World Cup
The African champions reached the knockout level thanks to the winner at the time from captain Kalidou Koulibaly.
Senegal booked their place in the knockout stages of the World Cup with a thrilling 2-1 win over Ecuador, knocking the South American team out of the tournament.
Captain Kalidou Koulibaly sealed the African champion’s progress to the knockout stage with an impressive 70th-minute winning goal on Tuesday at Khalifa International Stadium, moments after Moises Caicedo equalized for Ecuador.
The end-to-end drama came after a confident penalty from Ismaila Sarr put Senegal ahead just before part-time. absorb pressure.
Meanwhile, the Netherlands beat Qatar 2-0 in Tuesday’s other Group A to finish in the best way and cap a dismal end to the tournament for the hosts, who were rooted in last place, failing to win a single point in 3 games.
His good fortune this time came despite the absence of star striker Sadio Mane, who saw his World Cup dream crumble on the eve of the festival when a knee injury prevented him from travelling to Qatar.
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Iran, the United States and Wales have lately occupied the second, third and fourth positions in the organization respectively.