Having lost to Senegal 1-3 on Friday in their Group A second round match at the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, Qatar’s national football team captain, Hassan Khalid Hassan al-Haydos, apologized to the Arab and Qatari people.
Al-Haydos claimed following the conclusion of Friday’s game that the Qatari squad wasted 90 minutes in the first game by performing below expectations. Qatar had fallen behind 2-0 to Ecuador in the first game. The team did well in the second game, but regrettably, errors kept happening, and the team paid a steep price, he said.
He noted that the team fell behind at the end of the first half and then conceded another goal at the beginning of the second half. After that, Qatar pressed and created chances, eventually scoring a goal to reduce the margin. However, the need to step up and attack cost them as Senegal scored the third goal.
Al-Haydos said the players did not fail, noting that they produced a superb match and made a great effort. However, he apologised to fans for the loss, wishing to put up a better performance in the last match against the Netherlands and in the future as well.
Al-Haydos said he does not believe the team’s participation in the tournament was negatively impacted by the pre-tournament training camp because they were prepared in every way, including technically and physically, and they had played lots of games. He continued, saying that the team was under a lot of pressure to make up for its disappointing performance in the World Cup opener in game two and that all of the players were fully prepared.
