Two Unexpected Losses in the World Cup Tournament.

Host country losing an opening game for the first time
Hosts Qatar opened their 2022 FIFA World Cup in unfancied fashion after
they were easily beaten 2-0 in a drab game by Ecuador at Al Bayt Stadium.
The Middle East nation thus became the first host of the tournament to lose their opening match as other hosts who are not football powers struggled to secure barren results.The Qataris have sustained the unenviable record of no Asian country wins won World Cup opening matches. Many supporters left the stadium in a bad mood at the interval did not return, leaving the ground around half empty for much of the second period.

First time Argentina will be losing an opening match since 1990
World Cup favorite’s hopes were dealt a serious blow when Argentina lost to Saudi Arabia. Argentina allowed two quick goals early in the second half to drop its opening game of the tournament. It was a stunning result for a team that came to Qatar with hopes of winning the World Cup and was riding on a 36 game on beaten dating back to July 2019. Argentina is currently ranked No. 3 in the world, while Saudi Arabia is No. 51. Before the tournament, you would have said that the Saudis were clearly the weakest team in their group, which also includes Mexico (No. 13 in the
world) and Poland (No. 26). But Saudi Arabia’s win has turned the whole group on its head which makes them become the first Muslim country to win a game in the tournament.

Source:https://www.si.com/soccer and https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.ph