🏆⚽ 🇶🇦 Qatar 1-3 Senegal 🇸🇳
Senegal players celebrate as they cruise past Qatar 3-1 in a Group A game of the World Cup in Qatar, Nov. 25, 2022.
👉 Senegal sent host Qatar to another loss at the World Cup Friday, winning 3-1 after a defensive error gifted the African champion the lead.
Striker Boulaye Dia drilled in that first goal after Qatar defender Boualem Khoukhi tried to make a clearance under no pressure, didn't connect properly and landed on his backside.
Famara Diedhiou made it 2-0 at the start of the second half with a header from a corner.
Qatar substitute Mohammed Muntari gave the hosts a glimmer of hope with a header to make it 2-1, but the Qatar fightback lasted six minutes before Bamba Dieng put Senegal two goals clear again.
Senegal strikers Boulaye Dia, Famara Diedhiou and Bamba Dieng scored to secure a deserved 3-1 victory over Qatar and send the host nation to the brink of elimination following their World Cup Group A clash at Al Thumama Stadium on Friday.
Senegal meets Ecuador in a final pool clash on Tuesday, while Qatar will be out of the tournament if Netherlands beats Ecuador or that match ends in a draw later on Friday.
A howler from Boualem Khoukhi allowed Dia to net the opener 4 minutes before halftime when the defender got the ball caught under his feet as he tried to clear before Diedhiou headed in a second and Dieng made sure of the win late on.
Qatar scored its first ever World Cup goal with 12 minutes of ordinary time remaining as Ghana-born striker Mohammed Muntari headed in Ismail Mohamad's cross, but the rare moment of celebration for the home supporters proved only a consolation.
(AP)