The Netherlands struck late in the second half to secure a 2-0 win over African champions Senegal in their 2022 FIFA World Cup opener on Monday evening. SLInt MORE:
The Lions of Teranga were without talisman Sadio Mane, who will miss the whole tournament as Krepin Diatta and Boulaye Dia join Ismaila Sarr in the front three.
The Dutch should have opened the scoring on 18 minutes when a swift counter attack ended with Janssen picking out Frenkie de Jong, who took one touch too many before Ghana were able to clear. The second half continued in similar fashion to the first, as Van Dijk should have put the Dutch ahead eight minutes after break with a towering header that sailed over the crossbar.
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