The debut of all teams has passed, but football does not stand still. The second round starts this Friday, with four matches in groups A and B. Two teams have the chance to seal their pass for the round of 16 today: England and the Netherlands or Ecuador. Follow it minute by minute clarion.
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The second round begins and two teams can secure their pass for the second round
Kieran Trippier and Harry Kane, in training before England’s second match Photo: EFE
The 32 teams competing in the Qatar 2022 World Cup have already completed their first presentations and the second of three group stage dates begins this Friday. With one peculiarity: today two nations could secure their pass to the round of 16.
England is the one that has its most paved path. After the 6-2 against Iran, they will face the United States from 4 pm. If he wins, he will reach 6 points and his place in the knockout stage will be guaranteed. One more piece of information: if Wales and Iran draw earlier (played at 7), Harry Kane’s side would secure top spot in group B with victory.
Meanwhile, for group A, the Netherlands and Ecuador will clash at 13, in what promises to be the most exciting duel of the day. If one of them wins, they will reach 6 points. But in this case, another result will be needed to seal the passage to the round of 16: the draw between Senegal and Qatar, who play at odds of 10.
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“To have faith is to believe that all will be well, even during chaos. It is the certainty that all the best is yet to come. It is to understand that everything has its time. Faith is beyond human capacity, we cannot come, but we can hear” Neymar emphasized on his Instagram account a couple of hours after the end of the match in Lusail, in which he ended up injured.
“Today was a difficult game, but it was important to win. Congratulations team, first step taken. You’re at the end”, concludes the positive message from the Brazilian star
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Embolo gave Switzerland victory over Cameroon. AP/Ebrahim Noroozi.
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Qatar and Senegal will play the second round of Group A this Friday from 10, in what represents their first meeting not only in a World Cup, but in all competitions. It will be the first match in history between the two.
It is the first time that Qatar have faced a team from the African Confederation, while Senegal have already faced an Asian rival: they drew 2-2 against Japan in Group H of Russia 2018.
Qatar come off their debut 2-0 defeat by Ecuador, making them the first host country to lose their opening match of the World Cup. For its part, Senegal fell 0-2 to the Netherlands.
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With that goal, he also extended to ten consecutive games in which Wales remained unbeaten (six wins and four draws), between qualifiers and the World Cup.
The ‘Cardiff Express’, a national hero in his country, which on Monday he equaled the record for international caps with Wales by Chris Gunter (109), will be able to surpass him this Friday, if once again Rob Page decides not to give the Wimbledon defender minutes.
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The DT held a press conference together with the team doctor Rodrigo Lasmar, who communicated that the player has a right ankle sprain and it will be necessary to wait 48 hours to find out how the injury develops
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Tite’s bench for Neymar
Tite says goodbye to Neymar when the Brazilian star has to leave the field due to injury. photo by AFP
The Brazilian coach underlined the attitude of his team’s megastar, injured by an ankle sprain, and assured that he will play again in this World Cup.
“Just in relation to Neymar I want to make a technical observation. He stayed on the pitch with pain in his ankle because the team needed it. He had the ability to overcome the pain to help the team,” said Tite.
The PSG striker tried to stay on the pitch until he was replaced by Antony with 10 minutes remaining.
The DT also left a sentence that sounded like an expression of desire: “I’m sure he’ll play in the World Cup, I’m absolutely sure of it. He’ll play in the Cup.”
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“We played a good game. We have to congratulate ourselves for that, even if we have to keep working hard,” said the 31-year-old Manchester United player.
After the sensational 2-0, he promised they would not slow down: “Now we have to keep working to come out victorious in the next game, which is the goal. Six finals to go. The first was this one, but six more to go.”
For the second round of group G, the team led by Tite will face Switzerland on Monday at 13:00.
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Richarlison scores Brazil’s second goal against Serbia at Lusail Stadium, in the Qatar 2022 World Cup. Photo Fernando de la Orden / Special Envoy
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What are the round of 16 after the first date
According to the rankings published by Fifa on its website, here’s what the possible crosses in the round of 16 would have looked like when the first date of the group stage ended.
Holland-Wales.
England-Ecuador.
Saudi Arabia-Tunisia.
France-Poland.
Spain-Croatia.
Belgium-Japan.
Brazil-South Korea.
Portugal-Switzerland.
Source: Clarin
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