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Qatar was knocked out of the World Cup while England had to wait

hQatar crashed out of the World Cup finals on Friday with a second successive defeat before an uninspired England missed the chance to finish out in the last 16 after a goalless draw with the United States.

Qatar lost 3-1 to Senegal and became the first team to be eliminated from the World Cup finals after the Netherlands and Ecuador drew 1-1 in the other first group match.

Asian champions Qatar had high hopes of entering the tournament but became only the second team at home to be knocked out in the group stage after South Africa in 2010.

Goals from Boulay Dia, Famara Didiou and Bamba Dieng were enough to give African champions Senegal the victory.

Mohamed Muntari scored Qatar’s only World Cup goal to date in a disappointing debut on football’s biggest stage – the first time Qatar had been knocked out of the World Cup after just two matches.

“We would like to say that we are very sorry to the fans, to the country,” said Qatari defender Tariq Salman, who was a substitute in the second half.

“We made them feel bad about losing two consecutive World Cup matches.”

The Netherlands took an early lead against Ecuador through Cody Jaco – his second goal of the tournament – ​​but Ecuador equalized with tournament captain Ener Valencia’s third goal.

The Netherlands, led by Louis van Gaal, who has four points, will qualify for the round of sixteen by drawing with Qatar in its last match.

Senegal must defeat Ecuador to qualify for the knockout stage.

After beating Iran 6-2 in their opening match, unimaginative England put in a poor display against the USA and were booed throughout.

Gareth Southgate’s men would have secured progress from the second set with their victory, but they have rarely troubled a resolute American side.

“A draw is not the end of the world for us, it puts us in a great position in the group,” England captain Harry Kane said.

Qatar was knocked out of the World Cup while England had to wait

“After our first performance, people thought we were going to wreck every team we play for, but it’s not like that.”

England need only avoid a four-goal defeat by Wales on Tuesday to qualify and know that a win will see them win the group.

Earlier, Iran scored twice in stoppage time to stun Wales 2-0 and breathed new life into a World Cup campaign that had been overshadowed by mass anti-government protests at home.

Iranian players sang the national anthem before their victory over Wales, after they chose to remain silent in the opening match in Qatar in an apparent gesture of support for the protesters.

They were worthy winners against a team reduced to 10 players late in the game.

Iran, who would have been out if they lost, punished Wales’ Gareth Bales in the eighth minute of stoppage time when substitute Rouzbeh Çesme smashed home.

The Iranians sent thousands of fans into Doha’s Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium when Ramin Rezaian scored the second goal on a counterattack.

There were emotional scenes as Iran’s players and staff, including their Portuguese coach Carlos Queiroz, hugged the pitch and were applauded by their fans.

Mehdi Tarimi, the team’s star striker, paid tribute to the Iranian fans.

“Thanks to our fans, they helped us all the time,” said Taremi, who was cut down by Wayne Hennessy when the goalkeeper ran wide of his own goal.

Hennessey was sent off in the 86th minute, earning his first World Cup red card.

“As always, we need these supporters to support us,” added Taremi, whose side will reach the last 16 if they win a politically charged clash with the United States on Tuesday.

The Brazilian national team camp announced that star Neymar will miss the team’s next match against Switzerland after suffering an ankle ligament injury in their first 2-0 victory over Serbia.

“Today is one of the most difficult moments of my career… and again the World Cup,” Neymar wrote on Instagram.

“I have an injury, yes, it’s annoying, it’s going to hurt but I’m sure I’ll have a chance to come back because I’ll do everything I can to help my country, my teammates and myself.”

Neymar may also miss Brazil’s final matches against Cameroon, according to a report by Brazilian club Globo Esport. –AFP

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