to win a big trophy for their country.
      In Russia four years ago, Belgium were knocked out of the tournament by France in the semi-finals, before beating England 2-0 in the third-place playoff.

      When is Belgium vs Canada?

      Belgium’s clash with Canada will take place on Wednesday, November 23.
      The game will get going from 7pm UK time.
      Belgium vs Canada will be held at the Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan.
      The two sides have played once before in 1989 and the game finished 2-0 to Belgium.

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      What TV channel is it and can it be live streamed?

      Belgium vs Canada will be shown live on BBC One in the UK.
      You can live stream the action from the BBC iPlayer, which is available for download onto your mobile or tablet device.

      Can I watch for FREE?
      Yes, the game is available to watch for FREE in the UK, so long as you have a TV licence. More