Qatar accomplished a depressing World Cup marketing campaign with a 2-0 defeat towards the Netherlands on Tuesday and bow out of their very own match with the worst ever efficiency by a bunch nation. The Gulf state has spent a reported $200 billion on this World Cup, whereas its staff are the reigning continental champions after profitable the Asian Cup in 2019. But the choice to isolate the squad for months in a coaching camp within the run-up to the match, somewhat than have them play aggressive video games, backfired badly on coach Felix Sanchez and his aspect.

Qatar have been the primary staff to be eradicated from the competitors after they misplaced 3-1 to Senegal of their second match, following a 2-0 defeat to Ecuador within the match’s opening recreation. Tuesday’s end result means they exit with no level and only one purpose scored.

They are solely the second World Cup host nation to fail to make it out of the group stage, following South Africa in 2010. Yet South Africa took 4 factors from three group video games, drawing with Mexico and beating France however solely failing to qualify for the final 16 on purpose distinction.

Every different host nation over the 22 World Cups going again to the primary match in 1930 has reached the following section, though in 2002 co-hosts Japan misplaced within the final 16, as did the United States in 1994. The host nation has received the World Cup six occasions, most not too long ago France in 1998, and been the runner-up twice.

Past performances by World Cup host nations:

2018: Russia quarter-finals

2014: Brazil completed fourth

2010: South Africa eradicated in group stage

2006: Germany completed third

2002: South Korea completed fourth; Japan misplaced in final 16

1998: France winners

1994: USA misplaced in final 16

1990: Italy completed third

1986: Mexico misplaced in quarter-finals

1982: Spain eradicated in second group stage

1978: Argentina winners

1974: West Germany winners

1970: Mexico misplaced in quarter-finals

1966: England winners

1962: Chile completed third

1958: Sweden runners-up

1954: Switzerland misplaced in quarter-finals

1950: Brazil runners-up

1938: France misplaced in quarter-finals

1934: Italy winners

1930: Uruguay winners

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