2022 FIFA World Cup Group A

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Group A of the 2022 FIFA World Cup took place from 20 to 29 November 2022.[1] The group consisted of host nation Qatar, Ecuador, Senegal and the Netherlands. The top two teams, the Netherlands and Senegal, advanced to the round of 16.[2]

Teams

Draw position Team Pot Confederation Method of
qualification		 Date of
qualification		 Finals
appearance		 Last
appearance		 Previous best
performance		 FIFA Rankings[3]
March 2022[nb 1] October 2022
A1  Qatar 1 AFC Hosts 2 December 2010 1st — — 51 50
A2  Ecuador 4 CONMEBOL CONMEBOL Round Robin fourth place 24 March 2022 4th 2014 Round of 16 (2006) 46 44
A3  Senegal 3 CAF CAF Third Round winners 29 March 2022 3rd 2018 Quarter-finals (2002) 20 18
A4  Netherlands 2 UEFA UEFA Group G winners 16 November 2021 11th 2014 Runners-up (1974, 1978, 2010) 10 8

Notes

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Standings

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In the round of 16:

  • The winners of Group A, the Netherlands, advanced to play the runners-up of Group B, the United States.
  • The runners-up of Group A, Senegal, advanced to play the winners of Group B, England.

Matches

All times listed are local, AST (UTC+3).[1]

Originally, the Senegal vs Netherlands fixture was scheduled to be the opening match of the tournament on 21 November 2022, 13:00, while the Qatar vs Ecuador fixture would take place later that day at 19:00.[4] However, FIFA adjusted the match schedule on 11 August 2022, moving the Qatar vs Ecuador fixture to 20 November, 19:00, in order for the hosts to feature in the opening match of the tournament. As a result, the Senegal vs Netherlands fixture was pushed back to 19:00 on 21 November.[5]

Qatar vs Ecuador

The two teams had faced each other three times, most recently in 2018, a 4–3 win for Qatar in a friendly game. This was their first competitive meeting.

Ecuador had a disallowed goal in the opening minutes, but eventually won 2–0 with a brace by Enner Valencia in the opening match of the tournament. Valencia opened the scoring in the 16th minute with a penalty, scored low to the right corner after he had been brought down in the penalty area by Qatar goalkeeper Saad Al-Sheeb. He scored his second in the 31st minute with a downward header to the left corner of the net after a cross in from the right by Ángelo Preciado. This is the third consecutive FIFA World Cup in which a player scored a brace in the opening match, after Brazil's Neymar in 2014 and Russia's Denis Cheryshev in 2018.[6] This was also the first time a penalty kick had been scored as the opening goal of a FIFA World Cup.[7] Qatar became the 14th debutant to lose their opening fixture; additionally, they became the first host nation to lose their opening match at a World Cup.[8][9]

20 November 2022 (2022-11-20)
19:00
Qatar  0–2  Ecuador
https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/17/255711/285063/400128082
Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor
Attendance: 67,372
Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)
Qatar
Ecuador
GK 1 Saad Al-Sheeb Booked 15'
CB 15 Bassam Al-Rawi
CB 16 Boualem Khoukhi
CB 3 Abdelkarim Hassan
RWB 2 Ró-Ró
LWB 14 Homam Ahmed
CM 10 Hassan Al-Haydos (c) Substituted off 72'
CM 12 Karim Boudiaf Booked 36'
CM 6 Abdulaziz Hatem
CF 19 Almoez Ali Booked 22' Substituted off 72'
CF 11 Akram Afif Booked 78'
Substitutions:
FW 9 Mohammed Muntari Substituted in 72'
DF 4 Mohammed Waad Substituted in 72'
Manager:
Spain Félix Sánchez
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GK 1 Hernán Galíndez
RB 17 Ángelo Preciado
CB 2 Félix Torres
CB 3 Piero Hincapié
LB 7 Pervis Estupiñán
RM 19 Gonzalo Plata
CM 20 Sebas Méndez Booked 56'
CM 23 Moisés Caicedo Booked 29' Substituted off 90'
LM 10 Romario Ibarra Substituted off 68'
CF 13 Enner Valencia (c) Substituted off 77'
CF 11 Michael Estrada Substituted off 90'
Substitutions:
MF 16 Jeremy Sarmiento Substituted in 68'
MF 5 José Cifuentes Substituted in 77'
FW 26 Kevin Rodríguez Substituted in 90'
MF 21 Alan Franco Substituted in 90'
Manager:
Argentina Gustavo Alfaro

Man of the Match:
Enner Valencia (Ecuador)[10]

Assistant referees:
Ciro Carbone (Italy)
Alessandro Giallatini (Italy)
Fourth official:
István Kovács (Romania)
Reserve assistant referee:
Ovidiu Artene (Romania)
Video assistant referee:
Massimiliano Irrati (Italy)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Paolo Valeri (Italy)
Tomasz Listkiewicz (Poland)
Benoît Millot (France)
Stand-by assistant video assistant referee:
Paweł Sokolnicki (Poland)

Senegal vs Netherlands

The teams had never met before.

