
FACTS AND STATS: SENEGAL’S 3-1 VICTORY PUT QATAR AT THE BRINK OF WORLD CUP EXIT
FIFA World Cup Group A Match Statistics
QATAR VS SENEGAL
Venue: Ahmad bin Ali Stadium
Qatar 1 vs 3 Senegal
M Muntari (78′) B Dia (41′), F Diedhou (48′) A Dieng (84′)
Qatar XI (5-3-2): Barsham; Homam, Hassan, Khoukhi, Ismail, Pedro; Madibo, Boudiaf, Al Haydos; Afif, Almoez
Senegal XI (4-3-3): Mendy; Jakobs, Diallo, Koulibaly, Mendy; Diedhiou, Mendy, Gueye; Sarr, Dia, Diatta
MATCH FACTS
3 – Senegal have scored three goals in a #FIFAWorldCup game for only the 2nd time in their tournament history, whilst this is the first time they see three different players find the net for them.
10-9 – Qatar is the 9th Arab team and the 10th Asian team to be registered in the history of the World Cup.
2- Qatar 🇶🇦 have become the first host nation to lose two matches in a single group round of an edition of the World Cup.
MATCH STATS
Qatar Senegal
Possession: 45% 55%
Shots: 8 10
Shots on target: 3 5
Corners: 6 7
Fouls: 7 12
Yellow Card: 3 3
Red Card: 0 0
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz
Assistants: Roberto Diaz Perez del Palomar, Pau Cebrian Devis
VAR: Alejandro Hernandez Hernandez
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