Source: People's Daily
Netherlands 2:0 Qatar
The Orange were unbeaten in the group stage to advance
The host said goodbye with regret
In the third round of Group A of the Qatar World Cup held on the 29th local time, European powerhouse Netherlands defeated host Qatar 2:0, the former qualified from the group, and the latter ended the schedule.
In the 26th minute, Dutch Gakpo burst into the box from the left and scored with a low shot into the bottom right corner of the goal, giving the Netherlands the lead.
The Dutch crossed from the right, the Qatari defender misled with a header, Depay's shot was parried by the goalkeeper, and Frenkie de Jong added a goal to give the Netherlands a two-goal lead. The match ended with the Netherlands beating Qatar 2-0. The Orange-clad team locked up the first place in the group, and the host Qatar regretted to bid farewell to this World Cup.
Chinese referee Ma Ning served as the fourth official of the match. After this battle, according to FIFA statistics, Qatar became the first host team in the history of the World Cup to lose all three group games and accumulate zero points.
Ecuador 1:2 Senegal
The African powerhouse turned around successfully
The team advanced to the knockout tournament for the second time in its history
In the third round of Group A of the Qatar World Cup held on the 29th local time, Senegal defeated Ecuador 2:1. Senegal with 6 points, overtaking Ecuador to qualify as second in the group! Ecuador finished third in the group with 4 points and was eliminated.
Before this round, the Netherlands and Ecuador were in the top two of the group with 4 points, and Senegal was third in the group with 3 points. For Ecuador, a draw is a qualifier; And given the other Netherlands vs Qatar with a high probability of winning, Senegal need a win to qualify.
In the 41st minute, Senegal were awarded a penalty opportunity and Saar's penalty broke the deadlock. In the 67th minute, Ecuador's Caicedo equalised with a corner kick. In the 70th minute, Senegal's Koulibaly scored the winning goal.
Senegal has succeeded in taking its destiny into its own hands. This is their third World Cup finals stage, and at the 2002 Korea-Japan World Cup they reached the quarter-finals as a "dark horse" and stopped in the group stage in Russia four years ago.
England 3:0 Wales
World Cup staged "English derby"
The Three Lions Legion takes the European Red Dragon lightly
In the third round of Group B of the Qatar World Cup group stage on the 29th, England beat Wales 3-0 and advanced to the round of 16 as the first place in the group.
It was the first time in the history of the two teams meeting in the World Cup finals, after England had faced Wales internationally without a defeat in the previous 38 years.
In the 50th minute, Marcus Rashford scored directly from a free-kick. Just a minute later, England broke the ball up front and Foden scored with ease.
In the 68th minute, Marcus Rashford scored with a low shot from inside the box. His second goal of the game was also the 100th in the history of the Three Lions team in the World Cup.
The "English derby" ended with a complete victory for England. The game was played most of the Welsh half, with just one shot on target and hardly creating a decent threat to England.
Iran 0:1 USA
The Persian Iron Rider did not qualify from the group
Failed to achieve a historic breakthrough
On the 29th, in the final group stage of Group B of the World Cup in Qatar, Christian Pulisic scored the only goal of the game, helping the United States defeat Iran 1-0 and advance to the round of 16 as the second place in the group. Iran ends its World Cup trip.
The United States can only advance if it wins. With England beating Wales, Iran would only need to draw to qualify.
In the 38th minute, McKennie picked out a cross from the right, Dest's header crossed, and Christian Pulisic swept up the goal to break the deadlock. Neither side scored in the second half, and the score was held at 1-0 until the end.
Iran was unfortunately eliminated and failed to achieve the historic breakthrough of reaching the round of 16 of the World Cup.
Knockout matches
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The Netherlands vs the United States
Senegal vs England
Source: People's Daily WeChat, Comprehensive @FIFA World Cup, Xinhua News Agency