An official attendance of 45,334 was registered for England vs Iran at the 2022 World Cup. The crowd at the Khalifa Stadium in Al Rayyan saw the Three Lions beat Team Melli 6-2 in their Group B WC clash (21 Nov 2022). This was Game 2 of the 2022 World Cup- game 1 between hosts Qatar and Ecuador had an attendance of 67372.
Some attendances for England’s first game at recent FIFA World Cups for comparison
England v Iran 2022 World Cup attendance: 45,334
Tunisia v England 2018 World Cup attendance: 41,064 (Volgograd)
England v Italy 2014 WC attendance: 39,800 (Manaus)
England vs USA 2010 WC crowd: 38,646 (Rustenburg)
England Paraguay 2006 WC attendance: 48,000 (Frankfurt)
England v Sweden 2002 World Cup attendance: 52,721 (Saitama)
