Football World Cup: Group A teams, draw & standings

  • 01/01/2022
Football World Cup: Group A teams, draw & standings

Draw & results

(NZ dates & times)

Monday, November 21 

Ecuador 2 (Valencia 2) Qatar 0

 

Tuesday, November 22

Senegal 0 Netherlands 2 (Gakpo & Klaassen)

 

Saturday, November 26

Qatar 1 (Muntari) Senegal 3 (Dia, Diedhiou & Dieng)

Netherlands 1 (Gakpo) Ecuador 1 (Valencia)

 

Wednesday, November 30

Netherlands 2 (Gakpo & de Jong) Qatar 0

Ecuador 1 (Caicedo) Senegal 2 (Sarr & Koulibaly)

 

Sunday, December 4

4am - Round of 16: Netherlands v USA

 

Monday, December 5

8am - Round of 16: England v Senegal

 

Teams

Qatar

Asian Football Confederation

World Ranking: 50th

TAB Odds: $501

Goalkeepers: Saad Alsheeb, Meshaal Barsham, Yousef Hassan

Defenders: Homam Ahmed, Bassam Al-Rawi, Jassem Gaber, Abdelkarim Hassan, Musaab Khidir, Boualem Khoukhi, Pedro Miguel, Tarek Salman

Midfielders:Salem Al-Hajri, Ali Asad, Karim Boudiaf, Abdelaziz Hatim, Assim Modibo, Ismail Mohamad, Moustafa Tarek, Mohammed Waad

Forwards: Akram Afif, Ahmed Alaaeldin, Naif Alhadhrami, Hassan Al-Haydos, Almoez Ali, Khalid Muneer, Mohamed Muntari

 

Ecuador

South American Football Confederation

World Ranking: 44th

TAB Odds: $151

Goalkeepers: Alexander Dominguez (Liga de Quito), Hernan Galindez (Aucas), Moises Ramirez (Independiente del Valle)

Defenders: Robert Arboleda (Sao Paulo), Xavier Arreaga (Seattle Sounders), Pervis Estupinan (Brighton & Hove Albion), Piero Hincapie (Bayer Leverkusen), William Pacho (Royal Antwerp FC), Diego Palacios (Los Angeles FC), Jackson Porozo (Troyes), Angelo Preciado (Gent), Felix Torres (Santos Laguna)

Midfielders: Moises Caicedo (Brighton), Jose Cifuentes (Los Angeles FC), Alan Franco (Talleres), Carlos Gruezo (Augsburg), Romario Ibarra (Pachuca), Angel Mena (Leon), Jhegson Mendez (Los Angeles FC), Gonzalo Plata (Valladolid), Ayrton Preciado (Santos Laguna),  Jeremy Sarmiento (Brighton)

Strikers: Michael Estrada (Cruz Azul), Djorkaeff Reasco (Newell's Old Boys), Kevin Rodriguez (Imbabura SC), Enner Valencia (Fenerbahce)

 

Senegal

Confederation of African Football

World Ranking: 18th

TAB Odds: $81

Goalkeepers: Seny Dieng (Queens Park Rangers), Alfred Gomis (Stade Rennes), Eduoard Mendy (Chelsea)

Defenders: Pape Abou Cisse (Olympiakos), Fode Ballo Toure (AC Milan), Abdou Diallo (RB Leipzig), Ismail Jakobs (Monaco), Kalidou Koulibaly (Chelsea), Formose Mendy (Amiens), Youssouf Sabaly (Real Betis)

Midfielders: Krepin Diatta (Monaco), Idrissa Gana Gueye (Everton), Pape Gueye (Olympique Marseille), Pathe Ismael Ciss (Rayo Vallecano), Cheikhou Kouyate (Nottingham Forest), Mamdou Loum (Reading), Pape Matar Sarr (Tottenham Hotspur), Nampalys Mendy (Leicester City), Moustapha Name (Pafos FC)

Forwards: Boulaye Dia (Salernitana), Famara Diedhiou (Alanyaspor), Bamba Dieng (Olympique Marseille), Nicolas Jackson (Villarreal), Sadio Mane (Bayern Munich), Ilimane Ndiaye (Sheffield United), Ismaila Sarr (Watford)

 

Netherlands

Union of European Football Associations

World Ranking: 8th

TAB Odds: $12

Runners-up 1974, 1978, 2010

Goalkeepers: Justin Bijlow (Feyenoord), Andries Noppert (Heerenveen), Remko Pasveer (Ajax Amsterdam)

Defenders: Nathan Ake (Manchester City), Daley Blind (Ajax), Matthijs de Ligt (Bayern Munchen), Stefan de Vrij (Internazionale), Denzel Dumfries (Internazionale), Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer Leverkusen), Tyrell Malacia (Manchester United), Jurrien Timber (Ajax), Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool)

Midfielders: Steven Berghuis (Ajax), Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona), Marten de Roon (Atalanta Bergamo), Davy Klaassen (Ajax), Teun Koopmeiners (Atalanta Bergamo), Xavi Simons (PSV Eindhoven), Kenneth Taylor (Ajax)

Forwards: Steven Bergwijn (Ajax), Luuk de Jong (PSV), Memphis Depay (Barcelona), Cody Gakpo (PSV), Vincent Janssen (Antwerp), Noah Lang (Club Brugge), Wout Weghorst (Besiktas)