World Cup 2022: Qatar vs Senegal match preview

Senegal shall be eager to place in a superb efficiency with out talisman Sadio Mané and heap additional distress on hosts Qatar.

Senegal's Ismaila Sarr seems to be dejected after the loss to Netherlands at Al Thumama Stadium on November 21, 2022 [Molly Darlington/Reuters]

Who: Qatar v Senegal, Group A
The place: Ahmed bin Ali Stadium
When: Friday, November 25, 7pm (16:00 GMT)
Face to face: That is the primary aggressive fixture between the 2 nations.

Qatar, the primary host nation in World Cup historical past to lose their opening fixture, shall be eager to stop one other loss and consequently, an early exit from the competitors by getting a superb outcome in opposition to Senegal, who additionally misplaced their first sport.

To maintain hopes of staying within the event alive, each side should keep away from a loss on the 40,000-capacity Al Thumama Stadium, forward of the final Group A matches on November 29.

There's a gulf between each side on the FIFA rankings, with Senegal in 18th place, far above Qatar in fiftieth.

The Senegalese will look to translate this to on-the-pitch success and make the most of the weaknesses the Ecuador group exploited within the opening sport.

On their half, the Teranga Lions who conceded two late targets to the Oranje as a result of a goalkeeping error and defensive frailty must step up their sport.

Qatari goalkeeper Saad Al Sheeb who had a worse time within the first sport than Senegal’s Edouard Mendy had in his, must cease an anticipated barrage of makes an attempt from Senegalese attackers.

Left winger Ismaila Sarr who relentlessly troubled the Dutch defence together with his mazy runs, dribbling, and taking pictures, might significantly fancy his possibilities in a bid to cushion the lack of injured talisman Sadio Mane.

Mane, a two-time African Footballer of the Yr, was injured whereas taking part in for Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich, after being anticipated to shoulder the expectations of the West African nation.

Coach Aliou Cisse shall be hoping his forwards who're current in Doha are much less profligate on Friday in opposition to the Qataris who succumbed simply to Ecuador.

 

Qatar’s Akram Afif in motion in the course of the kick-off in the beginning of the match at Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, Qatar, on November 20, 2022 [Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters]

Ecuador and Netherlands, who each racked up convincing wins of their first sport of the 2022 World Cup in opposition to Qatar and Senegal respectively, will every be hoping to select one other three factors from this sport.

Each side go into the sport understanding that a win for both will ship that group into the Spherical of 16, probably as prime of the group.