World Cup hosts Qatar eliminated after defeat

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Hosts Qatar have been eliminated just two games into the World Cup after a 3-1 defeat to Senegal at Al Thumama Stadium.

Qatar are rooted to the bottom of Group A with one game to play and became the first team to be knocked out of the competition after Netherlands avoided defeat against Ecuador later on Friday.

Boulaye Dia (41) and Famara Diedhiou (48) struck either side of half-time to put Senegal in control as they set about responding to their opening-night defeat to the Netherlands.

Mohammed Muntari pulled one back (78) with an historic first goal at a World Cup finals for Qatar, but the hosts' unlikely comeback lasted just six minutes as Ahmadou Dieng restored Senegal's two-goal lead (84).

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Brit Saturday, 26 November 2022 12:07 PM

Qatar hosting the Worldcup has nothing to do with footballskills, it is all about money. Money can not buy the Worldcup Trophy though.

You can’t fool us anymore Saturday, 26 November 2022 10:45 PM

Mr Brit, in your country you shamelessly accepted millions from Qatar. Heathrow airport is owned by Qatar, the tallest building in Britain Shards built and owned by Qatar. Your politicians and royal family accept millions as gifts from Qatar. Read London Sunday Times about King Charles only few months ago accepting millions of dollars in PAPER BAGS from a former Qatar politician. Qatar is corrupt to the core so is Britain.

Ahmed Sunday, 27 November 2022 09:10 AM

Host country gets a free pass. Don’t you have the basic idea how it works Show how educated you are Go back to school my friend

H M Saturday, 26 November 2022 01:39 PM

What football for the Arabs ? they will do well in camel race then the winning camel’s throat will be cut , yes it is their noble culture .

Shan Saturday, 26 November 2022 10:01 PM

True true. Same with cricket. Sri Lanka must be proud winning the Asian Cricket games. Thanks for developing cricket and putting up lot of Stadiums island wide and getting a good return.

Huss Sunday, 27 November 2022 03:30 AM

The best footballer in the world at the moment is an Arab. They also own various football clubs. Obviously, you Pol sambol eating peasant wouldn’t know that. Stick to your grease pol climbing and tea bun eating avrudu games.

Huss Sunday, 27 November 2022 03:30 AM

The best footballer in the world at the moment is an Arab. They also own various football clubs. Obviously, you Pol sambol eating peasant wouldn’t know that. Stick to your grease pol climbing and tea bun eating avrudu games.

Ahmed Sunday, 27 November 2022 09:09 AM

What has your country done Sound like a your low class racist

I am patriot Sunday, 27 November 2022 05:00 AM

While looking about our cricketer in overseas media I noticed is is continuous bad press comments about Qatar. Major mistake to give Qatar the right to host the world cup.

Jude Sunday, 27 November 2022 10:06 AM

Qatar gonna take few years to recover from mega loses from hosting the event!!

Jude Sunday, 27 November 2022 10:27 AM

Hosting the WORLD CUP a giant waste of money!! Of the 14 WORLD Cups they analysed, only ONE has ever been profitable. Russia's in 2018 generated a surplus of $235 million,

Brit Sunday, 27 November 2022 11:32 AM

Reply to Ahmed: yes, my country is corrupt too, so what is your point? Also my country can not buy the Worldcup Trophy. And I know the hosting country gets a free pass. Otherwise Qatar did not qualify at all ofcourse.

Brit Sunday, 27 November 2022 11:48 AM

To Huss: buying European footballclubs does not buy you footballskills. If Qatar did not host the worldcup, they would not have qualified at all.

Messi Sunday, 27 November 2022 08:46 PM

Wish Qatar funded Sri Lanka to come out from the present mess instead of hosting the world cup.

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