Senegal coach has 'blind trust' in steely keeper Mendy
AL RAYYAN, Qatar : Senegal coach Aliou Cisse has total trust in goalkeeper Edouard Mendy despite his rocky start to the World Cup campaign.
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Qatar have point to prove against Senegal says coach Sanchez
Al RAYYAN, Qatar : Qatar want to prove they can compete at the highest level when they face Senegal, coach Felix Sanchez said on Thursday on the eve of a clash that may thwart their World Cup hopes.
World Cup host Qatar must conquer nerves before Senegal
DOHA: There’s a good chance the World Cup will go from bad to worse for the Qatar team if the players don’t conquer their nerves when they face African champion Senegal in their second group match. The Qataris are already the first hosts to lose the opening game of a World Cup after they were overwhelmed by their nation’s biggest sporting occasion in a 2-0 Group A defeat to Ecuador on Sunday. That puts them in danger of also being only the second host after South Africa in 2010 to be eliminated in the group stage.
Koulibaly challenges younger Senegal team mates to step up
DOHA: Senegal captain Kalidou Koulibaly has challenged his younger team mates to produce an improved performance in their next match against World Cup hosts Qatar as the African champions seek to revive their chances.
The Qatar World Cup kicks off with an extravagant ceremony
After a tortuous 12-year build-up dogged by off-field controversies, the first World Cup in the Middle East finally began on Sunday night with a flashy opening ceremony.
Qatar’s hopes hang in the balance as elimination beckons
DOHA : World Cup hosts Qatar know they must not let nerves get the better of them again on Friday as they face African champions Senegal needing to take something from their second Group A encounter or face an early exit from the tournament.
Ecuador, Netherlands eye a place in the next round
DOHA : Ecuador or the Netherlands will take a huge step towards the second round of the World Cup if either can force a victory in Friday’s Group A clash at the Khalifa International Stadium after both sides won their openers in Qatar.
Ecuador's Valencia nurses sprain ahead of Dutch clash
DOHA :Ecuador's captain and top scorer Enner Valencia is still nursing a minor knee sprain ahead of his team's World Cup Group A clash with the Netherlands from which the South Americans could progress to the second round for only the second time.