The Qatar national team lost to Senegal in its second match in the 2022 World Cup, which is being held at home and among its fans, to lose most of the chances of competing for one of the two tickets to advance to the second round from Group A.
At "Al-Thumama" stadium, "Al-Annabi" failed to achieve what is required, which is to win to compensate for its loss in the opening match against Ecuador, and lost 1-3.
Qatar's Spanish national team coach Felix Sanchez made several changes to the starting line-up against Senegal compared to the one that played in the Ecuador match, the most prominent of which was the inclusion of goalkeeper Meshaal Barshim at the expense of Saad Al-Sheeb.
The Senegal national team started the match strongly and had more than one opportunity to open the scoring, and goalkeeper Mishaal Barshim saved a dangerous ball in the 16th minute.
Akram Afif, the Qatar national team striker, was obstructed inside the penalty area by a Senegal defender, but the Spanish referee, Mateo Lahoz, ordered the player to resume amid the objections of the Qatar national team, who called for a penalty kick.
⚽️🥅 Boualem makes a mistake in clearing an easy ball and Dia takes advantage of the situation and gives Senegal the first goal
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Boulay Dia gave Senegal the lead in the 41st minute, after a fatal mistake by Qatar defender Khokhi Boualem, who failed to clear a ball from the front of the goal, only to find Dia in front of him and shoot it past goalkeeper Barshim.
Barely two minutes passed since the start of the second half until Famara Didio scored the second goal for Senegal with a header after a corner kick in the absence of defensive control.
⚽️🥅 Famara Didio gives Senegal the second goal with a header
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Abdul Karim Hassan, defender of the Qatar national team, almost reduced the gap with a powerful shot that passed by the post of Senegalese goalkeeper Edouard Mendy in the 60th minute, before Mendy shone in blocking a dangerous Qatari ball through Al-Moez Ali, who shot from inside the penalty area in the 63rd minute.
Mendy returned to shine and blocked a dangerous shot from the front of the goal by Ismail Mohamed in the 66th minute, depriving Al-Anabi of overcoming the difference.
⚽️🔥🔥 Muntari makes history by scoring the first goal for Qatar in the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™
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Substitute Muhammad Muntari managed to score the first goal for Qatar in the 78th minute, with a perfect header after a cross from Ismail Muhammad, to enter history after becoming the owner of the first goal for Qatar in the history of the World Cup.
Six minutes before the end of the match's regular time, Bamba Deng scored the third goal for Senegal, securing the African champion's call to his counterpart, who won the last edition of the Asian Cup.
⚽️ Senegal scores the third goal thanks to Diang
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With this result, the Qatari national team incurred its second loss after the first it received in the opening round against Ecuador with two goals without a response, so that "Al-Annabi" needs a football miracle to enable it to reach the second round, and it may officially leave the tournament if Ecuador draws with the Netherlands or the latter wins, in the expected match. this evening.