2022 FIFA World Cup Group A

Group A of the 2022 FIFA World Cup will be from 21 to 29 November 2022. The teams in the group are Qatar, Ecuador, Senegal and the Netherlands. The top two teams will go to the round of 16.

Teams
 Draw position Team Pot Confederation Method ofqualification Date ofqualification Finalsappearance Lastappearance Previous bestperformance FIFA Rankings March 2022 October 2022 A1    1  AFC  Hosts  2 December 2010  1st  —  —  51  50 A2    4  CONMEBOL  CONMEBOL Round Robin fourth place  24 March 2022  4th  2014  Round of 16 (2006)  46  44 A3    3  CAF  CAF Third Round winners  29 March 2022  3rd  2018  Quarter-finals (2002)  20  18 A4    2  UEFA  UEFA Group G winners  16 November 2021  11th  2014  Runners-up (1974, 1978, 2010)  10  8
Notes

Standings

In the round of 16:
 The winners of Group A will play the runners-up of Group B.
 The runners-up of Group A will play the winners of Group B.

Matches
All times listed are local, AST (UTC+3).

Qatar vs Ecuador

 GK 1 Saad Al-Sheeb  CB 15Bassam Al-RawiCB 16Boualem KhoukhiCB 3 Abdelkarim HassanRWB2 Ró-RóLWB14Homam AhmedCM 10Hassan Al-Haydos (c)   CM 12Karim Boudiaf  CM 6 Abdulaziz HatemCF 19Almoez Ali    CF 11Akram Afif  Substitutions:FW 9 Mohammed Muntari   DF 4 Mohammed Waad   Manager: Félix Sánchez300px GK 1 Hernán GalíndezRB 17Ángelo PreciadoCB 2 Félix TorresCB 3 Piero HincapiéLB 7 Pervis EstupiñánRM 19Gonzalo PlataCM 20Jhegson Méndez  CM 23Moisés Caicedo    LM 10Romario Ibarra   CF 13Enner Valencia (c)   CF 11Michael Estrada   Substitutions:MF 16Jeremy Sarmiento   MF 5 José Cifuentes   FW 26Kevin Rodríguez   MF 21Alan Franco   Manager: Gustavo Alfaro

Man of the Match:
Enner Valencia (Ecuador)

Assistant referees:
Ciro Carbone (Italy)
Alessandro Giallatini (Italy)
Fourth official:
István Kovács (Romania)
Reserve assistant referee:
Ovidiu Artene (Romania)
Video assistant referee:
Massimiliano Irrati (Italy)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Paolo Valeri (Italy)
Tomasz Listkiewicz (Poland)
Benoît Millot (France)
Stand-by assistant video assistant referee:
Paweł Sokolnicki (Poland)

Senegal vs Netherlands

 GK 16Édouard MendyRB 21Youssouf SabalyCB 3 Kalidou Koulibaly (c)CB 4 Pape Abou CisséLB 22Abdou Diallo   CM 8 Cheikhou Kouyaté   CM 6 Nampalys Mendy  RW 15Krépin Diatta   AM 5 Idrissa Gueye  LW 18Ismaïla SarrCF 9 Boulaye Dia   Substitutions:DF 14Ismail Jakobs   FW 20Bamba Dieng   MF 26Pape Gueye   FW 7 Nicolas Jackson   Manager:Aliou Cissé300px GK 23Andries NoppertCB 3 Matthijs de Ligt  CB 4 Virgil van Dijk (c)CB 5 Nathan AkéRM 22Denzel DumfriesCM 11Steven Berghuis   CM 21Frenkie de JongLM 17Daley BlindAM 8 Cody Gakpo   CF 18Vincent Janssen   CF 7 Steven Bergwijn   Substitutions:FW 10Memphis Depay   MF 14Davy Klaassen   MF 20Teun Koopmeiners   MF 15Marten de Roon   Manager:Louis van Gaal

