Meanwhile, Qatar have been eliminated after losing their first two matches. They are staring at an unwanted record as another defeat would make them the only single host nation to lose as many as three matches at an edition of the tournament. Qatar have now conceded five goals in the group stages – no host nation has ever conceded more in a single group stage, with South Africa also conceding five in 2010. The omens don't look good for Qatar, as the Netherlands boast an impeccable record of four wins out of four against Asian sides in World Cup competition, scoring 11 goals and conceding just once. Cody Gakpo has been their star performer so far in the 2022 tournament and he has been directly involved in at least one goal in his last five appearances for the Netherlands in all competitions.
Netherlands Starting 11 (3-4-1-2): Noppert; Timber, Van Dijk, Ake; Dumfries, Berghuis, F. De Jong, Blind; Gakpo; Memphis, Bergwijn
Bench: Bijlow, Pasveer, Frimpong, Malacia, De Ligt, De Vrij, Taylor, Koopmeiners, Klaassen, De Roon, Janssen, Lang, Simons, L. De Jong, Weghorst
Qatar Starting 11 (3-5-2): Barsham; Miguel, Khoukhi, Hassan; Mohammad, Boudiaf, Madibo, Al-Haydos, Ahmed; Afif, Muntari
Bench: Sheeb, Ali, Abdulsallam, Al-Hadhrami, Waad, Salman, Hatem, Assadalla, Kheder, Mashaal, Alaaeldin, Hajri, Ali, Mazeed
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