Netherlands and Ecuador drew 1-1, this Friday (25), at Khalifa International Stadium. The result in Doha kept the teams level at the top of Group A of the World Cup and mathematically ended Qatar’s chances of advancing to the round of 16.
Each of the selections that divides the first position has four points. Senegal appears in third place, with three. The hosts, who lost both of their matches, have yet to score points in the competition.
The definition of the key will take place next Tuesday (29). The Netherlands face eliminated Qatar to confirm their passage to the knockout stage. Ecuador faces Senegal with the advantage of the draw to stay ahead of the opponent and qualify.
The clash between the Dutch and Ecuadorians was balanced. The orange team took the lead after just six minutes, when Gapko hit a good shot from outside the area, but failed to control the game.
The South American formation even celebrated the tie at the end of the first half, but the move was canceled due to offside. At the beginning of the second stage, at four minutes, Valencia took advantage of the rebound and, finally, was able to celebrate.
Valencia thus took the lead on the World Cup top scorers table. The 33-year-old striker had scored both goals in the victory over Qatar and now has six balls in the net in five World Cup matches.
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