The Netherlands defeated Qatar 2-0 on Tuesday on the last day of Group A of the 2022 World Cup and qualified for the round of 16 of the competition in first place in their area. Coach Louis Van Gaal’s team imposed themselves with authority over the host, who was already eliminated, with goals from Cody Gakpo -the third in the World Cup- and Frenkie de Jong.
In a game that showed from the start the difference in hierarchies, The Netherlands broke the zero from the hand of Gakpo, their scorer in the competition, and easily dominated the rest of the duel against a weak rival who said goodbye to the tournament.
As soon as the plugin started, FRenkie de Jong finished off the match by sending the ball into the net after a series of rebounds, for which his team then took charge of regulating with his mind in the next instance of the World Cup.
With this result, P.The Netherlands finished first in Group A with seven points, after beating Senegal and drawing with Ecuador, for which they will meet on Saturday at 12 noon (Argentine time) with the second in Group B that integrate England, Iran, the United States and Wales.