9:44 on the east coast. more than 67,000 soccer fans were in attendance yesterday for the opening match of the world cup, but much of the mostly qatari crowd was gone by the second half as the host country was outplayed in a 2-0 loss to ecuador. it markets the first time a host team has lost its opening match of the world cup. team usa plays its first match against wales this afternoon. you can catch the action live on telemundo and streaming on peacock. in that same group are finland excuse me, england and iran, which have already opened today s slate of games. players on iran s national team made a big statement ahead of the match refusing to sing their country s national anthem in an apparent show of support for protesters back home following more than two months of demonstrations sparked by the death of a young woman in the custody of iran s so-called
world cup soccer officially underway right now in doha and the u.s. men s national team is getting ready for their opening match with strong support from the american soccer fan in chief, president biden. he called the team to wish them well as they face off against wales on monday. it says potus. that s where it s coming from. sir, you have the u.s. men s national soccer team. coach, put me in, i m ready to play. you guys, i know you re the underdog, but i ll tell you what, man. you have some of the best players in the world on your team and you re representing this country and i know you re going to play your hearts out. let s go shock them all. let s go. the first batch of the world cup is already in the books with host team qatar losing to ecuador in the opener and although sports is the whole focus of the world cup, the tournament s location is creating controversy that
have been waiting for the travelling fans to arrive and here they are. that match taking place in a few hours time. the stadium is like an arabic home and the qataris are promising a big celebration and a big performance tonight. lots of expectation the host team will do well. it has been incredibly hard to get away from the controversy, particularly after the press conference we saw yesterday from gianni infantino, that is still being talked about. with the latest, he is john being talked about. with the latest, he isjohn watson. after years of continued controversy, today the first world cup in the middle east finally begins in qatar. a largely desert state with little footballing history. all eight world cup venues sit in and around the capital, doha. the al bayt stadium to the north will stage today s opening match between the hosts and ecuador. 32 nations are competing for football s biggest prize, and it all leads here, the lusail stadium, the venue for the final in 29 days tim
so the world cup soccer tournament is under way in qatar and the u.s. team is preparing for its very first match. they take on wales tomorrow. this will be the first men s world cup appearance for the united states in eight years. today president biden wished them well. it says potus. that s where it s coming from. you have the u.s. men s national team. coach, put me in. i m ready to play. i know you re the underdog but you have some of the best players on your team and you are representing this country and i know you re going to play your hearts out. let s go shock them all. he s ready to play in the world cup on his 80th birthday. according to sporting news oddsmakers believe the u.s. team will reach the knockout round but not advance much further. qatar, the host team, lost to ecuador, 2-0. prior to sunday no host nation
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