LIVE: England v Iraq - follow the Three Lions' opening game from the Under 20 World Cup



England 2-2 Iraq (7pm)

England U20: Johnstone, Lascelles, Potts, Flanagan, Dier, Coady, Ward-Prowse, Lundstram (Reach 69), Barkley (Bigirimana 89), Kane, Williams (Long 69).

Subs: George Long, Cole, Chris Long, Reach, Stones, Thorpe, Pritchard, Garbutt, Ripley. Goals: Coady 41, Williams 52.

Iraq U20: Hameed, Dhurgham Ismail ( Abdul-Hussein 69) , Nadhim, Jabbar Arebat, Adnan, Natiq (Kamil 66), Fayez, Salman, Jawad Kadhim Shukor 84) , Tareq, Abdulraheem.

Subs: Ajail, Jumaah, Jabbar Shwkan, Qasim, Ihab Kadhim, Hozan Ismael, Yaseen. Goal: Fayez 75pen, Adnan 90+3.

Referee: Roberto Garcia Orozco (Mexico)

Follow Sportsmail's coverage of the Under 20 World Cup in Turkey as England open up their group stage campaign against Iraq inside Antalya's Akdeniz University Stadium.

It's Peter Taylor's first tournament in charge of the young Lions who warmed up for the competition by defeating Uruguay 3-0 last Sunday.

England have never won the tournament and will target to at least match their third-place finish from 1993.

Send me your thoughts on the action at dan.ripley@dailymail.co.uk or contact me on Twitter @Ripinho .

20.56: So England's search for a World Cup win goes on after throwing away a 2-0 lead against Iraq. It's a hammer blow to morale more than the young Lions' chance of progressing but they now have to pick themselves up to face Chile in three days. That's all from me folks - thanks for following.



Full-time: England 2-2 Iraq



90+3min: GOAL! England 2-2 IRAQ

Unbelievable. England were looking so comfortable but Ali Adnan has managed to cut inside from the byline before dancing past the defence and blasting past Johnstone. Coady is booked for dissent - but they only have themselves to blame,



90min: England have four minutes to hang on and win their first Under 20 World Cup game in 16 years. To put that into perspective, the now retired Michael Owen was involved in the last one.



89min: Just a minute plus injury time to come as Barkley is replaced by Gael Bigirimana.



87min: A let off for England as a cross into their box is headed wide by an Iraqi attacker. It was a good chance to equalise as he was as good as unmarked. Fayez is booked for dissent.



84min: Barkley feeds in Kane on goal but Iraqi stopper Hameed is quick off his line to prevent the striker getting in a shot. Iraq make their last change as Farhan Shukor replaces Jawad.



81min: Iraq are throwing men forward but they now look susceptible to the England counter attack. It's delicately poised - but it's not quite kitchen sink stuff from the Middle Eastern side just yet.



78min: Many of the fans inside the ground are cheering on Iraq and they have the momentum as we enter the final 10 minutes. Big test of character coming up for Taylor's team here.



Spot on: Iraq's Faez converts from the penalty spot

75min: GOAL! England 2-1 IRAQ

Johnstone has been great when called upon but he gives away a penalty kick and picks up a booking after tripping Mohannad inside the area. From the spot, Ali Fayez Attiya blasts down the centre to give Iraq a lifeline.



73min: PENALTY (Iraq)



72min: Just under 20 minutes left, England remain in control but are not exactly showing much attacking threat now.



69min: Changes galore. Chris Long and Adam Reach replace Williams and Lundstram while Iraq send on Ammar Abdul-Hussein Al-Asadi for Dhurgham Ismail.



67min: Johnstone makes a smart low save to dive low to his right and keep out an effort from Mohannad. Iraq still giving this a go.



64min: England still control the game but they have to be on their toes still. Jawad Kahim manages to get inside the box, but Coady does superbly to make a crucial tackle and concede a corner.



62min: Nearly game over, but Williams shot from 23 yards is dragged wide of the far post.



59min: England's substitutes are also preparing to warm up now as the young Lions attempt to see out the game.



56min: First change for Iraq as Mahdi Kamil replaces Saad Natiq Naji.



55min: A hammer blow to Iraq, but that was great play from England who are looking in good shape to open up their campaign with a win now.



Doubling up: Luke Williams (right) celebrates with Connor Coady after firing England 2-0 ahead

52min: GOAL! ENGLAND 2-0 Iraq

Incredible scenes here. Seconds after Johnstone makes two superb saves from point-blank range to prevent a seemingly inevitable equaliser, England double their lead!

The young Lions hit Iraq on the counter and after Barkley finds Kane on the right, the Tottenham striker fizzes a low cross to the back post where Luke Williams taps home.



51min: Two bookings for England as Potts and Lundstram give away fouls. Iraq looking the much better team so far.



48min: Much better start from Iraq. They come out all guns blazing by winning their first corner before Ali's acute angle shot loops just off target across goal.



Second-half: Away we go again - no changes from either side.



Denied: England's Harry Kane sees a shot saved by Iraq's Ali Adnan

19.54: It has finished in the Group F match between Uruguay and Croatia with the Croats holding on to their 1-0 lead from the first half to get off to a winning start.



19.49: I'm pleased to say that was a decent first half from England. It's not been barnstorming but Taylor's young Lions look in control and comfortable at this stage. They should be leading by more if anything.



Half-time: England 1-0 Iraq



45min: Two minutes will be added on - England looking very good to carry a lead into the break.



43min: Nearly two for England, but as Barkley runs through the centre, his low shot from the edge of the box is well blocked by a defender.



