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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.