FIFA World Cup

Senegal vs Netherlands 2022 FIFA World Cup, Group Stage

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  • 84': Cody Gakpo
  • 90'+9': Davy Klaassen

Cody Gakpo strikes as Netherlands claim late win over Senegal at World Cup

Netherlands secured a 2-0 victory over Group A opponents Senegal in their 2022 World Cup opener on Monday.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 56': Matthijs de Ligt (Netherlands) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 62': Substitution, Netherlands. Memphis Depay replaces Vincent Janssen.
  • 62': Substitution, Senegal. Ismail Jakobs replaces Abdou Diallo because of an injury.
  • 69': Substitution, Senegal. Bamba Dieng replaces Boulaye Dia.
  • 73': Substitution, Senegal. Pape Gueye replaces Cheikhou Kouyaté because of an injury.
  • 73': Substitution, Senegal. Nicolas Jackson replaces Krépin Diatta.
  • 79': Substitution, Netherlands. Davy Klaassen replaces Steven Bergwijn.
  • 79': Substitution, Netherlands. Teun Koopmeiners replaces Steven Berghuis.
  • 84': Goal! Senegal 0, Netherlands 1. Cody Gakpo (Netherlands) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Frenkie de Jong with a cross.
  • 90'+4': Substitution, Netherlands. Marten de Roon replaces Cody Gakpo.
  • 90'+4': Nampalys Mendy (Senegal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+6': Idrissa Gueye (Senegal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+9': Goal! Senegal 0, Netherlands 2. Davy Klaassen (Netherlands) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup

Venue: Al Thumama Stadium
Location: Doha, Qatar
Attendance: 41,721

FIFA World Cup Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+4 Netherlands 3 7 0
+1 Senegal 3 6 1
+1 Ecuador 3 4 1
-6 Qatar 3 0 3
Full Table

Statistics

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13 Fouls 13
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 2
7 Corner Kicks 6
4 Saves 1
53.3 Possession 46.7
10 SHOTS 15
3 ON GOAL 4
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
355 Accurate Passes 307
436 Passes 385
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
7 Accurate Crosses 8
25 Crosses 19
0.3 Cross % 0.4
44 Long Balls 52
16 Accurate Long Balls 26
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
3 Blocked Shots 4
6 Effective Tackles 12
10 Tackles 14
0.6 Tackle % 0.9
6 Interceptions 10
14 Effective Clearances 32
14 Clearances 32

Line-Ups

SEN Senegal (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
16 Édouard Mendy (GK)
4 Pape Abou Cissé
3 Kalidou Koulibaly
22 Abdou Diallo
21 Youssouf Sabaly
5 Idrissa Gueye Yellow Card
6 Nampalys Mendy Yellow Card
8 Cheikhou Kouyaté
9 Boulaye Dia
18 Ismaïla Sarr
15 Krépin Diatta

NED Netherlands (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
23 Andries Noppert (GK)
4 Virgil van Dijk
5 Nathan Aké
3 Matthijs de Ligt Yellow Card
21 Frenkie de Jong
11 Steven Berghuis
8 Cody Gakpo
17 Daley Blind
22 Denzel Dumfries
7 Steven Bergwijn
18 Vincent Janssen

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