​The Netherlands were absent from the finals in 2018, but returned looking for a World Cup result and won their first match in Qatar, 2-0 against Senegal.

Players of the Netherlands national team at the 2022 World Cup in QatarPhoto: Ozan KOSE / AFP / Profimedia

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The goals of Louis van Gaal’s team were scored by Hakpo (84′) and Klaassen (’90+9).

Group A also includes Qatar and Ecuador. In the first match of the competition, the South Americans won with a score of 2:0.

It will be recalled that the Netherlands reached the finals of the World Cup three times, but were defeated each time: 1-2 by Germany (1974), 1-3 by Argentina (1978) and 0-1 after extra time by Spain (2010). .

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