For its last match in Group A of the Qatar 2022 World Cup, the orange machine won quietly against the host country Qatar with the score of two goals to zero, Tuesday, at Al Bayt Stadium. Louis Van Gaal’s men finish first in group A with 7 points.

The Dutch team, facing Qatar already eliminated, strengthened its position as leader in group A with a quiet two-goal win in its last game of the group stage of the 2022 Qatar World Cup. From the beginning of the game, Holland was more enterprising in the game and will open the score before half an hour of play thanks to Cody Gakpo, who offered his 3rd goal in the competition on a pass from Davy Klaassen (26′,1-0), then a second goal from Frenckie De Jong just after the second half (49′,2-0) to increase its lead on the scoreboard. That’s how it stayed until the end of the game.

In this group A, Holland is leading with 7 points, followed by Senegal 6 points. Ecuador and Qatar are eliminated with 4 and 0 points respectively.

In the eighth round, the Dutch will face the second of group B.

The Senegalese have secured their qualification at the expense of Ecuador, beaten (1-2) despite the presence of Enner Valencia on the South American side. Ismaila Sarr 40th on penalty and Kalidou Koulibaly 70th scored for the lions of the teranga. The Ecuadorians did not hold after the equalization of Mr. Caicedo in the 67th minute. Senegal confirms its status of African champion in title, managing the feat of qualifying for the second round of the world without its star player Sadio Mané, withdrawn due to injury. As for Ecuador, it can have regrets by missing by a thread its accession to the round of 16 of the World Cup.

Rigaldo Saint-Charles