Doha: Senegal strikers Boulaye Dia, Famara Diedhiou and Bamba Dieng scored to safe a deserved 3-1 victory over Qatar and ship the host nation to the brink of elimination following their World Cup Group A conflict at Al Thumama Stadium on Friday.
Senegal have three factors from their two video games and meet Ecuador in a last pool conflict on Tuesday, whereas Qatar nonetheless don’t have any factors and will probably be out of the event if Netherlands beat Ecuador or that match ends in a draw afterward Friday.
A howler from Boualem Khoukhi allowed Dia to web the opener 4 minutes earlier than halftime when the defender bought the ball caught beneath his ft as he tried to clear earlier than Diedhiou headed in a second and Dieng made certain of the win late on.
Qatar scored their first ever World Cup purpose with 12 minutes of strange time remaining as Ghana-born striker Mohammed Muntari headed in Ismail Mohamad’s cross however the uncommon second of celebration for the house supporters proved solely a comfort.