Qatar lost all three games.
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Qatar ended its participation in the World Cup in a painful place. After losing 2-0 to the Netherlands on Tuesday, the Middle Eastern nation became the worst-scoring host in World Cup history.
He lost all three of his matches. from the group stage, conceded seven goals and could only score one. For now he stands in the rank 32the last of this World Cup, waiting for what Canada does on Thursday.
In the 22 editions of the World Cup, no host had finished in the last two posts.
For example, South Africa in 2010 they finished in 20th place when they were eliminated in the first phase. Before that, all the host countries advanced to the next round.
USA in 1994 he was eliminated in the round of 16, for which he received 14th place.
Spain in 1982 he finished in 12th place, Japan at the ninth in 2002 (co-host South Korea finished fourth) and Russia in the eighth in 2018, just like France in 1938.
The pass to the World Cup for the Qataris it was automatic being the host country.
In the regular qualifying rounds, he was never able to access one of the Asian Football Confederation’s World Cup positions.
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