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Qatar Falls to Ecuador 2-0, Becoming First World Cup Host Nation to Lose Opening Match

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The moment Qatar had been waiting nearly 12 years for arrived—and it didn’t go at all how the country and its national team had envisioned. The 2022 World Cup host nation flopped in its first match on soccer’s grandest stage, falling to Ecuador 2–0 in the opening game of the competition.