Doha (Dubai) – The Netherlands won Group A and brilliantly ended their unbeaten run. Van Gaal’s selection beat the hosts, Qatar, 2-0 who closed with three defeats in their favour. In the first half, the Dutch team broke the deadlock with Jakpo – scoring his third goal of the tournament – midfielder Frenkie de Jong settled the score at the start of the second half by doubling the lead. In the other match of the group, Senegal beat Ecuador 2-1. The African team advanced from a penalty kick through Sarr, and South America equalized in the 68th minute thanks to Caicedo, but two minutes later Senegal advanced again through former Napoli defender Kalidou Coulibaly.
Round of 16 pairs
After the Netherlands won their group, they would go on to challenge the Group B runners-up. To find out the names of their next opponents, the Dutch will have to wait for tonight’s matches between England-Wales and USA-Iran. The situation is very uncertain, and the standings in the last 90 minutes can undergo drastic changes. Senegal – runners-up in Group A – will meet the winner from Group B.
Round of 16 programme
The Netherlands – no matter who the opponent is – are certain to play their first direct elimination encounter Saturday, December 3, 2022 at 16:00. The Senegal will have to wait until the next dayThe date for the runner-up competition in the first group has been set Sunday, December 4th at 20:00.
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