England v Iran

When: Monday, Nov. 21, 1600 local (1300 GMT/0800 ET) Where: Khalifa International Stadium, Doha

Capacity: 40,000

Key stats:

◆ England have not won in their past six competitive matches going into the game against Iran

◆ Iran are playing in their third successive World Cup and have qualified five times overall, but have never progressed from the group stage

◆ England have contested 16 World Cups but have won the tournament just once, in 1966

◆ Iran scored 49 goals and conceded eight in Asian qualifying, winning 14 of their 18 matches to reach Qatar

◆ Iran won the Asian Cup three times in a row, from 1968-1976

◆ England won eight of their 10 qualifying matches, scoring 39 times and conceding only three goals

Previous meetings: England and Iran have never played each other in a competitive match