Netherlands see off sorry Qatar to reach World Cup last 16

Cody Gakpo scored again as the Netherlands booked their place in the World Cup last 16 as group winners with a straightforward 2-0 victory over hosts Qatar on Tuesday.

The Netherlands, needing just a point to be sure of progressing, put one foot in the next round inside the first half-hour as Gakpo scored for a third straight group game.

Frenkie de Jong added another in the 49th minute as the Dutch cruised through in a flat atmosphere at the Al Bayt Stadium.

The three-time World Cup runners-up took advantage of shoddy Qatar defending to double their advantage four minutes after the break.

Qatar signed off from their long-awaited home World Cup with a whimper, securing their place in the record books as the worst ever hosts on the pitch.

Kalidou Koulibaly sent Senegal into the World Cup knockouts for just the second time in their history with the winner in Tuesday's dramatic 2-1 win over Ecuador.

Senegal opened the scoring through Ismaila Sarr's penalty late in the first half.

Sarr stepped up and coolly dispatched a fine spot-kick past Galindez, maintaining eye contact with the keeper as the ball went in.

Ecuador started the second half fresher and more determined, perhaps reassured that the Netherlands' dominance over Qatar meant they only needed a draw to go through.

 Moises Caicedo levelled in the 67th minute before Koulibaly sent his team through and Ecuador home.

But Koulibaly scored Senegal's winning goal in the 70th minute of the game.