Qatar became the first team to be eliminated from the 2022 FIFA World Cup on Friday after the tournament hosts lost 3-1 to Senegal in their second group game. Group A rivals the Netherlands and Equador drew 1-1. That result left Qatar with zero points from two matches.
Qatar still has one more match to play against the Netherlands on Tuesday.
Senegal, on the other hand, got its campaign back on track after losing 2-0 to the Netherlands in the first match.
The Netherlands and Ecuador both have four points, while Senegal is on three. Qatar, coming off of two losses, can’t do better than three, meaning the best they can do is third place.
Ecuador, the Netherlands, and Senegal will all be facing off for two spots in the knockout rounds in the final set of games in Group A, but for the hosts, the results of the final set of games are academic.