After a goalless first half, Cody Gakpo put the Netherlands ahead in the 84th minute when he got to the ball first to head past the advancing goalkeeper Édouard Mendy and into the empty net after a cross from Frenkie de Jong.[11] In stoppage time, Davy Klaassen made it 2–0 when he followed up on Memphis Depay's saved shot to slot into the net.[12]

21 November 2022 (2022-11-21)
19:00
Senegal  0–2  Netherlands
https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/17/255711/285063/400235449
Al Thumama Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 41,721
Referee: Wilton Sampaio (Brazil)
Senegal
Netherlands
GK 16 Édouard Mendy
RB 21 Youssouf Sabaly
CB 3 Kalidou Koulibaly (c)
CB 4 Pape Abou Cissé
LB 22 Abdou Diallo Substituted off 62'
CM 8 Cheikhou Kouyaté Substituted off 73'
CM 6 Nampalys Mendy Booked 90+4'
RW 15 Krépin Diatta Substituted off 73'
AM 5 Idrissa Gueye Booked 90+6'
LW 18 Ismaïla Sarr
CF 9 Boulaye Dia Substituted off 69'
Substitutions:
DF 14 Ismail Jakobs Substituted in 62'
FW 20 Bamba Dieng Substituted in 69'
MF 26 Pape Gueye Substituted in 73'
FW 7 Nicolas Jackson Substituted in 73'
Manager:
Aliou Cissé
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GK 23 Andries Noppert
CB 3 Matthijs de Ligt Booked 56'
CB 4 Virgil van Dijk (c)
CB 5 Nathan Aké
RM 22 Denzel Dumfries
CM 11 Steven Berghuis Substituted off 79'
CM 21 Frenkie de Jong
LM 17 Daley Blind
AM 8 Cody Gakpo Substituted off 90+4'
CF 18 Vincent Janssen Substituted off 62'
CF 7 Steven Bergwijn Substituted off 79'
Substitutions:
FW 10 Memphis Depay Substituted in 62'
MF 14 Davy Klaassen Substituted in 79'
MF 20 Teun Koopmeiners Substituted in 79'
MF 15 Marten de Roon Substituted in 90+4'
Manager:
Louis van Gaal

Man of the Match:
Cody Gakpo (Netherlands)[13]

Assistant referees:
Bruno Boschilia (Brazil)
Bruno Pires (Brazil)
Fourth official:
Andrés Matonte (Uruguay)
Reserve assistant referee:
Nicolás Taran (Uruguay)
Video assistant referee:
Juan Soto (Venezuela)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Nicolás Gallo (Colombia)
Diego Bonfá (Argentina)
Mauro Vigliano (Argentina)
Stand-by assistant video assistant referee:
Ezequiel Brailovsky (Argentina)

Qatar vs Senegal

The two teams had never met before.

Following the Netherlands 1–1 draw with Ecuador played after this match, Qatar became the first host country to be eliminated from the group stage of the FIFA World Cup after just two games, and the second overall, after South Africa, to fail to progress to the knockout round. This loss also confirmed Qatar as the worst hosts by performance, as they could secure no more than three points, one short of South Africa's four.

25 November 2022 (2022-11-25)
16:00
Qatar  1–3  Senegal
https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/17/255711/285063/400235448
Al Thumama Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 41,797
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)
Qatar
Senegal
GK 22 Meshaal Barsham
CB 2 Ró-Ró Substituted off 83'
CB 16 Boualem Khoukhi
CB 3 Abdelkarim Hassan
RWB 17 Ismaeel Mohammad Booked 20'
LWB 14 Homam Ahmed Booked 45+2' Substituted off 83'
CM 12 Karim Boudiaf Substituted off 69'
CM 10 Hassan Al-Haydos (c) Substituted off 74'
CM 23 Assim Madibo Booked 90+1'
CF 19 Almoez Ali
CF 11 Akram Afif
Substitutions:
MF 6 Abdulaziz Hatem Substituted in 69'
FW 9 Mohammed Muntari Substituted in 74'
DF 4 Mohammed Waad Substituted in 83'
DF 5 Tarek Salman Substituted in 83'
Manager:
Spain Félix Sánchez
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GK 16 Édouard Mendy
RB 21 Youssouf Sabaly
CB 3 Kalidou Koulibaly (c)
CB 22 Abdou Diallo
LB 14 Ismail Jakobs Booked 52' Substituted off 78'
RM 18 Ismaïla Sarr Substituted off 74'
CM 6 Nampalys Mendy Substituted off 78'
CM 5 Idrissa Gueye
LM 15 Krépin Diatta Substituted off 64'
CF 9 Boulaye Dia Booked 30'
CF 19 Famara Diédhiou Substituted off 74'
Substitutions:
MF 11 Pathé Ciss Booked 87' Substituted in 64'
FW 13 Iliman Ndiaye Substituted in 74'
FW 20 Bamba Dieng Substituted in 74'
DF 4 Pape Abou Cissé Substituted in 78'
MF 17 Pape Matar Sarr Substituted in 78'
Manager:
Aliou Cissé

