The dagger came later in the day when the Netherlands and Ecuador tied 1\u002D1, giving them both four points through two games
“I thought we competed at a good level, unfortunately, we couldn’t get the result that we wanted,” Qatar head coach Felix Sanchez said. “As I said before the game, the most important thing for us, more than the result, was to be competitive. I think we were competitive today and then we were looking for a result.”Article content
In the opening game of the World Cup, Qatar looked understandably nervous in a 2-0 loss to Ecuador. The hosts looked much more at ease against Senegal, but still could not pull out a result. “I think we improved our level a lot,” Sanchez said. “Netherlands is going to be the most difficult opposition and it’s good that we took this step forward, and hopefully, we’ll try to be even more competitive. We know the difference, they’re a big team with big players.
“I think it was a wonderful day for us, we’re back to football and I don’t have the words to say thank you to our players,” said Iran head coach Carlos Queiroz, who only took over the team in August. “Again, the players deserve to be supported and we did it for them. That’s the only reason we are here, to play for the fans.”
“Again, the players deserve to be supported and we did it for them,” Queiroz said. “That’s the only reason we are here; to play for the fans.” The decisive goal was scored by Roozbeh Cheshimi eight minutes into second-half injury time. Ramin Rezaeian added a second three minutes later.
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