In the match of the third round of the group stage of the World Cup, the hosts of the tournament Qatar in El Haur will play against the Netherlands.
NetherlandsLouis van Gaal's team in the second round of the group stage at this tournament showed far from the best football, but still played with a more or less favorable result for themselves.
On November 25, the Netherlands drew with Ecuador with a score of 1:1. At the same time, during the entire match, the Netherlands punched in the direction of the opponent's thief only twice. However, due to the bright start of the match, Louis van Gaal's team was able to win the first half. The score in this confrontation was opened by Cody Gakpo in the sixth minute from the transfer of Davy Klassen. However, then the Netherlands decided to play according to the score, but at the start of the second half Ecuador was able to win back, it happened in the 49th minute. Then Ecuador looked even more active on the field, but still the Netherlands were able to hold a draw that suited them.
After two rounds, the Netherlands has four points and Louis van Gaal's team in Group A shares 1-2 places in the group with Ecuador.
QatarFelix Bas Sanchez's team, in turn, suffered a second consecutive defeat at the home tournament on November 25, but at least managed to score a goal.
Qatar tried to give a more or less good fight to Senegal, but in the end was defeated with a score of 1:3. Qatar played quite well from defense in the first half, but still Senegal was able to open the scoring in the match in the 41st minute. At the start of the second half, Qatar got the second ball in its own goal, it happened in the 48th minute. Then Senegal for the most part began to act on the score, which allowed the team of Felix Bas Sanchez to add and score a goal in the 78th minute. From the transfer of Ismail Mohammad, the ball was sent to the opponent's goal by Mohammed Muntari. Then Senegal added again and quickly regained a two-goal advantage, it happened in the 84th minute. At the very end of the match, the teams no longer forced events on the field and eventually dispersed with a confident victory for Senegal.
Qatar has already lost all chances to continue the fight at the home tournament, and even Felix Bas Sanchez's team has no chance to rise to third place. However, with the right attitude, Qatar will certainly try to impose a good fight on the Netherlands.
ForecastIn this match, of course, the Netherlands is considered by the bookmakers to be the undisputed favorite.
Louis van Gaal's team must show before the playoffs that they are still capable of showing high-quality football in attack. We offer you to bet more than 2.5 goals on the individual total of the Netherlands.