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16:35
After Qatar had the ball for a long time, Abdelkarim Hassan breaks through on the left and crosses inwards. In the middle, however, nobody is ready to accept it, Virgil van Dijk clears the ball into the side.
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16:33
The passing game of the Dutch now seems a bit sharper after the lead. The connection behavior after losing the ball is also good. Hardly anything can be seen from Qatar.
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4:30 p.m
Now the game should of course be much easier from the Dutch point of view. It was important to take the lead in the first half. By the way: In the parallel game it is still 0:0 and so Holland would currently be the group winner.
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16:26
Tooor for Netherlands, 1-0 through Cody Gakpo
The run doesn’t stop! Cody Gakpo redeems the Dutch and gives Oranje a 1-0 lead. Klaassen gets the ball between the lines via Daley Blind and Memphis Depay and hangs up wonderfully for Gakpo. He has a large gap in the center and throws the ball from 16 meters into the bottom right corner.
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16:25
Again there is a corner kick for the World Cup hosts, this time from the other side. The ball lands on Abdelkarim Hassan’s slap near the near post, who immediately seeks a shot. His shot flies clearly over the case.
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16:24
Now a corner from Qatar sails into the Dutch penalty area. Akram Afif’s cross is cleared immediately.
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16:22
Of course Oranje has a lot of control over the game, there is almost nothing to see from Qatar offensively. Nevertheless: there is someone missing who picks up the pace or causes a surprise.
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16:20
Again Gakpo takes a corner from the right. This time the ball flies better into the sixteen, Klaassen climbs up to the level of the first post and tries to press the ball onto the far corner. However, the ball lands a good meter next to the post in goal.
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16:17
The Netherlands is putting pressure on, but it’s not really mandatory. A corner kick from the right, executed by Gakpo, lands on a Qatari head and can be cleared.
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16:15
Next degree of the Dutch! De Jong shoots from 20 yards in the half-left position, but accidentally shoots Klaassen in the back. From there, the ball jumps up to Depay, who tries artistically from 15 meters. The ball flies a good meter centrally over the box.
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16:13
Klaassen serves blind on the left, who wants to stage Gakpo in the sixteen with a flat pass. Ahmed intervenes at the last second and prevents the conclusion. Klaassen follows up again, but in the end the ball lands in Barsham’s claws.
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16:10
Ismail Mohammed is lying on the floor again, but this time together with Daley Blind. The initial phase is not yet a footballing delight.
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16:07
Ismail Mohammed is down after an aerial duel with Virgil van Dijk and needs treatment. Both of them had an unfortunate encounter. After a minute, however, the Katari continues.
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16:06
On the other hand, Oranje penetrates the sixteen for the first time. On the left, both Depay and Klaassen are a bit unlucky and don’t finish, but Blind comes from the back and shoots at goal from 10 meters. Barsham can parry.
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16:04
Qatar in the person of Al Haydos deserves the first finish of the game. From 20 meters he sees that he is not really being attacked and forces the shot. But this sails right into the arms of Noppert.
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16:00
Here we go! Holland in the orange shirts are allowed to start the game with possession. Qatar wears all white.
15:56
The teams come onto the pitch and first, of course, the traditional national anthems are sung. After that, nothing stands in the way of Gambia’s Bakary Gassama kicking off the whistle.
15:40
Louis van Gaal is not known for changing his starting line-up in many positions anyway. Teun Koopmeiners will initially be on the bench today, with Marten de Roon playing in his place from the start. And Steven Bergwijn is on the bench for the first time in this World Cup, which in turn gives Memphis Depay his first starting XI. It will be interesting to see how long van Gaal leaves him on the field.
15:32
Anyone who thought that Félix Sánchez would shake up his squad at the end of the tournament compared to the last game was wrong. There is only one change in midfield: Abdulaziz Hatem starts today instead of Karim Boudiaf.
15:22
Because so far both performances by Oranje have been quite sobering at this World Cup. Two sensational goals from Cody Gakpo saved the Netherlands from worse in both games. In the first game, they struggled for 81 minutes against a determined Senegalese side before managing to draw against Ecuador in the last game. Memphis Depay is one of the players who probably won’t be able to support his team for more than 90 minutes today. Van Gaal has already announced that he needs the FC Barcelona player fit for the knockout stage. Therefore, one can assume that he will only give him the bare minimum of playing time today.
15:11
For Louis van Gaal and his Dutch team, on the other hand, it’s about winning the group today. She and Ecuador are both tied on points and goals with four points and a goal difference of 3-1. But Senegal with three points still has a chance of winning the group in the parallel game. The big question is: When will our neighbors finally burst their playful knot?
15:08
At the end, Oranje, the supposedly toughest chunk, is now waiting for the 2019 Asian champions. It will be interesting to see with which face the Qataris will say goodbye to the World Cup. Do they throw everything in again or do they surrender to their fate today?
14:58
First the hosts: Qatar became the tournament’s first team to be eliminated after the group stage, sealed by a 3-1 defeat by Senegal. There was a period in that game – culminating in Mohammed Muntari’s goal – when Qatar actually looked lively. But the joy at Al Thumama Stadium was short-lived as Bamba Dieng put his side back in front just six minutes later and put Senegal back on track to victory.
14:48
Have a nice afternoon and welcome, dear football friends, to the last matchday of the group stage of the 2022 World Cup and the match between the Netherlands and hosts Qatar! The game will kick off at 4 p.m. German time.