2022 FIFA World Cup Group A

Group A of the 2022 FIFA World Cup will be from 21 to 29 November 2022.[1] The teams in the group are Qatar, Ecuador, Senegal and the Netherlands. The top two teams will go to the round of 16.[2]

Teams

Draw position Team Pot Confederation Method of
qualification		 Date of
qualification		 Finals
appearance		 Last
appearance		 Previous best
performance		 FIFA Rankings[3]
March 2022[nb 1] October 2022
A1 Qatar1AFCHosts2 December 20101st——5150
A2 Ecuador4CONMEBOLCONMEBOL Round Robin fourth place24 March 20224th2014Round of 16 (2006)4644
A3 Senegal3CAFCAF Third Round winners29 March 20223rd2018Quarter-finals (2002)2018
A4 Netherlands2UEFAUEFA Group G winners16 November 202111th2014Runners-up (1974, 1978, 2010)108

Notes

  1. ↑ The rankings of March 2022 were used for seeding for the final draw.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 7 Advanced to knockout stage
2  Senegal 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 6
3  Ecuador 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4
4  Qatar (H) 3 0 0 3 1 7 −6 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Host

In the round of 16:

  • The winners of Group A will play the runners-up of Group B.
  • The runners-up of Group A will play the winners of Group B.

Matches

All times listed are local, AST (UTC+3).[1]

Qatar vs Ecuador

Qatar 0–2 Ecuador
Report
Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor
Qatar
Ecuador
GK1Saad Al-SheebYellow card 15'
CB15Bassam Al-Rawi
CB16Boualem Khoukhi
CB3Abdelkarim Hassan
RWB2Ró-Ró
LWB14Homam Ahmed
CM10Hassan Al-Haydos (c)Substituted off 72'
CM12Karim BoudiafYellow card 36'
CM6Abdulaziz Hatem
CF19Almoez AliYellow card 22'Substituted off 72'
CF11Akram AfifYellow card 78'
Substitutions:
FW9Mohammed MuntariSubstituted in 72'
DF4Mohammed WaadSubstituted in 72'
Manager:
Spain Félix Sánchez
GK1Hernán Galíndez
RB17Ángelo Preciado
CB2Félix Torres
CB3Piero Hincapié
LB7Pervis Estupiñán
RM19Gonzalo Plata
CM20Jhegson MéndezYellow card 56'
CM23Moisés CaicedoYellow card 29'Substituted off 90'
LM10Romario IbarraSubstituted off 68'
CF13Enner Valencia (c)Substituted off 77'
CF11Michael EstradaSubstituted off 90'
Substitutions:
MF16Jeremy SarmientoSubstituted in 68'
MF5José CifuentesSubstituted in 77'
FW26Kevin RodríguezSubstituted in 90'
MF21Alan FrancoSubstituted in 90'
Manager:
Argentina Gustavo Alfaro

Man of the Match:
Enner Valencia (Ecuador)[4]

Assistant referees:
Ciro Carbone (Italy)
Alessandro Giallatini (Italy)
Fourth official:
István Kovács (Romania)
Reserve assistant referee:
Ovidiu Artene (Romania)
Video assistant referee:
Massimiliano Irrati (Italy)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Paolo Valeri (Italy)
Tomasz Listkiewicz (Poland)
Benoît Millot (France)
Stand-by assistant video assistant referee:
Paweł Sokolnicki (Poland)