Man of the Match:
Boulaye Dia (Senegal)[14]

Assistant referees:
Pau Cebrián Devís (Spain)
Roberto Díaz Pérez del Palomar (Spain)
Fourth official:
Kevin Ortega (Peru)
Reserve assistant referee:
Djibril Camara (Senegal)
Video assistant referee:
Drew Fischer (Canada)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)
Nicolás Taran (Uruguay)
Adil Zourak (Morocco)
Stand-by assistant video assistant referee:
Bruno Pires (Brazil)

Netherlands vs Ecuador

The two teams had faced each other twice, most recently in 2014, a 1–1 draw in a friendly game.

25 November 2022 (2022-11-25)
19:00
Netherlands  1–1  Ecuador
https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/17/255711/285063/400235452
Netherlands
Ecuador
GK 23 Andries Noppert
CB 2 Jurriën Timber
CB 4 Virgil van Dijk (c)
CB 5 Nathan Aké
RM 22 Denzel Dumfries
CM 20 Teun Koopmeiners Substituted off 79'
CM 21 Frenkie de Jong
LM 17 Daley Blind
AM 14 Davy Klaassen Substituted off 69'
CF 8 Cody Gakpo Substituted off 79'
CF 7 Steven Bergwijn Substituted off 46'
Substitutions:
FW 10 Memphis Depay Substituted in 46'
MF 11 Steven Berghuis Substituted in 69'
FW 19 Wout Weghorst Substituted in 79'
MF 15 Marten de Roon Substituted in 79'
Manager:
Louis van Gaal
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GK 1 Hernán Galíndez
CB 25 Jackson Porozo
CB 2 Félix Torres
CB 3 Piero Hincapié
RM 17 Ángelo Preciado
CM 20 Sebas Méndez Booked 57'
CM 23 Moisés Caicedo
LM 7 Pervis Estupiñán
AM 19 Gonzalo Plata Substituted off 90'
AM 13 Enner Valencia (c) Substituted off 90'
CF 11 Michael Estrada Substituted off 74'
Substitutions:
MF 16 Jeremy Sarmiento Substituted in 74'
MF 10 Romario Ibarra Substituted in 90'
FW 26 Kevin Rodríguez Substituted in 90'
Manager:
Argentina Gustavo Alfaro

Man of the Match:
Frenkie de Jong (Netherlands)[15]

Assistant referees:
Mokrane Gourari (Algeria)
Abdelhak Etchiali (Algeria)
Fourth official:
Saíd Martínez (Honduras)
Reserve assistant referee:
Helpys Raymundo Feliz (Dominican Republic)
Video assistant referee:
Shaun Evans (Australia)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Rédouane Jiyed (Morocco)
Ashley Beecham (Australia)
Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)
Stand-by assistant video assistant referee:
Anton Shchetinin (Australia)

Ecuador vs Senegal

The two teams had faced each other twice, most recently in 2005, a 2–1 win for Senegal in a friendly.

The 1–2 defeat resulted in Ecuador's second consecutive group stage exit, with the previous one coming in 2014.

29 November 2022 (2022-11-29)
18:00
Ecuador  1–2  Senegal
https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/17/255711/285063/400235451
Ecuador
Senegal
GK 1 Hernán Galíndez
RB 17 Ángelo Preciado Substituted off 85'
CB 2 Félix Torres
CB 3 Piero Hincapié
LB 7 Pervis Estupiñán
DM 8 Carlos Gruezo Substituted off 46'
CM 21 Alan Franco Substituted off 46'
CM 23 Moisés Caicedo
RF 19 Gonzalo Plata
CF 11 Michael Estrada Substituted off 64'
LF 13 Enner Valencia (c)
Substitutions:
MF 5 José Cifuentes Substituted in 46'
MF 16 Jeremy Sarmiento Substituted in 46'
FW 24 Djorkaeff Reasco Substituted in 64'
DF 25 Jackson Porozo Substituted in 85'
Manager:
Argentina Gustavo Alfaro
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GK 16 Édouard Mendy
RB 21 Youssouf Sabaly
CB 3 Kalidou Koulibaly (c)
CB 22 Abdou Diallo
LB 14 Ismail Jakobs
CM 11 Pathé Ciss Substituted off 74'
CM 26 Pape Gueye
RW 13 Iliman Ndiaye Substituted off 74'
AM 5 Idrissa Gueye Booked 66'
LW 18 Ismaïla Sarr
CF 9 Boulaye Dia Substituted off 90+5'
Substitutions:
MF 6 Nampalys Mendy Substituted in 74'
FW 20 Bamba Dieng Substituted in 74'
DF 4 Pape Abou Cissé Substituted in 90+5'
Manager:
Aliou Cissé

