Netherlands vs Qatar Highlights | 2022 FIFA World Cup

In the last minutes of the game, Musab Khoder replaces Ismaeel Mohammad in Qatar’s lineup. Abdulaziz Hatem is also replaced by Ahmed Alaaeldin

Qatar’s Homam Ahmed brings a perfect pass into the box but Netherlands’s goalkeeper Andries Noppert dodges the coming threat.

After taking the lead, Pathe Ciss is replaced by Nampalys Mendy in Senegal’s lineup for the rest of the game.

GOAL!!! Moments after Ecuador hit a equalizer, Senegal strike again to take a lead. Kalidou Koulibaly reaches the correct place and hits the ball on the left side of the goal.

GOAL!!! Ecuador take a sigh of relief as Moises Caicedo provides a perfect equalizer to his side. Caicedo smartly places the ball into the net.

A brilliant goal by Steven Berghuis was rejected by referee Bakary Gassama after it was found to be a handball.

Senegal win a freekick after Ecuador’s Angelo Preciado commits a rough tackle and brings an opponent down.

Referee Bakary Gassama signals a yellow card to Netherlands Nathan Ake for pushing an opponent down.

Carlos Gruezo is replaced by Jose Adoni while Jeremy Sarmiento comes in the place of Alan Franco in Ecuador’s lineup.

GOAL!!! Netherlands take 2-0 lead in just 3 minutes of the second-half. Frenkie de Jong perfectly shoots the ball inside the net.

This is the end of the first-half of the match between Ecuador and Senegal. Senegal are in a lead by 1-0.

This is the end of the first-half of the match between Netherlands and Qatar. Netherlands are in 1-0 lead as Cody Gakpo provided them with a major breakthrough.

The stoppage time for the first half of the match between Ecuador and Senegal is 6 minutes.

GOAL!!! Senegal capitalize on the penalty as Ismaila Sarr easily hits the ball and places it into the nets to give his side a 1-0 lead.

It’s a brilliant opportunity for Senegal to score as they get a penalty after Piero Hincapie roughly brings an opponent down.

Senegal miss out on a great opportunity after Pathe Ciss hits a header on a corner kick, which goes above the goal post.

Qatar get a free-kick after Netherlands’ Marten de Roon roughly tackles his opponent while trying to take the ball.

Ecuador goalkeeper Hernan Galindez makes an easy save after Senegal’s Iliman Ndiaye attempts an effortless shoot.

GOAL!!! Cody Gakpo provides Netherlands with the first breakthrough as he perfecly takes a pass into the box places it into the nets.

Qatar’s Akram Afif smartly brings the ball into the box but the coming danger was brilliantly averted by Netherlands defenders.

Referee Bakary Gassama signals a foul after Netherlands’ Denzel Dumfries tries to use excessive force during a tackle.

Netherlands’ Memphis Depay fires a brilliant shot but the balls goes above the goal post.

Boulaye Dia gets a perfect pass but unfortunately the shot goes wide of the left post. No goal for Senegal.

Qatar’s Homam Ahmed picks up an injury while running on the field. He is doing fine and fit to play.

Senegal miss out on a brilliant opportunity to goal after Idrissa Gueye’s attempt goes wide of the right post.

The matches between Netherlands and Qatar and Ecuador and Senegal, begin now at Al Bayt Stadium and Khalifa International Stadium respectively.

Bakary Gassama has been appointed as the referee for today’s match between Netherlands and Qatar.

I’m convinced we’ve done everything we can, we’ve done our homework, hopefully tomorrow we will be strong and fortunate enough against Senegal, who are a great team, and hopefully we will go through, because we deserve it. We respect the pecking order, but we don’t need to be fearful. We remain calm but that doesn’t mean we are overconfident, we are not triumphalist. We have our own way of playing, we are not just thinking of getting a draw. We have to come to the pitch trying to win the game … We are creating our own pathway. We want to progress, we want to seal our passage, we want to play the best World Cup in Ecuadorean history.

I come from a country where we don’t like losing. We’re always hungry for that win. Not going to the round of 16 would be difficult to digest. We’re okay, we’re dealing with the pressure and stress. For me, it’s good stress. We understand that winning will allow us to continue on the adventure and that’s exactly what we intend on doing. We know in 2018 we were looking for a draw when maybe the points would play in our favour but this isn’t the case tomorrow.

When you play against a team such as the Netherlands, you don’t need any motivation. It’s a challenge for our players to face such a team. This was a very demanding group for us. We’ve competed with our ups and downs. We’d have preferred to be in a better situation. I think these players have achieved a great deal over the last years. Now we need to be aware that to compete at this level, we are still lagging behind. I think if we work at this on a daily basis, gradually we will be closer to this level. I don’t feel disappointed or embarrassed. The World Cup is the most demanding competition, and only a few can be here. We are still slightly behind. The country will continue working so that the next time Qatar comes to a World Cup, hopefully soon, we’ll be able to compete better than we did this time.

I think you always have to identify the goal, the purpose for which you are here and then you can work your way toward that purpose. If you say ‘Well, the round of 16 is enough, the quarter-finals are enough’, that isn’t the right way to do things. The right way to do things is to think you will become champions. I never said that we’re going to become world champions, but that we can become this.