Lead by example: England captain Connor Coady heads his side in front

41min: GOAL! ENGLAND 1-0 Iraq

Lovely set-piece from England. A corner to the near post is flicked on by Kane, before an unmarked Connor Coady nods home at the far post. A great goal by the skipper, with the Liverpool midfielder being seen as the man who can fill Steven Gerrard's boots.



40min: Great play from Harry Kane. The Tottenham striker was on his own as he picked the ball up from 40 yards out, before taking on four defenders and forcing Hameed to tip a shot past the post from a tight angle.



37min: By far Iraq's best chance. England allow danger man Mohannad to run towards them through the centre, before he slips a shot just over the crossbar from 18 yards. Johnstone dived but he was getting nowhere near it.



Reach out: Iraq's Ali Adnan attempts to block a cross from England's Harry Kane

34min: Finally England create some sort of opening. John Flanagan cross into the centre of the box, where an under pressure Williams loops a header over.



32min: Iraq will be the happier side so far. Their game plan to prevent England from finding gaps in their defence is clearly working, with the Three Lions remaining patient in their build up.



29min: Not that Johnstone has had much to do between the England sticks. The Three Lions continue to control the tempo but the game has hit a lull since its fast start.



26min: Coincidentally England's passing has dropped off in the last few minutes. After a very busy 10 minutes, Hameed has hardly touched the ball since in the Iraq goal.



23min: Not only have Iraq weathered the storm but they are starting to gain some confidence. They were sitting quite narrow and compact early on but having weighed up the England threat are now coming out of their shell with a few passing moves



Going down: England's Harry Kane is brought down by the Iraq defence

20min: Iraq attempt to counterattack with a long ball over the England defence which finds Mohannad Abdul-Raheem. The forward cuts inside on his right foot but his low shot is easily saved by Sam Johnstone.



17min: Iraq may have weathered that early storm, with England looking at their most dangerous attacking through the middle. As a cross from the left floats harmlessly out of play, Taylor is quickly out of his dug-out to shout some instructions.



14min: What a chance for the Three Lions, but what great defending too. A one-touch move sees John Lundstram chip a through ball for Luke Williams, but despite firing past the keeper, Ali Adnan stretches out to prevent the ball crossing the line.



Up and running: England's John Flanagan (left) vies for possession with Iraq's Humam Tareq

11min: This is good stuff from England. They may not be against world beaters but their passing has been crisp so far. Peter Taylor will be happy with this.



8min: The England pressure continues as James Ward-Prowse's far post corner causes havoc inside the box. The ball is eventually cut back and blasted towards goal, but a deflection is eventually gathered by Hameed.



6min: England continue on the front foot as Ross Barkley charges through the centre into the penalty box before his rising shot is tipped over by Mohammed Hameed.



3min: Bright start from England as an Iraq defender is forced into a desperate lunge to tackle Harry Kane on the edge of the box. There is a short delay as Jabbar Rubat Mohammed receives treatment following an attempted tackle from Dan Potts.



Kick-off: England get us going.



On target: Croatia players celebrate taking the lead against Uruguay in a Group F encounter

18.58: Well Iraq drew first blood as far as the anthems are concerned, with their side putting much more gusto into their vocals than the England lads.

There are six full internationals in the Iraq side as England look for their first win in this tournament since 1997 - they have played in four competitions since then.



18.55: Speaking of Uruguay, England won a warm-up match against the South Americans 3-0 a week ago at the same stadium they play in tonight.

Let's hope for more of that and less of the 2011 performance, where England somehow scraped through the group stage with three 0-0 draws before losing 1-0 in the last 16 to Nigeria.



18.50: Make that 20 teams that have played now with Uzbekistan defeating New Zealand 3-0 with Croatia currently 1-0 up against Uruguay in Group F. England and Iraq will be the last teams to get their campaign underway.



18.45: As mentioned at the top, England have never won this competition with third being their best finish in 1993.

Not many of the squad went on to get full caps for the Three Lions, with Nicky Barmby and Nicky Butt proving notable exceptions.



England's group rivals: Chile came from behind to beat Egypt 2-1 in the day's earlier group game

18.40: It's been an explosive start to the group stages with 18 teams having played an opening game and only El Salvador have failed to score in their 3-0 defeat against the hosts Turkey.

In England's group earlier today, Chile came from behind to defeat Egypt 2-1 - although they had to see out the last 10 minutes with just 10 men after Chelsea's Cristian Cuevas was sent off for a sickening challenge.



18.35: Full line-ups from the Akdeniz University Stadium:

England U20 v Iraq U20

England U20: Johnstone, Lascelles, Potts, Flanagan, Dier, Coady, Ward-Prowse, Lundstram, Barkley, Kane, Williams. Subs: George Long, Bigirimana, Cole, Chris Long, Reach, Stones, Thorpe, Pritchard, Garbutt, Ripley.

Iraq U20: Hameed, Dhurgham Ismael, Nadhim, Jabbar Arebat, Adnan, Natiq, Faez, Salman, Jawad Kadhim, Tareq, Abdulraheem. Subs: Ajail, Jumaah, Kamil, Jabbar Shwkan, Qasim, Ihab Kadhim, Abdulhussein, Hozan Ismael, Shakor, Yaseen.

Referee: Roberto Garcia Orozco (Mexico)



18.30: So after the shambles that was England's performance at the Under 21 European Championship, it's up to the the Under 20 squad to prove that the English kids are indeed alright.

They kick off their World Cup campaign in just under half-an-hour and here is how Peter Taylor's team line up in the opening game against Iraq:

England Under 20 starting XI:

Johnstone, Flanagan, Potts, Dier, Lascelles, Coady, Ward-Prowse, Lundstram, Williams, Barkley, Kane.