(Reuters) - England play Iran at the World Cup in Doha on Monday.
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 or 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
(Compiled by Martin Petty; Editing by Ken Ferris)
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