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yes we can't underestimate the host, we can see the history of WC 2002 where Korea and Japan could advance to the round of 16 and Korea could reach the semifinals, but for Qatar it looks like it will be difficult even though it's full. support, because the competition in Group A is very tight with the Netherlands, Senegal and Ecuador cannot be taken lightly, and what Qatar might be able to do in this world cup is how to get points when dealing with teams in this group, and give maximum resistance to the opponent
At the end of the day all we can do is just wait until Qatar and Ecuador start the first match in a few days.
That's the only thing that matters, how many goals Qatar and Ecuador can score. That's it. Everything else is just noise.
I think Ecuador will win that match, but again, Qatar might surprise us all. We'll have to wait and see.