The Netherlands national team became one of the best in qualifying for the World Cup from Europe. The team of Louis van Gaal is in a very difficult group with Turkey, Norway, Montenegro, Latvia and Gibraltar. It became the strongest, having obtained 23 points in 10 matches. The oranges looked especially powerful in attack, having managed to score 33 goals in 10 matches against opponents, attacking football was expected from the team at the World Cup. However, in the first round, contrary to all predictions, the Netherlands team faced problems in attack in the confrontation with Senegal. Athletic Africans won the entire power struggle at their gates, looked solid on the counterattacks. The high individual skill of Frenkie De Jong and Cody Gakpo helped the Oranges win the victory. They created the first turning point out of nothing. Senegal missed the second already at the risk of trying to save the match.
The Ecuador national team looked more than worthy in the selection for the World Cup in South America. The team of Gustavo Alfaro did not seriously compete with Argentina and Brazil, but at the same time quite confidently staked out a direct ticket to the World Cup, finishing fourth and leaving behind such difficult rivals as Peru, Colombia and Chile. In the first round the Ecuador national team met with Qatar, who are the host of the tournament. With serious support from the stands in favor of the opponent, the Tricolors coped with the pressure and opened the scoring fairly quickly, with Enner Valencia scoring from the penalty spot. Ecuador scored the second goal with his own efforts before the break and played competently in the second half, not allowing the opponent to return to the game. More 888 soccer prediction can be obtained from the link provided.
