The Netherlands national football team returned to the World Cup with victory after missing out on the 2018 tournament following a bronze medal in 2014. Cody Gakpo scored the winning goal in the 84th minute before Davy Klaassen secured a 2-0 victory -0 on Senegal.
This was the first real group stage of the current World Cup, even though the winners of the Africa Cup of Nations were missing their biggest star, Sadio Mané. Perhaps for this reason, it looked a bit like a clash seen in the knockout stage, when two strong teams meet, but neither side risks for long.
In the continuation Noppert had to intervene, author of two spectacular saves. In the 84th minute Gakpo arrives at perfect pace after a pass from De Jong, passes Mendy, the Senegalese goalkeeper, and shoots into the net. After that, Noppert made a great save, then Holland answered his opponent in the break and Klaassen made the final score 0-2.
