The opening match came to rest with Qatar’s defeat against Ecuador (0-2) and a large sector of the local fans decided to leave the stands of the stadium. The host team did not compete at any time, causing the anger of their fans who left many empty areas in the stands of the stadium.
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It is not an unusual image in a World Cup match. Even less in the opening match where Ecuador subdued Qatar in such a way that half an hour into the game they were already winning comfortably, despite the fact that a goal had been annulled, and in a controversial way, Enner Valencia when they hadn’t even been in the game for three minutes.
There are all the Qataris who are leaving. pic.twitter.com/kbh99eaMuc
— Adrian Esparza Oteo (@A_EsparzaOteo) November 20, 2022
The great void was detected in a sector of the stadium where it was flooded by a ‘red tide’ of Qatari fans. But the quick loss against Ecuador precipitated his departure from the field.