Qatar is the first national team in the history of the World Cup to host the tournament and lose in the opening match

The national team of Qatar became the first World Cup host team to concede in the opening match of the World Cup.

In the match of the 1st round of the group stage, the Qatar team lost to Ecuador without a fight (0:2). Thus, Qatar became the first World Cup host team to concede in the opening match.

It should be noted that the tournament hosts have been playing in the opening match since 2006.