The second round of matches at the Qatar 2022 World Cup began as Africa recorded her first win of the competition.
Senegal vs Qatar
Africa’s top ranked team Senegal defeated hosts Qatar to keep their hopes.alive of progressing into the next phase of the tournament.
Boulaye Dieng and Famara Diedhiou had put the African side 2-0 up before Qatar’s Mohammed Muntari reducednthe deficit with 12 minutes left to play.
Bamba Dieng confirmed the Teranga Lions first win with an 84th minute strike as the game ended 3-1.
Ecuador vs Netherlands
Cody Gakpo produced an electrifying start into the game as early as the sixth minute to put the Dutch ahead.
However, Ener Valencia leveled matters as both teams shared the points but Qatar became the first team to be knocked out of the competition.
Wales vs Iran
Iran bounced back from a crushing defeat to England as they defeated Wales in a high drama game.
Goalkeeper Wayne Hennessy was red carded after commiting a professional foul.
Roozbeh Cheshmi and Ramin Rezaeian then scored in the eighth and eleventh minute of extra time to seal a famous 2-0 win for the Iranians.
USA vs England
The two super powers collided but there was no goal to show for it.
The Americans were the better side on the night as it finished 0-0.
