The World Cup is going to start in full swing and Senegal will play against the Netherlands. Senegal's national team should be in a good mood entering this tournament because they won the African Cup of Nations in winter but this isn't the situation because just a few days before the tournament it was announced that Sadio Mane won't be able to help the national team. Previously Senegal was mentioned as a team that could be the 2nd best in Group A but now everything is possible.

The Netherlands are very motivated to back on the international stage because they missed the previous World Cup and Euro 2020. The national team is in excellent shape as they haven't lost a single game this year (6 wins and 2 draws) and they reached the UEFA Nations League finals for the second time in three campaigns. The Netherlands played against Belgium, Poland and Wales and those all are competing in Qatar so we can't question the Netherlands' strength. There are some issues on the Dutch side as well because Memphis Depay won't be able to play tonight. At the same time, they have other good players like Matthijs de Ligt, Virgil van Dijk, Frenkie de Jong, Denzel Dumfries and others.

Before the tournament, Senegal had 2 friendly games. They won Bolivia 2:0 and drew with Iran. The Netherlands didn't have any friendly games but they beat Poland in September. The Netherlands have played so well that they have lost only once since June 9th of 2019! Head coach Louis van Gaal said before the tournament that "we don't have the best players on earth, but I believe in team building and tactics".

Of course, without Mane Senegal national team is very different. I don't see how they will be able to compete against the well-rounded Netherlands. The European team is very motivated and hungry for success on the international stage, and that's why I'm predicting their victory tonight.

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世界杯即将全面打响，塞内加尔将对阵荷兰。塞内加尔国家队应该有一个好心情参加这次比赛，因为他们在冬天赢得了非洲杯，但情况并非如此，因为就在比赛前几天，萨迪奥·马内宣布不能帮助国家队。此前塞内加尔曾被认为是a组第二名，但现在一切都有可能。

荷兰非常有动力回到国际舞台上，因为他们错过了上一届世界杯和2020年欧洲杯。国家队状态非常好，他们今年没有输过一场比赛(6胜2平)，他们在三个赛季中第二次进入了欧洲国家联赛的决赛。荷兰与比利时、波兰和威尔士交手，而这些国家都将在卡塔尔比赛，所以我们不能质疑荷兰的实力。荷兰队也有一些问题，因为孟斐斯·德佩今晚不能参加比赛。同时，他们还有其他优秀的球员，比如德莱特、范迪克、德容、邓弗里斯等。

在比赛之前，塞内加尔进行了两场友谊赛。他们2:0战胜玻利维亚，战平伊朗。荷兰队没有进行任何友谊赛，但他们在9月击败了波兰队。荷兰队踢得非常好，自2019年6月9日以来，他们只输了一次!主教练范加尔在赛前说:“我们没有世界上最好的球员，但我相信球队的建设和战术。”

当然，没有马内的塞内加尔国家队是很不一样的。我不知道他们如何能与实力雄厚的荷兰队竞争。这支欧洲球队非常积极，渴望在国际舞台上取得成功，这就是为什么我预测他们今晚会赢。