The English team enjoyed great possession but were unable to find the back of the net with several changes gone begging. Wales never really found their stride as they sat back in their half with England mounting pressure on them.
Starting off the match as favourites, Netherlands got off to a great start as they started to make inroads into the Qatar defence right from the start.
In an action-packed game, a thumping header from Punjab defender Deepak Devrani in the second half proved to be the deciding factor after a first-half penalty by Luka Majcen was cancelled out by R Lalthanmawia's tap-in.
Both teams had their moments in the first half as they found themselves in positions to take the lead but couldn't convert their chances. Eyes were set on the big guns to deliver magic but the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Luis Suarez and Edinson Roberto Cavani could not find the back of the n
Germany were ahead of Spain for a brief moment as Antonio Rudiger ventured offside by just half a torso after heading the ball into the net in the 40th minute much to the German fans' disappointment.
Both the teams went into half-time without scoring a goal. The European side had the bulk of the possession having 70 percent of it as compared to Morocco who had just 30 percent
The first half of the play saw none of the teams getting a shot on the target and hence, the score is 0-0 at half-time. Costa Rica had more possession having 58 percent of it while Japan had only 42 percent of it.
Denmark enjoyed a little more possession than France as they had a possession of 51 per cent while the defending champions had only 49. The French team had three shots on target while Denmark had none.
Saudi Arabia had more possession in comparison to Poland enjoying 59 per cent of it while the European side had only 41. Poland though had three shots on target in comparison to Saudi who had only one.
Australia launched the first attack from the left, but the cross from the flank was feeble to cause any threat. Following that play, Aaron Frank Mooy was fouled, giving Australia the game's first free kick, which the Tunisian defence deflected away effortlessly.
Senegal enjoyed plenty of possession in the first half having 69 per cent of the position in comparison to Qatar who had only 31. The African side had three shots on target in comparison to Qatar who had none.