Everything you need to know about the group that includes hosts Qatar and dark horses Netherlands

The draw for the 2022 World Cup paired hosts Qatar with Netherlands, Ecuador and Senegal in Group A. Here are the final standings after matchday 3.

Netherlands finished at the top of the group with seven points from 3 games, scoring five goals in the process. Senegal joined Netherlands in the round of 16 from Group A after securing a crucial win against Ecuador on final matchday.

Ecuador finished third with four points and missed out on qualification after a loss against Senegal whereas hosts Qatar didn't manage a single win and scored just once picking up zero points in total.

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  Group A fixtures and results

  Date	KO time (local time)	Fixture	Venue
  November 20	19:00	Qatar 0-2 Ecuador	Al Bayt Stadium
  November 21	19:00	Senegal 0-2 Netherlands	Al Thumama Stadium
  November 25	16:00	Qatar 1-3 Senegal	Al Thumama Stadium
  November 25	19:00	Netherlands 1-1 Ecuador	Khalifa International Stadium
  November 29	18:00	Ecuador 1-2 Senegal	Khalifa International Stadium
  November 29	18:00	Netherlands 2-0 Qatar	Al Bayt Stadium

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• Group A table

  Here are the final standings for Group A:

  Position	Country	Played	W	D	L	GD	Points
  1	Netherlands	3	2	1	0	+4	7
  2	Senegal	3	2	0	1	+1	6
  3	Ecuador	3	1	1	1	+1	4
  4	Qatar	3	0	0	3	-6	0

• Group A squads

  Qatar squad

  Position	Name
  Goalkeepers	Al Sheeb, Barsham, Hassan
  Defenders	Ro-Ro Hassan, Salman, Kheder, Ahmed, Al-Rawi, Khoukhi, Gaber
  Midfielders	Hatem, Waad, Assadalla, Al-Hajri, Boudiaf, Madibo, Tarek
  Attackers	Afif, Alaaeldin, Muntari, Al-Haydos, Mohammad, Muneer, Ali, Al-Hadhrami

  Netherlands squad

  Position	Name
  Goalkeepers	Bijlow, Pasveer, Noppert
  Defenders	Dumfries, Frimpong, Van Dijk, Timber, Ake, De Ligt, De Vrij, Blind, Malacia
  Midfielders	De Jong, Simons, Klaassen, Berghuis, Koopmeiners, Taylor, De Roon
  Attackers	Memphis, Bergwijn, Gakpo, Lang, Janssen, De Jong, Weghorst

  Ecuador squad

  Position	Name
  Goalkeepers	Dominguez, Galindez, Ramirez
  Defenders	Estupinan, Preciado, Hincapie, Arreaga, Arboleda, Palacios, Porozo, Pacho, Torres
  Midfielders	Gruezo, Mena, Mendez, Plata, Caicedo, Ibarra, Franco, Cifuentes, Sarmiento, Preciado
  Attackers	Valencia, Estrada, Reasco, Rodriguez

  Senegal squad

  Position	Name
  Goalkeepers	Mendy, Gomis, Dieng
  Defenders	Koulibaly, Mendi, Cisse, Diallo, Ballo-Toure, Jakobs, Sabaly
  Midfielders	P. Gueye, Sarr, I. Gueye, Mendy, Kouyate, Ciss, Diatta, Name, Ndiaye
  Attackers	Dia, Sarr, Dieng, Ndiaye, Jackson, Diedhiou

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• Kick-off times in UK & USA

  Qatar time	UK	USA (ET)
  13:00	11:00	06:00
  16:00	14:00	09:00
  18:00	16:00	11:00
  19:00	17:00	12:00
  22:00	20:00	15:00

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