Host Country Qatar Out of FIFA World Cup Tournament

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Host Qatar Out of FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup 2022: After just two games, the tournament’s host nation, Qatar, is eliminated.

Host Qatar Out of FIFA World Cup
Image: Qatar’s Pedro Miguel reacts after Boulaye Dia put Senegal ahead in their World Cup clash.

Also, the sword of defeat was hanging over them as a result of their second match’s loss, but their hopes rested on the contest between Ecuador and the Netherlands; should Ecuador win, their hopes would remain alive until Qatar’s final match. It didn’t take place.

Qatar was the first team to be eliminated from the World Cup after the Netherlands and Ecuador’s game ended in a 1-1 draw.

Host Qatar Out of FIFA World Cup
 Some of Qatar’s players looked dejected after Senegal went 2-0 up in their game

With this outcome, Qatar has become just the second host nation to be ousted from the World Cup’s opening round. Qatar’s team was competing in the Football World Cup for the first time.

Only South Africa, the host nation, had ever been ousted in the first round of the Football World Cup prior to Qatar. 2010 saw the World Cup held in South Africa.

 

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Qatar’s team was participating in the Football World Cup for the first time. Qatar has become only the second host team to be eliminated from the first round of the World Cup. In the history of the Football World Cup, before Qatar.

Also, only South Africa, being the host country, was eliminated in the first round. The World Cup was held in South Africa in 2010.

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