Seven Liverpool’s players played first round at the World Cup with their countries. How did the Reds play in Qatar: van Dijk, Alisson, Nunez and others?
Group A, B and D
Liverpool centre-backs helped their teams start the tournament with victories.
In Group A, Netherlands beat Senegal 2:0 on 21 November.
Virgil van Dijk was on the field for the full 90 minutes and was team captain. For him, this game was the 50th in his career for the Dutch national team.
In Group B, England defeated Iran 6:2, but Jordan Henderson and Trent Alexander-Arnold remained on the bench.
In Group D, French beat Australia 4:1 on 22 November.
Ibrahima Konate played a full match and did a dangerous hit after a corner.
Group G and H
In Group G, Brazil beat Serbia 2:0 on 24 November.
Alisson defended the gate Selesao and Fabinho remained in bench. Brazilians lead the group.
In Group H, Uruguay and South Korea will play 0:0.
Darwin Nunez had a full match. This is the first national team match in the World Cup in the 21st century where there were no shots on target by the teams.