Senegal vs Netherlands

Senegal 0–2 Netherlands
Report
Al Thumama Stadium, Doha
Senegal
Netherlands
GK16Édouard Mendy
RB21Youssouf Sabaly
CB3Kalidou Koulibaly (c)
CB4Pape Abou Cissé
LB22Abdou DialloSubstituted off 62'
CM8Cheikhou KouyatéSubstituted off 73'
CM6Nampalys MendyYellow card 90+4'
RW15Krépin DiattaSubstituted off 73'
AM5Idrissa GueyeYellow card 90+6'
LW18Ismaïla Sarr
CF9Boulaye DiaSubstituted off 69'
Substitutions:
DF14Ismail JakobsSubstituted in 62'
FW20Bamba DiengSubstituted in 69'
MF26Pape GueyeSubstituted in 73'
FW7Nicolas JacksonSubstituted in 73'
Manager:
Aliou Cissé
GK23Andries Noppert
CB3Matthijs de LigtYellow card 56'
CB4Virgil van Dijk (c)
CB5Nathan Aké
RM22Denzel Dumfries
CM11Steven BerghuisSubstituted off 79'
CM21Frenkie de Jong
LM17Daley Blind
AM8Cody GakpoSubstituted off 90+4'
CF18Vincent JanssenSubstituted off 62'
CF7Steven BergwijnSubstituted off 79'
Substitutions:
FW10Memphis DepaySubstituted in 62'
MF14Davy KlaassenSubstituted in 79'
MF20Teun KoopmeinersSubstituted in 79'
MF15Marten de RoonSubstituted in 90+4'
Manager:
Louis van Gaal

Man of the Match:
Cody Gakpo (Netherlands)[5]

Assistant referees:
Bruno Boschilia (Brazil)
Bruno Pires (Brazil)
Fourth official:
Andrés Matonte (Uruguay)
Reserve assistant referee:
Nicolás Taran (Uruguay)
Video assistant referee:
Juan Soto (Venezuela)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Nicolás Gallo (Colombia)
Diego Bonfá (Argentina)
Mauro Vigliano (Argentina)
Stand-by assistant video assistant referee:
Ezequiel Brailovsky (Argentina)

Qatar vs Senegal

Qatar 1–3 Senegal
 Report
  • Dia Goal 41'
  • Diédhiou Goal 48'
  • B. Dieng Goal 84'
Al Thumama Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 41,797
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)
Qatar
Senegal
GK22Meshaal Barsham
CB2Ró-RóSubstituted off 83'
CB16Boualem Khoukhi
CB3Abdelkarim Hassan
RWB17Ismaeel MohammadYellow card 20'
LWB14Homam AhmedYellow card 45+2'Substituted off 83'
CM12Karim BoudiafSubstituted off 69'
CM10Hassan Al-Haydos (c)Substituted off 74'
CM23Assim MadiboYellow card 90+1'
CF19Almoez Ali
CF11Akram Afif
Substitutions:
MF6Abdulaziz HatemSubstituted in 69'
FW9Mohammed MuntariSubstituted in 74'
DF4Mohammed WaadSubstituted in 83'
DF5Tarek SalmanSubstituted in 83'
Manager:
Spain Félix Sánchez
GK16Édouard Mendy
RB21Youssouf Sabaly
CB3Kalidou Koulibaly (c)
CB22Abdou Diallo
LB14Ismail JakobsYellow card 52'Substituted off 78'
RM18Ismaïla SarrSubstituted off 74'
CM6Nampalys MendySubstituted off 78'
CM5Idrissa Gueye
LM15Krépin DiattaSubstituted off 64'
CF9Boulaye DiaYellow card 30'
CF19Famara DiédhiouSubstituted off 74'
Substitutions:
MF11Pathé CissYellow card 87'Substituted in 64'
FW13Iliman NdiayeSubstituted in 74'
FW20Bamba DiengSubstituted in 74'
DF4Pape Abou CisséSubstituted in 78'
MF17Pape Matar SarrSubstituted in 78'
Manager:
Aliou Cissé

Man of the Match:
Boulaye Dia (Senegal)[6]

Assistant referees:
Pau Cebrián Devís (Spain)
Roberto Díaz Pérez del Palomar (Spain)
Fourth official:
Kevin Ortega (Peru)
Reserve assistant referee:
Djibril Camara (Senegal)
Video assistant referee:
Drew Fischer (Canada)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)
Nicolás Taran (Uruguay)
Adil Zourak (Morocco)
Stand-by assistant video assistant referee:
Bruno Pires (Brazil)

