Qatar became the first host team in World Cup history to lose their first game when they lost 0-2 to Ecuador in their opening match of the World Cup. Qatar, the Asian champions, had no shots on goal against South American giants Ecuador in what was a complete defeat.
As a Chinese fan, after seeing Qatar's debut on the World Cup stage, one can't help but be reminded of the Chinese team at the 2002 World Cup in South Korea and Japan. At that time, China's first opponent was USA Costa Rica, who also lost 0-2. Compared to the World Cup debuts of both teams, the national soccer team was in a significantly stronger state of mind than Qatar at the time.
Through the performance of this Qatar team, it also brings a lot of inspiration to other Asian countries, especially the Chinese men's soccer team.
1. Banknote capacity is not everything
Qatar has been working for 10 years to prepare for this World Cup. Many of the team's core players have been at Aspire Youth Training Center since they were children. For example, Ali, . Afif, they entered the elite soccer training program from the age of 10. In order to attract talent, the Qatar Football Association (QFA) has even started a global selection mode. Ali's birthplace is Sudan. However, the Qatar Football Association's time-consuming team is still not capable of facing powerful South American teams. The national soccer team has used naturalized players before, but has also gained little from the results.
2. Long-term intensive training is useless
At this year's World Cup, all of Qatar's players are from their own leagues, including 13 players and six Duhailers. In order to support the team's preparations for the World Cup, these international players left the squad from April and began a preparatory mode of early training. However, judging by the performance in the first game of the World Cup, training for long periods of time is not a good idea. The Qatari internationals clearly could not find the rhythm of the game.
After losing to Ecuador in their opening match, Qatar will face Senegal and the Netherlands, so good luck to the Asian champions.
