For the first time in the history of the host country, two defeats in a row are confirmed … Even 12 natural players cannot prevent defeat
Worried about the final battle with the strong Dutch … 3 defeats ‘0 points’ urgent humiliation urgent
Neither the 220 billion dollars (about 294 trillion won) spent on hosting the World Cup nor the 12 naturalized players could lead Qatar to the round of 16. Now, for the first time in the history of the 1992 World Cup, Qatar fans are forced to watch the host nation lose.
Qatar, ranked 50th in the FIFA rankings, fell to Senegal (ranked 18th) 1-3 in the second leg of Group A of the Qatar 2022 World Cup group stage held at the Assumama Stadium in Doha on the 25th. Qatar, who lost 0-2 to Ecuador (ranked 44) in the opening match on the 21st, became the first host nation in World Cup history to drop the first two matches.
In the same group match held on the 26th, the Netherlands (8th place) and Ecuador drew 1-1, and Qatar was eliminated from the group stage regardless of the results of the remaining matches. This is the first time that Qatar has been eliminated from the group stage in this tournament. Qatar is also the first World Cup host country to be eliminated from the group stage after two matches. If Qatar fails to add a point against the Netherlands in the third match, which will be held at 0:00 on December 3, it will be the first host nation to have the indignity of not getting a single point.
At the 2010 World Cup, South Africa was the only one of the 22 countries that hosted the 2002 World Cup, including South Korea and Japan, to fail to progress to the round of 16. However, South Africa defeated, which was ranked 83rd in the FIFA rankings at the time, France (9th) in the third last game of the group stage and established the pride of the host nation. To this day, overcoming the difference of 74th place in the standings and gaining the victory is the biggest upset of a ranked car (a lower team defeating a higher team) in the history of the World Cup finals at the time. At that time, South Africa were tied with Mexico with 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss, but were behind Mexico (+1) in goal difference (-2) and failed to qualify for the round of 16 by finishing third in Group A.
On the other hand, Qatar had to accept the report card of being eliminated in the round of 16 in just two games without saving an investment. According to Forbes, an American economic media outlet, Qatar spent a total of 220 billion dollars to prepare for this World Cup from the time it was chosen as the World Cup host. Qatar, which had never qualified for the World Cup finals before this tournament, and automatically advanced to the finals as the host nation, prepared for this tournament by naturalizing a total of 12 players. Qatar has the second most natural players after Morocco (14 players).
Among the natural players in Qatar, there are four players from Sudan, the largest number. Among those from Sudan, goalkeeper Martial (24), the younger brother of Mutaz Barshim (31), who defeated Woo Sang-hyeok (26, Yongin City Hall) and won the gold medal at this year’s World Athletics Championships, also on the Qatar national Team for this World Cup. Martial entered the game as the starting goalkeeper that day, but lost his pride by passing 3 of Senegal’s 4 effective shots on goal. Muhammad Muntari (29), who scored Qatar’s first goal in the history of the World Cup in the 33rd minute of the second half in this game, is from Ghana.
Doha = Correspondent Kim Bae-joong wanted@donga.com
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