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Second half:
– P 85 Goal of progress for the Netherlands, Cody Gakbo with a header, who takes advantage of Frenkie de Young’s precisely lifted ball and Mendy’s wrong exit.
– P75, the Senegalese national team is better in the last ten minutes.
– P 65, Senegal’s most dangerous chance was a powerful low shot from Boulaye Dia, the Dutch goalkeeper was awake from a corner kick.
D 60 Louis van Gaal launched his striker Memphis Depay to try to enhance the Dutch offensive activation.
– A quarter of an hour into the second half and the balance of the performance still dominates the situation, certainly a team that scores goals will be difficult to compensate.
D46 Blow the second session whistle.
first half:
– The end of a very balanced race between the two teams, it is true, without goals, but the strength of the competition makes the fun.
– of the 30′ The defense of the Senegalese national team presented an excellent half hour, closing the halls and preventing the use of raised balls, especially for the Van Dyck hammer.
D 19, Barcelona and the Dutch national player, Frenkie de Jong, wasted completely alone in front of the Senegalese goalkeeper Edouard Mendy. (the most dangerous chance encounter)
– P 17 Blind’s header passes close to the Senegalese post.
– A balanced quarter of an hour, with no preferences for one team over another, even if we clearly see Senegal trying to overcome a European competitor who plays advanced football.
– D09, powerful shot by Ismaila Sarr over the Dutch goal.
– After 5 minutes, the Dutch national team had a dangerous chance from which they almost opened the scoring, but the Senegalese team held on well and tried to show their usual courage.
D01 Brazilian referee Wilton Sampaio (40 years old) blows the whistle to start the match.
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– The Netherlands have not lost in their last 8 World Cup opening matches (W6 D2), while Senegal have won both of their opening matches of the tournament (1-0 against France in 2002, 2-1 against Poland in 2018).
– This will be the first ever meeting between Senegal and the Netherlands: the Dutch have not lost to any African team at the World Cup (W3 D1), while Senegal have never lost to European teams in the group stage (W2 D1).
– None of Senegal’s eight matches at the World Cup ended without a goal, the only match in which they went away with a clean sheet was their first appearance in May 2002 against France (1-0).
This is Senegal’s third participation in the World Cup, and the reigning Africa Cup of Nations champions reached the quarter-finals in 2002 before being knocked out in the group stage in 2018.
– The Netherlands have won 11 of their last 14 World Cup matches excluding penalties (D2 L1), their only defeat to date was in the 2010 final against Spain (0-1 after extra time), while the last defeat was in a group knockout match in 1994 against Belgium (0-1).
Sadio Mane has directly participated in 12 of the last 25 goals scored by Senegalese players in major international tournaments (Africa Cup and World Cup), scoring nine goals and three assists.
– This will be coach Aliou Cisse’s second consecutive World Cup in charge of Senegal, having taken part in seven of the eight matches Senegal has played in the competition (4 as player, 3 as manager).
Dutch forward Memphis Depay was directly involved in scoring more goals than any other player in qualifying for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, with 12 and six assists in 10 matches.
Frenkie de Jong of the Netherlands moved the ball forward an average of 210 meters per game during European World Cup qualifying, the most for any player to have played more than five games.
– This is coach Louis van Gaal’s third term with the Dutch national team, he led them to third place in his only previous participation in the 2014 World Cup.
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