Group A looks interesting. Qatar has IMO around 50% chances of qualifying to the next round. Netherlands in all probability will finish on top, but there is going to be fierce competition from Qatar, Senegal and Ecuador for the second position. I am more inclined towards Ecuador, since CONMEBOL teams are the best in football. Senegal on the other hand is famous for upsets, although their form has gone down recently. Qatar needs at least one win and a draw to progress to second round and it will be easier for them to defeat Senegal than Ecuador.
Group A really attracted my attention, not only Qatar as the host was in the group A. However, as a supporter of the Dutch national team,
I feel relieved, because the chances of the Netherlands to qualify for the next round are very large. In my opinion, among the other 3 teams,
there should be nothing that makes it difficult for the Netherlands. I believe the Netherlands will achieve a perfect result in Group A. What is
interesting is who will accompany the Netherlands to qualify for the next round, my prediction is probably Senegal. Because Senegal managed
to beat Egypt, which was strengthened by Mohamed Salah, so Senegal's chances are quite large. Moreover, the strength of Qatar and Ecuador is
still below Senegal in my opinion. But maybe my prediction is wrong, because Qatar with the support of its citizens must be very motivated to win
at least one match. So indeed the runner-up of Group A is a little difficult to predict.