Man of the Match:
Cody Gakpo (Netherlands)

Assistant referees:
Bruno Boschilia (Brazil)
Bruno Pires (Brazil)
Fourth official:
Andrés Matonte (Uruguay)
Reserve assistant referee:
Nicolás Taran (Uruguay)
Video assistant referee:
Juan Soto (Venezuela)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Nicolás Gallo (Colombia)
Diego Bonfá (Argentina)
Mauro Vigliano (Argentina)
Stand-by assistant video assistant referee:
Ezequiel Brailovsky (Argentina)

Qatar vs Senegal

 GK 22Meshaal BarshamCB 2 Ró-Ró   CB 16Boualem KhoukhiCB 3 Abdelkarim HassanRWB17Ismaeel Mohammad  LWB14Homam Ahmed    CM 12Karim Boudiaf   CM 10Hassan Al-Haydos (c)   CM 23Assim Madibo  CF 19Almoez AliCF 11Akram AfifSubstitutions:MF 6 Abdulaziz Hatem   FW 9 Mohammed Muntari   DF 4 Mohammed Waad   DF 5 Tarek Salman   Manager: Félix Sánchez300px GK 16Édouard MendyRB 21Youssouf SabalyCB 3 Kalidou Koulibaly (c)CB 22Abdou DialloLB 14Ismail Jakobs    RM 18Ismaïla Sarr   CM 6 Nampalys Mendy   CM 5 Idrissa GueyeLM 15Krépin Diatta   CF 9 Boulaye Dia  CF 19Famara Diédhiou   Substitutions:MF 11Pathé Ciss    FW 13Iliman Ndiaye   FW 20Bamba Dieng   DF 4 Pape Abou Cissé   MF 17Pape Matar Sarr   Manager:Aliou Cissé

Man of the Match:
Boulaye Dia (Senegal)

Assistant referees:
Pau Cebrián Devís (Spain)
Roberto Díaz Pérez del Palomar (Spain)
Fourth official:
Kevin Ortega (Peru)
Reserve assistant referee:
Djibril Camara (Senegal)
Video assistant referee:
Drew Fischer (Canada)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)
Nicolás Taran (Uruguay)
Adil Zourak (Morocco)
Stand-by assistant video assistant referee:
Bruno Pires (Brazil)

Netherlands vs Ecuador

 GK 23Andries NoppertCB 2 Jurriën TimberCB 4 Virgil van Dijk (c)CB 5 Nathan AkéRM 22Denzel DumfriesCM 20Teun Koopmeiners   CM 21Frenkie de JongLM 17Daley BlindAM 14Davy Klaassen   CF 8 Cody Gakpo   CF 7 Steven Bergwijn   Substitutions:FW 10Memphis Depay   MF 11Steven Berghuis   FW 19Wout Weghorst   MF 15Marten de Roon   Manager:Louis van Gaal300px GK 1 Hernán GalíndezCB 25Jackson PorozoCB 2 Félix TorresCB 3 Piero HincapiéRM 17Ángelo PreciadoCM 20Jhegson Méndez  CM 23Moisés CaicedoLM 7 Pervis EstupiñánAM 19Gonzalo Plata   AM 13Enner Valencia (c)   CF 11Michael Estrada   Substitutions:MF 16Jeremy Sarmiento   MF 10Romario Ibarra   FW 26Kevin Rodríguez   Manager: Gustavo Alfaro

Man of the Match:
Frenkie de Jong (Netherlands)

Assistant referees:
Mokrane Gourari (Algeria)
Abdelhak Etchiali (Algeria)
Fourth official:
Saíd Martínez (Honduras)
Reserve assistant referee:
Helpys Raymundo Feliz (Dominican Republic)
Video assistant referee:
Shaun Evans (Australia)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Redouane Jiyed (Morocco)
Ashley Beecham (Australia)
Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)
Stand-by assistant video assistant referee:
Anton Shchetinin (Australia)

