Hiya and welcome to our stay weblog of the opening match of the 2022 World Cup. Will probably be contested by Qatar, who’re the hosts, and their Group A rivals Ecuador. The match will kick off at 4pm and there will probably be a gap ceremony beforehand. The protection within the UK will probably be on the BBC and is hosted by Gary Lineker.
There was lots of debate about whether or not Qatar ought to have gotten the World Cup, the means and strategies by which they secured the nomination, and the well being and security of the employees introduced in from different international locations to construct the stadia in a rustic the place there was not lots of soccer infrastructure. A number of folks have criticised these items, and likewise the human rights points within the nation, the place they’re harsh on homosexual folks. Many excessive profile folks out and in of soccer have had their say about it however one notes that fairly a number of of those folks haven’t boycotted the Qatar World Cup. What do you suppose? Please have your say within the feedback beneath.
As to the match itself each of those sides can have earmarked this because the one they need to win in group A. The opposite two groups within the group are Netherlands and Senegal, each of whom are fancied forward of this pair. Félix Sánchez is the Qatar coach and he has had much more time to prep his gamers, all of whom play within the Qatar home league, than some rivals so what his workforce lack in uncooked expertise is likely to be offset by preparation and cohesion. They may even after all be used the situations, which may definitely be an element mitigating towards success for groups which are extra used to a gentle local weather.