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World Cup hosts Qatar know they must not let nerves get the better of them again on Friday as they face African champions Senegal needing to take something from their second Group A encounter or face an early exit from the tournament.
The first World Cup in the Middle East is a chance for Qatar to showcase itself to the wider world but its soccer team couldn't live up to the moment.
In 92 years of soccer's biggest event, a host team had never lost its opening game. The World Cup opened Sunday with Qatar getting outplayed and embarrassed in a 2-0 loss to Ecuador.
AL KHOR, Qatar--The large swathes of empty seats in the second half summed up the Qatar soccer team's disappointing start to its first ever World Cup.
The controversy-laced tournament opened Sunday with the host team getting outplayed in a 2-0 loss to Ecuador.