The Netherlands established themselves as a team to be reckoned with as they posted three wins and outscored the other three teams 10-0. The second team to advance came down to the final match. It stayed scoreless between Ecuador and Senegal until the 74th minute, but five goals were then put on the board, with Ecuador prevailing 3-2. Memphis Depay of the Netherlands got his Golden Boot candidacy off to a terrific start with four goals, including a hat trick against Senegal.
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| Group A | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA |
| Netherlands | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 0 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| Senegal | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| Qatar | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Ecuador 1, Qatar 0
(actual: Ecuador 2, Qatar 0)
34′ yellow card Ecuador Carlos Gruezo
45′ yellow card Qatar Abdelkarin Hassan
87′ GOAL Ecuador Beder Caicedo
Netherlands 5, Senegal 0
(actual: Netherlands 2, Senegal 0)
16′ GOAL Netherlands Memphis Depay
17′ GOAL Netherlands Davy Klaassen
28′ GOAL Netherlands Memphis Depay
38′ GOAL Netherlands Memphis Depay
51′ yellow card Netherlands Daley Blind
57′ yellow card Senegal Idrissa Gana Gueye
69′ yellow card Netherlands Memphis Depay
83′ GOAL Netherlands Donyell Malen
Netherlands 1, Ecuador 0
(actual: 1-1 draw)
1′ yellow card Ecuador Enner Valencia
22′ yellow card Netherlands Davy Klaassen
42′ yellow card Netherlands Denzel Dumfries
77′ GOAL Netherlands Memphis Depay
Senegal 2, Qatar 0
(actual: Senegal 3, Qatar 1)
21′ yellow card Qatar Almoez Ali
21′ missed penalty kick by Senegal
44′ GOAL Senegal Habib Diallo
88′ GOAL Senegal Boulaye Dia
91′ yellow card Senegal Kalidou Koulibaly
Netherlands 4, Qatar 0
(actual: Netherlands 2, Qatar 0)
7′ GOAL Netherlands Wout Weghorst
20′ yellow card Netherlands Denzel Dumfries
36′ yellow card Netherlands Daley Blind
40′ yellow card Qatar Ismail Mohamad
75′ GOAL Netherlands Daley Blind
76′ GOAL Netherlands Frenkie de Jong
91′ GOAL Netherlands Davy Klaassen
Ecuador 3, Senegal 2
(actual: Senegal 2, Ecuador 1)
41′ yellow card Senegal Pathe Ciss
51′ yellow card Ecuador Moises Caicedo
74′ GOAL Ecuador Pervis Estupinan (off free kick)
81′ GOAL Senegal Sadio Mane
83′ GOAL Ecuador Beder Caicedo
88′ GOAL Ecuador Moises Caicedo (off corner kick)
92′ GOAL Senegal Bamba Dieng (off free kick)
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