FIFA World Cup

Netherlands vs Qatar, 2022 FIFA World Cup, Group Stage

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  • 26': Cody Gakpo
  • 49': Frenkie de Jong
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2 - 0

Gakpo, De Jong help Netherlands top group with easy win over Qatar

Cody Gakpo and Frenkie de Jong scored as the Netherlands beat hosts Qatar 2-0 on Tuesday to finish top of World Cup Group A.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Attempt missed. Memphis Depay (Netherlands) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the right. Assisted by Virgil van Dijk with a through ball.
  • 3': Offside, Netherlands. Virgil van Dijk tries a through ball, but Denzel Dumfries is caught offside.
  • 3': Attempt saved. Hassan Al Haydos (Qatar) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 4': Attempt saved. Daley Blind (Netherlands) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 4': Attempt missed. Daley Blind (Netherlands) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is high and wide to the left.
  • 7': Attempt blocked. Cody Gakpo (Netherlands) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Frenkie de Jong.
  • 8': Foul by Davy Klaassen (Netherlands).
  • 8': Homam Ahmed (Qatar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Foul by Daley Blind (Netherlands).
  • 9': Ismaeel Mohammad (Qatar) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 11': Akram Afif (Qatar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Foul by Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands).
  • 13': Offside, Netherlands. Jurriën Timber tries a through ball, but Memphis Depay is caught offside.
  • 13': Foul by Abdelkarim Hassan (Qatar).
  • 13': Jurriën Timber (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 14': Attempt blocked. Frenkie de Jong (Netherlands) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Memphis Depay.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Memphis Depay (Netherlands) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Davy Klaassen.
  • 16': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Hassan Al Haydos.
  • 16': Offside, Netherlands. Memphis Depay tries a through ball, but Cody Gakpo is caught offside.
  • 17': Foul by Memphis Depay (Netherlands).
  • 17': Pedro Miguel (Qatar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Abdelkarim Hassan.
  • 19': Attempt missed. Davy Klaassen (Netherlands) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Cody Gakpo with a cross following a corner.
  • 19': Hand ball by Homam Ahmed (Qatar).
  • 21': Foul by Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands).
  • 21': Homam Ahmed (Qatar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Corner, Qatar. Conceded by Jurriën Timber.
  • 24': Corner, Qatar. Conceded by Virgil van Dijk.
  • 25': Attempt missed. Abdelkarim Hassan (Qatar) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Akram Afif with a cross following a corner.
  • 26': Attempt blocked. Memphis Depay (Netherlands) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Daley Blind.
  • 26': Goal! Netherlands 1, Qatar 0. Cody Gakpo (Netherlands) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Davy Klaassen.
  • 28': Foul by Jurriën Timber (Netherlands).
  • 28': Homam Ahmed (Qatar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Attempt saved. Ismaeel Mohammad (Qatar) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 32': Foul by Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands).
  • 32': Homam Ahmed (Qatar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Boualem Khoukhi (Qatar) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 34': Foul by Marten de Roon (Netherlands).
  • 37': Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Foul by Homam Ahmed (Qatar).
  • 39': Foul by Assim Madibo (Qatar).
  • 39': Memphis Depay (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 40': Offside, Netherlands. Marten de Roon tries a through ball, but Cody Gakpo is caught offside.
  • 44': Foul by Abdulaziz Hatem (Qatar).
  • 44': Jurriën Timber (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+3': Attempt missed. Memphis Depay (Netherlands) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Davy Klaassen.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Netherlands 1, Qatar 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Netherlands 1, Qatar 0.
  • 46': Akram Afif (Qatar) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 46': Foul by Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands).
  • 49': Attempt saved. Memphis Depay (Netherlands) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 49': Goal! Netherlands 2, Qatar 0. Frenkie de Jong (Netherlands) right footed shot from very close range to the top right corner.
