Senegal and Netherlands opened their World Cup campaigns on Monday, 21 November 2022, with a Group A fixture that ended Senegal 0–2 Netherlands at the World Cup 2022 group stage. The match kicked off at 16:00 UTC on Matchday 1, with Brazilian referee Wilton Pereira Sampaio officiating. The score remained 0–0 at half-time before the Netherlands broke through in the second half to claim all three points in Qatar.

The result placed Netherlands firmly in control of Group A after Mat...