Although the weather was kind, the football gods did not smile on the hosts Qatar as they slumped to an opening day defeat to Ecuador meaning their chances of emerging from Group A, a group that also includes The Netherlands and Senegal, are slim
Although the weather was kind - a gentle breeze blowing in the desert at the Al Bayt stadium - the football gods did not smile on the hosts Qatar as they slumped to an opening day defeat to Ecuador meaning their chances of emerging from Group A, a group that also includes The Netherlands and Senegal, are slim.
This was the game that the Emir of Qatar and the local Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy had changed the entire World Cup schedule for, one of the ways in which they have shown FIFA who is really in charge here.Among the guests were the Saudi Crown Prince, the King of Jordan and the Presidents of Egypt, Turkey and Algeria along with the Secretary General of the United Nations.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino could not resist a microphone again, but he still has not committed to a compensation scheme for the families of many migrant workers who died building the stadiums and the incredible infrastructure here, the ultimate vanity project.
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