In the FIFA World Cup Qatar tournament, Group A of the first league, Ecuador vs. Senegal, Senegal won 2-1 and decided to advance to the final tournament.
Senegal, who will be eliminated from the first round if they lose this match, played against Ecuador, who will advance to the final tournament with a draw or better, at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha, the capital of Qatar on the 30th Japan time.
Both teams lacked a decisive goal in the early minutes, but in the 42nd minute of the first half, Senegal's Ismaila Sar was knocked out by a through ball from a teammate and was knocked down, earning a penalty kick and scoring the opening goal.
On the other hand, Ecuador also tied the ball in the 22nd minute of the second half with a corner kick, but 3 minutes later, Senegal added another goal when captain Kalidou Koulibaly converted a loose ball from a free kick with his right foot. robbed.
Senegal, who steadily converted set-plays into goals, defended the additional goal and won 2-1.
As a result, Senegal won the first round with 2 wins and 1 loss, increasing their points to 6, and finished 2nd in Group A to advance to the knockout stages for the first time since the 2002 Japan/Korea tournament.
Senegal will face Group B's 1st place in the first round of the final tournament.