  • 51': Hand ball by Hassan Al Haydos (Qatar).
  • 52': Foul by Nathan Aké (Netherlands).
  • 52': Ismaeel Mohammad (Qatar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Nathan Aké (Netherlands) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 55': Akram Afif (Qatar) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 55': Foul by Jurriën Timber (Netherlands).
  • 57': Davy Klaassen (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Foul by Hassan Al Haydos (Qatar).
  • 61': Foul by Daley Blind (Netherlands).
  • 61': Ismaeel Mohammad (Qatar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Foul by Hassan Al Haydos (Qatar).
  • 62': Jurriën Timber (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Substitution, Qatar. Karim Boudiaf replaces Assim Madibo.
  • 64': Substitution, Qatar. Mohammed Muntari replaces Almoez Ali.
  • 64': Substitution, Qatar. Ali Asad replaces Hassan Al Haydos because of an injury.
  • 66': Substitution, Netherlands. Steven Berghuis replaces Davy Klaassen.
  • 66': Substitution, Netherlands. Vincent Janssen replaces Memphis Depay.
  • 67': Boualem Khoukhi (Qatar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Foul by Vincent Janssen (Netherlands).
  • 68': Hand ball by Cody Gakpo (Netherlands).
  • 68': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Steven Berghuis (Netherlands) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
  • 69': VAR Decision: No Goal Netherlands 2-0 Qatar.
  • 73': Foul by Jurriën Timber (Netherlands).
  • 73': Mohammed Muntari (Qatar) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 73': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Boualem Khoukhi.
  • 74': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Meshaal Barsham.
  • 77': Attempt saved. Abdulaziz Hatem (Qatar) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mohammed Muntari.
  • 82': Daley Blind (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Foul by Mohammed Muntari (Qatar).
  • 83': Substitution, Netherlands. Wout Weghorst replaces Cody Gakpo.
  • 83': Substitution, Netherlands. Teun Koopmeiners replaces Marten de Roon.
  • 85': Offside, Netherlands. Teun Koopmeiners tries a through ball, but Wout Weghorst is caught offside.
  • 85': Substitution, Qatar. Ahmed Alaa replaces Abdulaziz Hatem.
  • 85': Substitution, Qatar. Musaab Khidir replaces Ismaeel Mohammad.
  • 86': Substitution, Netherlands. Kenneth Taylor replaces Frenkie de Jong.
  • 87': Abdelkarim Hassan (Qatar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Foul by Wout Weghorst (Netherlands).
  • 88': Attempt missed. Pedro Miguel (Qatar) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Akram Afif.
  • 89': Foul by Teun Koopmeiners (Netherlands).
  • 89': Mohammed Muntari (Qatar) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90': Akram Afif (Qatar) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90': Foul by Teun Koopmeiners (Netherlands).
  • 90'+2': Steven Berghuis (Netherlands) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Wout Weghorst.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Wout Weghorst (Netherlands).
  • 90'+4': Musaab Khidir (Qatar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Netherlands 2, Qatar 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Netherlands 2, Qatar 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Netherlands 2, Qatar 0.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 19
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 5
2 Corner Kicks 4
2 Saves 3
37 Possession 63
5 SHOTS 13
3 ON GOAL 4
0.6 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
371 Accurate Passes 718
452 Passes 783
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
4 Accurate Crosses 1
14 Crosses 6
0.3 Cross % 0.2
69 Long Balls 35
35 Accurate Long Balls 26
0.5 Long Balls % 0.7
0 Blocked Shots 3
7 Effective Tackles 6
10 Tackles 16
0.7 Tackle % 0.4
12 Interceptions 10
9 Effective Clearances 10
9 Clearances 10

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup

Venue: Al Bayt Stadium
Location: Al Khor, Qatar
Attendance: 66,784

FIFA World Cup Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Mexico 0 0 0
2 South Africa 0 0 0
3 South Korea 0 0 0
4 Czechia 0 0 0
Full Table

Line-Ups

NED Netherlands (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
23 Andries Noppert (GK)
4 Virgil van Dijk
5 Nathan Aké Yellow Card
2 Jurriën Timber
21 Frenkie de Jong
15 Marten de Roon
14 Davy Klaassen
17 Daley Blind
22 Denzel Dumfries
10 Memphis Depay
8 Cody Gakpo

QAT Qatar (5-3-2)

No. Name
22 Meshaal Barsham (GK)
16 Boualem Khoukhi
3 Abdelkarim Hassan
2 Ró-Ró
14 Homam Ahmed
17 Ismail Mohamad
23 Assim Madibo
6 Abdulaziz Hatem
10 Hassan Al-Haydos
11 Akram Afif
19 Almoez Ali

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