England struck three goals on either side of interval to earn a comprehensive 6-2 victory in their World Cup Group B opener against Iran at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha on Monday.
Bellingham became the second youngest England player to score in World Cups as he headed in a cross from the left by Luke Shaw in the 35th minute to reward England's domination. Saka found the top corner with a left-foot shot in the 43rd minute and Sterling poked in a third from Harry Kane's pass two minutes later.
Iran suffered a torrid first half and had to replace goalkeeper Alireza Beiranvand after he sustained a head injury following a collision with team mate Hosseini Majid, resulting in 14 minutes of stoppage time.
The second half saw England carry on from where they left off, with Saka scoring a brace in the 62nd minute. Three minutes later, Iran pulled one back with Mehdi Taremi but it turned out to be a blip on the radar for the Three Lions as Rashford and Grealish went on to find their names on the scoresheet.
Iran had a consolation goal at the dying moments of the match as Taremi struck again, but from a penalty kick this time .
