• The Netherlands face Senegal, deprived of Sadio Mané, in the first match of Group A of the World Cup.

  • In the same pool, we find Qatar, the host country, and Ecuador.

  • The match will be played at the Al-Thumama Stadium in Doha.

The Netherlands and their coach play their first match of the World Cup in Qatar on Monday afternoon against Senegal.

The orange selection, finalist in 2010, intends to play the leading roles in the competition.

Ranked 8th in the FIFA rankings, the Dutch can have ambitions in the Middle East.

Led by the famous Louis Van Gaal, former coach of Ajax, Barça and Bayern, this selection wants to be playful and offensive.

With its stars Frenkie de Jong, Memphis Depay (Barça), Luuk de Jong (PSV), van Dijk (Liverpool) and De Ligt (Bayern Munich), the Netherlands are real outsiders at this World Cup.

They finished first in their group in the qualifiers, ahead of Turkey, and won two fine victories against Belgium in the Nations League.

A match at Al-Thumama Stadium

For its part, Senegal will have its say in this group.

Despite the last-minute injury to their captain Sadio Mané, the Lions can count on their goalkeeper Edouard Mendy (Chelsea), their defender Kalidou Koulibaly (Naples) and a few players to watch like Bamba Dieng (OM) and Nicolas Jackson (Villarreal).

Aliou Cissé's men, winners of the 2022 African Cup of Nations, can surprise their world in Qatar.

The match between the Netherlands and Senegal will be played in the Al-Thumama Stadium, with a capacity of 40,000 seats.

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On which channel to watch the match?

The match will air on beIN Sports 1 on Monday, November 21 at 5 p.m., for subscribers only.

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