Qatar is going to be in tough as the host team at the World Cup. With the Netherlands, Senegal and Ecuador making up the rest of Group A, Qatar has to deal with three teams with solid World Cup experience. (JohnMolinaro)
Odds to win the group: +1,500Probable starting XI: Saad Al Sheeb — Homam Ahmed , Abdelkarim Hassan , Tarek Salman , Bassam Al-Rawi , Ró-Ró — Mohammed Waad , Karim Boudiaf , Abdulaziz Hatem — Akram Afif , Hassan Al-Haydos Can Qatar avoid joining South Africa as the only World Cup host nation not to advance out of the group stage to the knockout round?Spanish manager Félix Sánchez has been in charge of Qatar’s national team since 2017 and has built a hard-working side that...
While football will be front and centre at the World Cup, an ongoing and important dialogue will continue to take place over Qatar’s moral fitness to host such an event. Thousands of migrant workers lost their lives in the frenzy of building seven new stadiums for the World Cup, while the country’s laws making homosexuality illegal are obvious flashpoints of controversy. Questions over Qatar’s egregious track record when it comes to human rights are sure to cast a pall over this World Cup.
Caicedo, now 21, has gone from strength to strength since then, establishing himself as a key figure in central midfield for Ecuador. The Premier League midfielder gives his country a physical presence in the middle of the park, routinely winning back possession of the ball, while at the same time pushing his team forward in attack with his deft passing skills and clever runs in behind opposing defenders.
The Villareal forward, currently on loan with Salernitana in Serie A, offers Senegal a physical presence up front, and is capable of expertly holding the ball up and setting up his attacking teammates with scoring opportunities. He also uses his size to bully opposing defenders and has a genuine nose for goal.
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