21 November 21:00 England vs Iran
England were the best performing team in the European qualifiers for the World Cup, scoring 39 goals and conceding only three.
England captain Harry Kane was the last World Cup Golden Boot, and five of his six goals came from the group stage, an honour never before in World Cup history.
12 of England's last 18 World Cup goals have come from set-pieces.
The match will be the first meeting between the two teams in history, with Iran having never beaten a European team in a World Cup before, with only two draws and six defeats in eight meetings.
Iran has never won its first World Cup match before, winning just two of their last 15 World Cup games against the United States and Morocco.
In the round of 32, Iran was one of the 20 teams that had previously participated in the 2014 and 2018 World Cups, in which Iran had the fewest shots, shots on target and the fewest goals of the 20 teams.
22 November 00:00 Senegal vs Netherlands
Senegal have won their first two World Cup appearances against European teams, France 1-0 in 2002 and Poland in 2018.
Senegal have kept just one clean sheet in the World Cup, in the 2002 World Cup against defending champions France.
Senegal have scored a total of 11 goals at the World Cup, seven of which came in the first half.
The Netherlands are unbeaten in their last four World Cup appearances against African teams with three wins and one draw, and are currently holding five consecutive wins against African teams in the international A competition.
After losing 1–0 to Belgium in 1994, the Netherlands are unbeaten in the World Cup group stage.
Only one of the last 14 World Cup matches of the Orange Army has lost in regular time, and the Orange have conceded zero goals in the last 3 World Cup regular time, the longest consecutive clean sheet in this year's round of 32.
22 November, 03:00 USA vs Wales
The United States has kept a clean sheet in just two of its last 27 World Cup games.
The United States has scored in 33 World Cup games in its history, making it the most scored team in a World Cup tournament today.
The two teams have met twice in the past international A friendly match, and the United States team has won 1 and drawn 1, scoring 2 goals without conceding. The last meeting between the two sides was a 0-0 draw in November 2020, the first match between the two national teams since the outbreak of the pandemic.
Wales star Bale will make his 109th appearance for his national team this game, tying teammate Chris Gantt for the most appearances in Wales' history. The latter is a substitute goalkeeper for Wales and currently plays for League Two side AFC Wimbledon.
Bale has scored 40 goals for Wales, with the rest of the Welsh team scoring a combined 52.