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World Cup; Round of 16 beckons as teams enter their final group games
Senegal(Lions of Teranga) qualify for the round of 16 of the world cup
Yesterday, November 29 saw the beginning of the final group matches for all the teams participating in the Qatar world cup. First up was groups A and B
In group A, the host nation, Qatar, who were knocked out already faced Netherlands. The host were defeated and this meant they finished the group bottom and without a point. The other deciding match in the group was between Ecuador and Senegal. The latter won the match 2-1 sending them into the next round in second place behind Netherlands.
In group B, it was a tight race as no team had been knocked out yet and the final matches we’re going to be crucial deciders. England faced Wales and the former won 3-0 courtesy of goals by Phil Foden and a brace from Marcus Rashford. The other group tie was between Iran and United States of America, and the former won 1-0 through a goal by Christian Pulisic. This means that England finished first followed closely by USA.
The round of 16 will see Netherlands faces USA while Senegal take on England.
Today’s matches:
Group C( Poland vs Argentina, Saudia Arabia vs Mexico)
Group D( Australia vs Denmark, Tunisia vs France)