Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 - Group A - Netherlands v Ecuador - Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar - November 25, 2022 Ecuador's Enner Valencia scores their first goal REUTERS/Carl Recine
Qatar lost their second successive game at their debut World Cup earlier on Friday to Senegal and are eliminated. The African champions are third in the group with Ecuador to come in Tuesday's final group games. "They had a few biters, guys who are hot on your heels. Then you have to act quickly, and could have dealt with that better. We should have done better in possession of the ball," said Dutch captain Virgil van Dijk.
But that was as good as it got for Louis van Gaal's side. Valencia's clever pass in the 24th minute sent Caicedo away down the left and, although his touch was heavy and allowed the Dutch to intercept, it provoked a burst of noise from the large number of their fans that injected energy into the Ecuador players.
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