Is the host draw in the ceremony match?

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everyone has different predictions in predicting the final score that will occur in the opening match between Qatar vs Ecuador, my friends also predict that the final score will be 2-2 (a draw).
but I am different, I predict Ecuador will win narrowly in In this opening game, the possible score is 2-1 for Ecuador to win, the issue about Qatar bribing some Ecuador players to lose is going strong, if Qatar wins then it is very worrying but if Qatar loses it is very embarrassing for them.

Your friends predicted 2 goals to 2 because of the bribe? Or they think Qatar is that strong to draw? Ecuador is much more stronger and it is the country that won the first match with 2 goals and Qatar not having anything goal scored. The news about Qatar bribing eight Ecuador players was just a rumour, never mind it. World cup is not an underdog match that are easily manipulated.

[piebeyb]

I really wasnt surprised by Qatar's performance. What is to expect from a team without much football appearance, both international and domestic. It is going to take a lot of years and grassroot football development for them to be better. They have a second and third match to decided if they stay or leave.

Maybe when Ecuador's first goal was disallowed because offside, those who believed the news about bribery must have thought that it was proven and there was a surprise where the hosts won this first match, but everything went according to predictions and surprises like it was impossible for yesterday's match because their levels are different, it's just that after leading 2-0 Ecuador no longer played as insistently as the first half, Ecuador had to learn from Germany who humiliated Brazil with a landslide score even though it was the host.
@blue Snow My suggestion is to lock this thread, because the first match is over, unless you change the title to whether Qatar will score in this World Cup.

last night's victory against Qatar cleared up the confusion of bribery rumors circulating everywhere, but that's football and this big event the world cup has only been held for 4 years no team should betray their country just for money, I don't bet on this match because I'm worried about that issue and Qatar made a surprise but instead Ecuador won the game congrats to ecuador and Qatar should learn from yesterday's defeat maybe their confidence is not fully good because of yesterday's opening match, hope OP locks this thread too

[erep]

last night's victory against Qatar cleared up the confusion of bribery rumors circulating everywhere, but that's football and this big event the world cup has only been held for 4 years no team should betray their country just for money, I don't bet on this match because I'm worried about that issue and Qatar made a surprise but instead Ecuador won the game congrats to ecuador and Qatar should learn from yesterday's defeat maybe their confidence is not fully good because of yesterday's opening match, hope OP locks this thread too

Even though Qatar is hosting the World Cup in this period but I don't believe there is bribery to favor the host because in the digitalization era there will be no opportunity to commit bribes because it is very easy for the public to know during the match or after, so the match proves that Qatar is playing fairly and no irregularities were found in the match based on my observations. I agree with @Strongkored opinion,  Ecuador should not be satisfied with the first half winning goal but they need to commit to playing tough for their next goal opportunity. I'm not a fan of either so I don't bet on the first match of the world cup.

[livingfree]

Even though Qatar is hosting the World Cup in this period but I don't believe there is bribery to favor the host because in the digitalization era there will be no opportunity to commit bribes because it is very easy for the public to know during the match or after, so the match proves that Qatar is playing fairly and no irregularities were found in the match based on my observations.

You don't say that. Even in any season, whether in digitalized era or not, bribery happens. But on this case, we haven't seen a strong evidence to prove that there really has a bribery that has happened.

Thus, Ecuador has won which had some players accused of being bribed by the losing team which is the host team, Qatar.

We'll see where this development will go further or the issue will just die eventually.

[Fivestar4everMVP]

So, what's your guess?.

Alot of persons, including myself expected Qatar to win the March yesterday simply because they are the host, and since as back as I can remember, South Africa is the only country that have lost in their opening match, many thought Qatar wouldnt want to join that category and would fight to win the game, but it's rather unfortunate that they ended up loosing 2:0 Ecuador.
But on the other hand, it great that the match turned out free and fair for both teams, atleast, the loss against Ecuador have cleared the air concerning the rumors that was been spread around that Qatar bribed eight( Ecuador players to allow them win the match.

[YOSHIE]

Thus, Ecuador has won which had some players accused of being bribed by the losing team which is the host team, Qatar.

I'm sure the bribery news is just a hoax, we can see from the seriousness of the Ecuador players yesterday against Qatar, even though in the first half there was a bit of tension in the first goal which ended offside, The Ecuador team knows and appreciates that they are playing against the host, but yesterday we all saw that Ecuador was not in a state of bribery, even though the news said that there were 8 Ecuadorian players involved, the facts spoke on the field Ecuador 2-0.

We'll see where this development will go further or the issue will just die eventually.

No, this case is 'dead' there is no development, Qatar is providing the field and tournament at the 2022 world cup this time, not as the host of the players, 2-0 has been scored, the bribery case is not proven and closed.