Ecuador vs Senegal

 GK 1 Hernán GalíndezRB 17Ángelo Preciado   CB 2 Félix TorresCB 3 Piero HincapiéLB 7 Pervis EstupiñánDM 8 Carlos Gruezo   CM 21Alan Franco   CM 23Moisés CaicedoRF 19Gonzalo PlataCF 11Michael Estrada   LF 13Enner Valencia (c)Substitutions:MF 5 José Cifuentes   MF 16Jeremy Sarmiento   FW 24Djorkaeff Reasco   DF 25Jackson Porozo   Manager: Gustavo Alfaro300px GK 16Édouard MendyRB 21Youssouf SabalyCB 3 Kalidou Koulibaly (c)CB 22Abdou DialloLB 14Ismail JakobsCM 11Pathé Ciss   CM 26Pape GueyeRW 13Iliman Ndiaye   AM 5 Idrissa Gueye  LW 18Ismaïla SarrCF 9 Boulaye Dia   Substitutions:MF 6 Nampalys Mendy   FW 20Bamba Dieng   DF 4 Pape Abou Cissé   Manager:Aliou Cissé

Man of the Match:
Kalidou Koulibaly (Senegal)

Assistant referees:
Nicolas Danos (France)
Cyril Gringore (France)
Fourth official:
István Kovács (Romania)
Reserve assistant referee:
Ovidiu Artene (Romania)
Video assistant referee:
Jérôme Brisard (France)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Benoît Millot (France)
Ciro Carbone (Italy)
Drew Fischer (Canada)
Stand-by assistant video assistant referee:
Alessandro Giallatini (Italy)

Netherlands vs Qatar

 GK 23Andries NoppertCB 2 Jurriën TimberCB 4 Virgil van Dijk (c)CB 5 Nathan Aké  RM 22Denzel DumfriesCM 15Marten de Roon   CM 21Frenkie de Jong   LM 17Daley BlindAM 14Davy Klaassen   CF 8 Cody Gakpo   CF 10Memphis Depay   Substitutions:MF 11Steven Berghuis   FW 18Vincent Janssen   FW 19Wout Weghorst   MF 20Teun Koopmeiners   MF 24Kenneth Taylor   Manager:Louis van Gaal300px GK 22Meshaal BarshamCB 2 Ró-RóCB 16Boualem KhoukhiCB 3 Abdelkarim HassanRWB17Ismaeel Mohammad   LWB14Homam AhmedCM 10Hassan Al-Haydos (c)   CM 23Assim Madibo   CM 6 Abdulaziz Hatem   CF 19Almoez Ali   CF 11Akram AfifSubstitutions:MF 8 Ali Assadalla   MF 12Karim Boudiaf   FW 9 Mohammed Muntari   DF 13Musab Kheder   FW 7 Ahmed Alaaeldin   Manager: Félix Sánchez

Man of the Match:
Davy Klaassen (Netherlands)

Assistant referees:
Elvis Noupue (Cameroon)
Mahmoud Abouelregal (Egypt)
Fourth official:
Ma Ning (China)
Reserve assistant referee:
Cao Yi (China)
Video assistant referee:
Redouane Jiyed (Morocco)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Adil Zourak (Morocco)
Mokrane Gourari (Algeria)
Julio Bascuñán (Chile)
Stand-by assistant video assistant referee:
Zakhele Siwela (South Africa)

Discipline
Fair play points will be used as tiebreakers if the teams are tied after the overall and head-to-head rules. These points are based on yellow and red cards given to a team. The points are:
first yellow card: minus 1 point;
indirect red card (second yellow card): minus 3 points;
direct red card: minus 4 points;
yellow card and direct red card: minus 5 points;

TeamMatch 1Match 2Match 3Points 1               1       −2 2       1              −3 2       3       1       −6 4       3              −7

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