Holland-Qatar 2-0: Gakpo and de Jong give tulips first place – Football

AL KHOR – In the sadness of indifference, Qatar leaves the World Cup at home through the back door: they were already eliminated at the start of the match against the Netherlands but did nothing to leave behind, if not a regret, at least a memory. Against the Orange they lost without even a fight and the possibility of a sensational surprise on the way to Al Khor – a small town north of Doha with no other attractions other than the Al Bayt stadium, the by now famous tent in the desert – vanished already at the start, when gregarious striker Klaessen inspired the third consecutive stay of his elegance Gakpo, who has this ability to put his signature on the game and then let him…