That's it for England's news conference so time for me to head off and direct you towards the coverage of Qatar v Ecuador.

See you later!

More from England boss Gareth Southgate: "We are in a good physical rhythm. We are practicing penalties. Harry would practice them before every game. It is part of what we do before tournaments anyway."

Andy Cryer
BBC Sport in Qatar

England skipper Harry Kane talking about the potential of winning the Golden Boot again, after his 2018 success.

He said: "It would be a great thing to achieve. I was able to do it in 2018, I know if I win it again the team is doing well and we are going pretty far. Most important is giving my best for the team.

"We are playing against the best players in the world. I try not to think about the Golden Boot, the most important thing is trying to win the World Cup and that is what we are focused on trying to achieve."

Andy Cryer
BBC Sport in Qatar

More from England skipper Harry Kane: "You can't take anything for granted in football. I was lucky to play in the 2018 World Cup, in football a lot can change. You have to appreciate these moments.

"A great blend of experience and youth, in life you have to take opportunities that come your way. This is another step, in four years who knows where I will be or where the team will be. It is about now. It will be hard and it will be a big challenge but I’m ready for that challenge"

Andy Cryer
BBC Sport in Qatar

More from England boss Gareth Southgate: "We have taken our supporters on a fantastic journey over the last few years.

"Our country is going through a dififuclt as we speak, obviously not like a couple of other countries are going through. Life has been difficult for our people, we are going through an economic recession and we want to bring a journey that brings them real happiness."

Andy Cryer
BBC Sport in Qatar

England manager Gareth Southgate: "We have discussed taking the knee, we feel we should. It is what we stand for as a team and have done for a considerable amount of time.

"We understand clubs in the Premier League do it for the big games and this is this biggest and would be a strong statement to young people around the world, that inclusivity is very important."

Andy Cryer
BBC Sport in Qatar

England captain Harry Kane said: “After any result or any stretch of form, we get together as a group of players. We know we could have done better over the last six games.It has made us stronger, more hungry.

"Gareth has been incredible for us as a group of players, the record speaks for itself. It has been a good period for us and it is another opportunity to take another step forward."

Andy Cryer
BBC Sport in Qatar

England boss Gareth Southgate has started his news conference ahead of Monday's opener against Iran.

He said: "I have been asked a lot of political questions from our media over the last six years. In the position I am in, we understand that. We are very respectful of our opponents tomorrow, we know the quality of their players and we know under Carlos in the last World Cup they very well organised. We are ready for the game, ready for a strong challenge and we have to be the best version of ourselves."

Kieran Trippier talks to BBC Sport about supporting younger players, England's World Cup chances, and jokes that he would even play as a striker to get in the team.

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England's Eric Dier says alcohol isn't needed "to create a great atmosphere" after Fifa announced a last-minute alcohol ban for World Cup stadiums.

Fifa changed its policy two days before the tournament kicks off in Qatar.

Alcohol was set to be served "in select areas within stadiums", despite its sale being strictly controlled in the Muslim country.

"I'd like to think you can enjoy yourself with or without alcohol," Dier said on Saturday.

"It's up to us as a team and every team in the tournament to bring great football, exciting football and that's what is going to create a great atmosphere in the stadiums."

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The opening game of the World Cup is about to get under way. Follow that here as we wait for the England news conference.

Phil McNulty
BBC Sport chief football writer in Doha

Iran coach Carlos Quieroz smiled when asked had he received any help from his old boss at Manchester United Sir Alex Ferguson in the build-up to the opening World Cup game against England.

“I confess I didn't receive any help from Scotland", said Quieroz. "We talk frequently as friends but you can relax, Scotland is not supporting anything against England.”

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BBC Sport in Doha

The build-up of fans in Doha has been growing since our arrival earlier this week and last night, as the first official fan festival opened up on the Corniche, at least 40,000 supporters came in to see the opening on the eve of the World Cup.

After numerous reports of long queues and a lack of water, by the time we got there in the evening it was a smooth transition for fans heading in.

Argentina shirts once again dominated the area but there was a huge cheer for England when the nations were called off one-by-one by the local DJ/stage host.

I also spotted a group of Wales fans draped in the flag of the dragon.

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BBC Analysis editor Ros Atkins looks at how Qatar won the World Cup, as well as the human rights and environmental issues surrounding the tournament.

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Chris Sutton is doing his predictions for the World Cup.

He is backing France to win the World Cup, believes England will reach the quarter-finals and thinks Wales will not get out of their group.

Click here for his predictions from the opening round of games.

The main BBC TV coverage is under way now on BBC One, iPlayer and online via here which is also where our main text commentary of Qatar v Ecuador will take place.

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