Man of the Match:
Kalidou Koulibaly (Senegal)[16]

Assistant referees:
Nicolas Danos (France)
Cyril Gringore (France)
Fourth official:
István Kovács (Romania)
Reserve assistant referee:
Ovidiu Artene (Romania)
Video assistant referee:
Jérôme Brisard (France)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Benoît Millot (France)
Ciro Carbone (Italy)
Drew Fischer (Canada)
Stand-by assistant video assistant referee:
Alessandro Giallatini (Italy)

Netherlands vs Qatar

The two teams had never met before.

In losing to the Netherlands, Qatar gained the distinction of being the only World Cup hosts in history to suffer three defeats and the first hosts fail to clinch a single point.

29 November 2022 (2022-11-29)
18:00
Netherlands  2–0  Qatar
https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/17/255711/285063/400235450
Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor
Attendance: 66,784
Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)
Netherlands
Qatar
GK 23 Andries Noppert
CB 2 Jurriën Timber
CB 4 Virgil van Dijk (c)
CB 5 Nathan Aké Booked 52'
RM 22 Denzel Dumfries
CM 15 Marten de Roon Substituted off 82'
CM 21 Frenkie de Jong Substituted off 86'
LM 17 Daley Blind
AM 14 Davy Klaassen Substituted off 66'
CF 8 Cody Gakpo Substituted off 82'
CF 10 Memphis Depay Substituted off 66'
Substitutions:
MF 11 Steven Berghuis Substituted in 66'
FW 18 Vincent Janssen Substituted in 66'
FW 19 Wout Weghorst Substituted in 82'
MF 20 Teun Koopmeiners Substituted in 82'
MF 24 Kenneth Taylor Substituted in 86'
Manager:
Louis van Gaal
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GK 22 Meshaal Barsham
CB 2 Ró-Ró
CB 16 Boualem Khoukhi
CB 3 Abdelkarim Hassan
RWB 17 Ismaeel Mohammad Substituted off 85'
LWB 14 Homam Ahmed
CM 10 Hassan Al-Haydos (c) Substituted off 64'
CM 23 Assim Madibo Substituted off 64'
CM 6 Abdulaziz Hatem Substituted off 85'
CF 19 Almoez Ali Substituted off 64'
CF 11 Akram Afif
Substitutions:
MF 8 Ali Assadalla Substituted in 64'
MF 12 Karim Boudiaf Substituted in 64'
FW 9 Mohammed Muntari Substituted in 64'
DF 13 Musab Kheder Substituted in 85'
FW 7 Ahmed Alaaeldin Substituted in 85'
Manager:
Spain Félix Sánchez

Man of the Match:
Davy Klaassen (Netherlands)[17]

Assistant referees:
Elvis Noupue (Cameroon)
Mahmoud Abouelregal (Egypt)
Fourth official:
Ma Ning (China)
Reserve assistant referee:
Cao Yi (China)
Video assistant referee:
Rédouane Jiyed (Morocco)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Adil Zourak (Morocco)
Mokrane Gourari (Algeria)
Julio Bascuñán (Chile)
Stand-by assistant video assistant referee:
Zakhele Siwela (South Africa)

Discipline

Fair play points would have been used as tiebreakers if the overall and head-to-head records of teams were tied. These were calculated based on yellow and red cards received in all group matches as follows:[2]

  • first yellow card: −1 point;
  • indirect red card (second yellow card): −3 points;
  • direct red card: −4 points;
  • yellow card and direct red card: −5 points;

Only one of the above deductions were applied to a player in a single match.

Team Match 1 Match 2 Match 3 Points
Booked Yellow cardYellow cardRed card Red card Yellow cardRed card Booked Yellow cardYellow cardRed card Red card Yellow cardRed card Booked Yellow cardYellow cardRed card Red card Yellow cardRed card
 Netherlands 1 1 −2
 Ecuador 2 1 −3
 Senegal 2 3 1 −6
 Qatar 4 3 −7

References

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