2022 FIFA World Cup Group A
Group A of the 2022 FIFA World Cup will take place from 21 to 29 November 2022. The group consists of Qatar, Ecuador, Senegal and the Netherlands. The top two teams will advance to the round of 16. Teams. Notes Standings. In the round of 16: Matches. All times listed are local, AST (). Senegal vs Netherlands. The teams have never met before. This will be the first tournament since 1954 where the opening match doesn’t involve either the hosts or the defending champions, in order to maximise South American viewership for the Qatar  vs Ecuador match. Qatar vs Ecuador. The two teams have faced each other three times, most recently in 2018, a 4–3 win for Qatar in a friendly game. Qatar vs Senegal. The teams have never met before. Netherlands vs Ecuador. The two teams have faced each other twice, most recently in 2014, a 1–1 draw in a friendly game. Ecuador vs Senegal. The two teams have faced each other twice, most recently in 2005, a 2–1 win for Senegal in a friendly game. Netherlands vs Qatar. The teams have never met before. Discipline. Fair play points will be used as  tiebreakers if the overall and head-to-head records of teams are tied. These are calculated based on yellow and red cards received in all group matches as follows: Only one of the above deductions can be applied to a player in a single match.