Senegal registered their first win of #FIFAWorldCupQatar2022 by beating Qatar 3-1. Boulaye Dia & Famara Diedhiou scored for the Lions of Teranga to put the Lions of Teranga in pole position. With 12 minutes remaining in regulation time, Mohammed Muntari scored the hosts' first-ever #FIFAWorldCup to give the hosts some hope. But Bamba Dieng put the result beyond doubt and virtually confirmed Qatar's exit from the tournament.
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00:00Well, just half an hour to go then until kick-off between our second game of the day,
00:05this one between the host nation Qatar and Senegal.
00:11Both sides are primed for another go at the group.
00:15It is so important not to lose your first game at a tournament.
00:18Should defeat strike though, match day two becomes crucial.
00:23Saar is close at hand, as is Mendy.
00:30Rissa Garnaguet gives it, gets it back.
00:35Went for goal with a stinging strike.
00:42Dia, back to Diallo.
00:49Fired in towards Jeju, and it breaks free!
00:53And the opportunity is seized upon.
00:57Boulaye Dia!
01:01And if it were possible, the noise level rises even further inside the Altumama Stadium.
01:09Senegal click into gear at the World Cup Finals, leaving Qatar's players with plenty to ponder and much to do.
01:17There's the goal scorer again.
01:23Diallo gets involved.
01:27That's the end of a first half.
01:31And as a result, at the break, it is Qatar 0, Senegal 1.
01:35Boulibaly well forward, Diallo as well.
01:41Jeju and Dia trying to break free.
01:45There's the header, it's in!
01:49Farama, Jeju!
01:50Their top scorer in qualifying, does it at the finals.
01:57The perfect second half start for Senegal.
02:02What a header that was, by the way.
02:05What an absolutely unbelievable header in terms of his movement.
02:08That's an effort from distance, which had plenty behind it.
02:19And there were plenty inside the ground, who thought that was in.
02:23Hafif, Ali!
02:29Waved away by Eduard Mendy, and it had to be.
02:34Four still wait.
02:36And there's one of them!
02:37And what a save!
02:38A world-class stop to prevent the Qatar comeback from beginning.
02:49Breaking ball, looking for Mohamed.
02:51He's got it under his spell.
02:54Has options in the middle, that's brilliant!
02:59Mohamed Bontari!
03:00A landmark moment for Qatar, as they celebrate their first ever World Cup Finals goal.
03:13And the Altumama Stadium loved that!
03:19That was absolutely brilliant.
03:21This place has absolutely erupted.
03:23And Jai, full of running.
03:29Having only just recently been introduced.
03:32And here he goes again.
03:33Two to look for!
03:35And that might well do it, for Senegal!
03:41Bamba Dieng!
03:47Right place, right time!
03:53That's the end.
03:54Lift off for Senegal, at World Cup 2022.
03:56It's Qatar 1.
03:57That's the end.
03:59Lift off for Senegal, at World Cup 2022.
04:03It's Qatar 1.
04:06Qatar 1.
04:09We're still in the fifth части.
04:11We have to wait at a million,
04:13and as we can see in the first half,
04:14we can see in the first half.
04:16The result of
04:19being here is not a year,
04:21but in the last half of the sets,
04:22a half a year,
04:24it's a half a year,
04:26and the last half is the third half.
04:28We have to begin with the good match.
04:30The first half won,
04:31we have to wait!