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Raheem Sterling added a third before half time, with Marcus Rashford and Jack Grealish coming off the bench to score late on.
Iran hit back with two goals in the second half through their star striker Mehdi Taremi, including a contentious penalty in the final seconds, just to leave England with some work to do ahead of their second group stage fixture against the United States.
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