Netherlands vs Ecuador

Netherlands 1–1 Ecuador
 Report
Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan
Attendance: 44,833
Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)
Netherlands
Ecuador
GK23Andries Noppert
CB2Jurriën Timber
CB4Virgil van Dijk (c)
CB5Nathan Aké
RM22Denzel Dumfries
CM20Teun KoopmeinersSubstituted off 79'
CM21Frenkie de Jong
LM17Daley Blind
AM14Davy KlaassenSubstituted off 69'
CF8Cody GakpoSubstituted off 79'
CF7Steven BergwijnSubstituted off 46'
Substitutions:
FW10Memphis DepaySubstituted in 46'
MF11Steven BerghuisSubstituted in 69'
FW19Wout WeghorstSubstituted in 79'
MF15Marten de RoonSubstituted in 79'
Manager:
Louis van Gaal
GK1Hernán Galíndez
CB25Jackson Porozo
CB2Félix Torres
CB3Piero Hincapié
RM17Ángelo Preciado
CM20Jhegson MéndezYellow card 57'
CM23Moisés Caicedo
LM7Pervis Estupiñán
AM19Gonzalo PlataSubstituted off 90'
AM13Enner Valencia (c)Substituted off 90'
CF11Michael EstradaSubstituted off 74'
Substitutions:
MF16Jeremy SarmientoSubstituted in 74'
MF10Romario IbarraSubstituted in 90'
FW26Kevin RodríguezSubstituted in 90'
Manager:
Argentina Gustavo Alfaro

Man of the Match:
Frenkie de Jong (Netherlands)[7]

Assistant referees:
Mokrane Gourari (Algeria)
Abdelhak Etchiali (Algeria)
Fourth official:
Saíd Martínez (Honduras)
Reserve assistant referee:
Helpys Raymundo Feliz (Dominican Republic)
Video assistant referee:
Shaun Evans (Australia)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Redouane Jiyed (Morocco)
Ashley Beecham (Australia)
Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)
Stand-by assistant video assistant referee:
Anton Shchetinin (Australia)

Ecuador vs Senegal

Ecuador 1–2 Senegal
  • Caicedo Goal 67'
 Report
Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan
Attendance: 44,569
Referee: Clément Turpin (France)
Ecuador
Senegal
GK1Hernán Galíndez
RB17Ángelo PreciadoSubstituted off 85'
CB2Félix Torres
CB3Piero Hincapié
LB7Pervis Estupiñán
DM8Carlos GruezoSubstituted off 46'
CM21Alan FrancoSubstituted off 46'
CM23Moisés Caicedo
RF19Gonzalo Plata
CF11Michael EstradaSubstituted off 64'
LF13Enner Valencia (c)
Substitutions:
MF5José CifuentesSubstituted in 46'
MF16Jeremy SarmientoSubstituted in 46'
FW24Djorkaeff ReascoSubstituted in 64'
DF25Jackson PorozoSubstituted in 85'
Manager:
Argentina Gustavo Alfaro
GK16Édouard Mendy
RB21Youssouf Sabaly
CB3Kalidou Koulibaly (c)
CB22Abdou Diallo
LB14Ismail Jakobs
CM11Pathé CissSubstituted off 74'
CM26Pape Gueye
RW13Iliman NdiayeSubstituted off 74'
AM5Idrissa GueyeYellow card 66'
LW18Ismaïla Sarr
CF9Boulaye DiaSubstituted off 90+5'
Substitutions:
MF6Nampalys MendySubstituted in 74'
FW20Bamba DiengSubstituted in 74'
DF4Pape Abou CisséSubstituted in 90+5'
Manager:
Aliou Cissé

Man of the Match:
Kalidou Koulibaly (Senegal)[8]