[KTChampions]

the Qatar team played very badly at their own home, even Qatar only controlled 37% "ball possession", Ecuador will definitely win

Qatar without a doubt must be the worst team in this world cup, it was looking like the Qatari players had never played before or had never seen a ball before, I honestly cannot understand how a rich country like Qatar that had many years to if they were organized they couldn't hire a good coach and prepare their team better, with so much money they have they could have got a good coach who would have prepared their team years before the cup started and they wouldn't have to face the shame they went through today, it looks like these Guys from Qatar only care about the beauty of their city and tourism and the profits they're going to make with this world cup and they don't care about their team~

In fact, they were not as terrible as you write, but they were definitely weaker than Ecuador. Qatar has a good overall team movement, but they are very bad in the fight for the ball - they either lose or break the rules. With all this, they had several chances to score. In terms of tournament, I am sure that this championship is over for them, the most they can count on is a draw with Senegal, but given that Senegal will fight for second place, this is also unlikely.

[livingfree]

Thus, Ecuador has won which had some players accused of being bribed by the losing team which is the host team, Qatar.

I'm sure the bribery news is just a hoax, we can see from the seriousness of the Ecuador players yesterday against Qatar, even though in the first half there was a bit of tension in the first goal which ended offside, The Ecuador team knows and appreciates that they are playing against the host, but yesterday we all saw that Ecuador was not in a state of bribery, even though the news said that there were 8 Ecuadorian players involved, the facts spoke on the field Ecuador 2-0.

There are too many speculations and conspiracy theories but with this by Ecuador, I hope that they'll release a statement to clarify things that there's really no bribery that has happened.

If it will come from them, then that will close the case and will stop everyone from speculating and the issue was just made to discredit the host.

We'll see where this development will go further or the issue will just die eventually.

No, this case is 'dead' there is no development, Qatar is providing the field and tournament at the 2022 world cup this time, not as the host of the players, 2-0 has been scored, the bribery case is not proven and closed.

In that case, it means that there's no need for them to have any statement then just to clarify things. I guess being silent is also a good idea that there's nothing for them to defend because there's nothing that has happened.

[blockman]

Qatar is not good at football which they know but they just want to get attention this year that was why they did everything to make sure the world cup was hosted in their country. I just didn't bet on Qatar because I know it will be a loss the game was interesting to me because Ecuador won as predicted and made my day.

Having to host the huge event is what will make their economy boost. It's just a plus if they win many games in the group stages but the main thing about their hosting is to make the attention to help their economy higher. As they lose the opening match, to those experts who have a lot of experience watching these events.
Do you think that Qatar will happen to have a chance to win against Senegal which is their next match by Friday?

The fact that Qatar got the opportunity to host the world cup is already a boost to their economy because people from all over the world will have the opportunity to experience the country and mostly do business with them and this will help the country to get more popularity and it will also bring an increase to their GDP.

Yes, and the money that they've spent to make it happen is surely a lot. There are other countries that have proposed to be the host and they're rejected and maybe some other time, the other bidders and countries will get to have the chance to host this big event.
With all of the tourists that have come just to watch the World Cup, I'm sure that they'll be able to at least get somehow a huge chunk from the investment that they've made for hosting this event and that's just part of it as a starter to boost their economy as it goes on.

[Sirait]

In fact, they were not as terrible as you write, but they were definitely weaker than Ecuador. Qatar has a good overall team movement, but they are very bad in the fight for the ball - they either lose or break the rules. With all this, they had several chances to score. In terms of tournament, I am sure that this championship is over for them, the most they can count on is a draw with Senegal, but given that Senegal will fight for second place, this is also unlikely.

In fact, if we look at the Qatar football rankings based on the FIFA rankings, we will see that the ranking difference is not much different between Qatar and Ecuador. Ecuador is ranked 44th while Qatar is ranked 50th so I am very surprised that Qatar lost 2-0 to Ecuador in the ceremony match. senegal is much stronger than qatar, qatar will definitely be ranked at the bottom of group A.

[Ebede]

In fact, they were not as terrible as you write, but they were definitely weaker than Ecuador. Qatar has a good overall team movement, but they are very bad in the fight for the ball - they either lose or break the rules. With all this, they had several chances to score. In terms of tournament, I am sure that this championship is over for them, the most they can count on is a draw with Senegal, but given that Senegal will fight for second place, this is also unlikely.

In fact, if we look at the Qatar football rankings based on the FIFA rankings, we will see that the ranking difference is not much different between Qatar and Ecuador. Ecuador is ranked 44th while Qatar is ranked 50th so I am very surprised that Qatar lost 2-0 to Ecuador in the ceremony match. senegal is much stronger than qatar, qatar will definitely be ranked at the bottom of group A.

It's obvious that Senegal is more performing than the Qatar because the level of performance of Senegal today if they meet with Qatar i believe that the Senegal will win the match, because their performance can't be use to compare with the performance of the Qatar, so i will agree with you.

[blue Snow]

So, what's your guess?.

Alot of persons, including myself expected Qatar to win the March yesterday simply because they are the host, and since as back as I can remember, South Africa is the only country that have lost in their opening match, many thought Qatar wouldnt want to join that category and would fight to win the game, but it's rather unfortunate that they ended up loosing 2:0 Ecuador.

I expect a draw because Qatar is the host and doesn't have experience in football, and so more sure when kick off Qatar use a scheme 5-3-2 but my guess is wrong because Ecuador is much more solid on each line, their attack is more focus and there is no more obstacle on a center that make more freely to piece Qatar defense.

the ceremony match has been completed, so I have to lock this thread, thanks for all post.