QATAR 2022: FACTS AND STATS – SENEGAL SUFFERS FIRST WORLD CUP OPENING MATCH DEFEAT AGAINST NETHERLANDS

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FIFA World Cup Group A Match Statistics

SENEGAL VS NETHERLANDS

Venue: Al Thumama Stadium

Senegal 0 – 2 Netherlands C Gakpo (84′ D Klaassen(90’+9)

Senegal XI: Mendy; Sabaly, Cisse, Koulibaly, Diallo, Kouyate, N.Mendy, Gueye, Sarr, Dia, Diatta

Netherlands XI: Noppert; De Ligt, Van Dijk, Aké; Dumfries, Berghuis, De Jong, Blind; Gakpo; Bergwijn, Janssen

MATCH FACTS

1^st: This match was the Senegal’s first opening match defeat in the World Cup

2 – Second Senegal defeat in 26 matches

84 Mins: Cody Gakpo goal against Netherlands was the first World Cup goal of his career.

98:17 – Davy Klaassen’s goal after 98:17 is the second latest World Cup goal on record (since 1966) excluding extra time, after Mehdi Taremi’s goal earlier today (102:30)

4 – Netherlands have kept four consecutive clean sheets at the World Cup for the first time, while they’re the first nation to do so overall since Spain in 2010.

1^st – Senegal have lost consecutive matches at the World Cup for the first time, while they’ve not kept a clean sheet in the competition since their tournament debut against France in 2002.

3^rd – At 71 years and 105 days, Netherland’s boss Louis van Gaal became the third oldest manager to take charge of a match at the World Cup, after Otto Rehhagel (71y 317d) and Oscar Tabárez (71y 125d).