World Cup hosts Qatar face Senegal in an important Group A match at the Al Thumama Stadium on Friday at 8am ET. Both the nations have suffered 2-0 defeats in their opening match. The host nation lost to Ecuador in the FIFA World Cup 2022 opening match while Senegal lost to the Netherlands.
Qatar became the first World Cup host to lose their opening game.
Preview :
Bayern Munich forward Mane was ruled out of the tournament after suffering a fibula injury.
Senegal’s forwards need to step up in Sadio Mane’s absence if the Lions of Teranga are going to progress in the World Cup, says Aliou Cisse. A victory in this match will keep the dream alive for Qatar and Senegal. whoever, loses it today will most likely not able to qualify to the next round.
Head to Head :
Qatar and Senegal have not played against each other before. This will be the first-ever meeting between Qatar and Senegal, both the teams will be looking to win the game to stay in the contention to qualify for the next round.
Key players to watch :
Qatar : Akram Afif
Senegal : Ismaila Sarr
Qatar possible starting lineup :
Barsham; Pedro Miguel, Khoukhi, Salman, A Hassan, Ahmed; Al Haydos, Boudiaf, Hatem; Ali, Afif
Senegal possible starting lineup :
Dieng; Sabaly, Koulibaly, Cisse, Diallo; I Gueye, N Mendy; Ndiaye, I Sarr, Diatta, Dia
Date, Venue, Time :
on November 25 at 8am ET at the Al Thumama Stadium on Friday.
Prediction :
Based on performance of both the nations earlier this week, today game will be going to be hard fought.
But, Senegal will win by 2-0 against Qatar.
Live Streaming :
8am ET on Fox for English, Telemundo for Spanish, Fubo Tv, fox sports app, FS1 and Telemundo
Live stream: FUBO TV (Try for free)