New Delhi: Today, hosts Qatar came out to play their last match in Group-A of the Football World Cup. But host country was defeated by the Netherlands 2-0. After this defeat, Qatar was out of the tournament.
The Netherlands team has reached the pre-quarterfinals after the victory. Actually, the Netherlands team has reached the last-16 for the 11th time. Apart from this, host Qatar could not win a single match in this World Cup. The hosts had to face defeat in all their three matches.
The first goal of this match was scored by the Netherlands in the 26th minute. Cody Gakpo scored the goal for the Netherlands. Actually, this was Cody Gakpo’s goal in the third consecutive match. In this way, he is the fourth player from the Netherlands to score in three consecutive matches. The Netherlands team scored the second goal after halftime.
Midfielder Frankie de Jong scored the second goal for the Netherlands in the 49th minute. The Netherlands team went ahead 2-0. At the same time, the Dutch team maintained their lead till the end.