All teams participating in Groups A and B in the 2022 World Cup have completed the second matchday which took place Friday-Saturday (25-26/11/2022) early morning WIB. The results are full of surprises.
Starting with a duel between Wales and Iran which finished 0-2 for Iran’s advantage. Wales had to play with 10 men after goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey was sent off. Iran finally got two winning goals in injury time. Roozbeh Cheshmi broke the deadlock for Iran with a long-range shot. Iran added to the lead through Ramin Rezaeian’s goal.
3 other matches followed with different results. Qatar surrendered to Senegal 1-3, the Netherlands had to settle for sharing points against Ecuador, and England failed to overcome the resistance of the United States after a goalless draw.
The Dutch national team was forced to share points with Ecuador after the 2 teams drew 1-1 in the second match of Group A for the 2022 World Cup at Khalifa International. This result left the 3 teams in Group A still having a chance of advancing to the last 16 of the 2022 World Cup. The Netherlands managed to open up more advantage first through a goal scored by Cody Gakpo when the game had only been running for 6 minutes.
Ecuador tried to reply and succeeded in doing so in the second half. Precisely in the 49th minute, the captain, Enner Valencia managed to score an equalizer. (bolivarescapes.com)
Another result was that there was no winner in the second match in Group B for the 2022 World Cup between England and the United States at the Al Bayt Stadium, Doha, Saturday (26/11/2022) in the morning WIB. In this match, England had difficulty dismantling Uncle’s team’s defense. Sam. Despite a number of opportunities, Harry Kane and teams were unable to penetrate the strong defense of the US.
The United States actually appeared more confident, especially in the second half. Christian Pulisic and colleagues put a lot of pressure on and got chances even though they still didn’t succeed. This result made the competition in Group B for the 2022 World Cup even more fierce and tight. England is still firmly in first place with a value of four. Followed by Iran, which packed three points after the win over Wales.