Assistant referees:
Nicolas Danos (France)
Cyril Gringore (France)
Fourth official:
István Kovács (Romania)
Reserve assistant referee:
Ovidiu Artene (Romania)
Video assistant referee:
Jérôme Brisard (France)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Benoît Millot (France)
Ciro Carbone (Italy)
Drew Fischer (Canada)
Stand-by assistant video assistant referee:
Alessandro Giallatini (Italy)

Netherlands vs Qatar

Netherlands 2–0 Qatar
 Report
Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor
Attendance: 66,784
Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)
Netherlands
Qatar
GK23Andries Noppert
CB2Jurriën Timber
CB4Virgil van Dijk (c)
CB5Nathan AkéYellow card 52'
RM22Denzel Dumfries
CM15Marten de RoonSubstituted off 82'
CM21Frenkie de JongSubstituted off 86'
LM17Daley Blind
AM14Davy KlaassenSubstituted off 66'
CF8Cody GakpoSubstituted off 82'
CF10Memphis DepaySubstituted off 66'
Substitutions:
MF11Steven BerghuisSubstituted in 66'
FW18Vincent JanssenSubstituted in 66'
FW19Wout WeghorstSubstituted in 82'
MF20Teun KoopmeinersSubstituted in 82'
MF24Kenneth TaylorSubstituted in 86'
Manager:
Louis van Gaal
GK22Meshaal Barsham
CB2Ró-Ró
CB16Boualem Khoukhi
CB3Abdelkarim Hassan
RWB17Ismaeel MohammadSubstituted off 85'
LWB14Homam Ahmed
CM10Hassan Al-Haydos (c)Substituted off 64'
CM23Assim MadiboSubstituted off 64'
CM6Abdulaziz HatemSubstituted off 85'
CF19Almoez AliSubstituted off 64'
CF11Akram Afif
Substitutions:
MF8Ali AssadallaSubstituted in 64'
MF12Karim BoudiafSubstituted in 64'
FW9Mohammed MuntariSubstituted in 64'
DF13Musab KhederSubstituted in 85'
FW7Ahmed AlaaeldinSubstituted in 85'
Manager:
Spain Félix Sánchez

Man of the Match:
Davy Klaassen (Netherlands)[9]

Assistant referees:
Elvis Noupue (Cameroon)
Mahmoud Abouelregal (Egypt)
Fourth official:
Ma Ning (China)
Reserve assistant referee:
Cao Yi (China)
Video assistant referee:
Redouane Jiyed (Morocco)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Adil Zourak (Morocco)
Mokrane Gourari (Algeria)
Julio Bascuñán (Chile)
Stand-by assistant video assistant referee:
Zakhele Siwela (South Africa)

Discipline

Fair play points will be used as tiebreakers if the teams are tied after the overall and head-to-head rules. These points are based on yellow and red cards given to a team. The points are:[2]

  • first yellow card: minus 1 point;
  • indirect red card (second yellow card): minus 3 points;
  • direct red card: minus 4 points;
  • yellow card and direct red card: minus 5 points;
Team Match 1 Match 2 Match 3 Points
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Red card
 Netherlands 1 1 −2
 Ecuador 2 1 −3
 Senegal 2 3 1 −6
 Qatar 4 3 −7

References

  1. 1 2 "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Match Schedule" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 1 April 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Regulations – FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  3. ↑ "Men's Ranking". FIFA. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  4. ↑ "Valencia the hero as Ecuador down Qatar". FIFA. 20 November 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  5. ↑ "Netherlands' late double downs Senegal". FIFA. 21 November 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  6. ↑ "Senegal hit treble to beat hosts Qatar". FIFA. 25 November 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  7. ↑ "Valencia strikes again for Ecuador to claim Netherlands draw". FIFA. 25 November 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  8. ↑ "Koulibaly the hero as Senegal progress to last 16". FIFA. 29 November 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  9. ↑ "Netherlands cruise past Qatar to top group". FIFA. 29 November 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2022.

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