In fact, for Qatar, the World Cup draw does not matter whether it is good or bad, after all, their strength is properly ranked last in the round of 32, so no matter who draws, they are weak. The Netherlands, Ecuador and Senegal in Group A are all far stronger than Qatar, and even if Qatar had home field advantage, it is difficult to imagine that they can beat these three opponents. Don't say win, even get points is difficult.
You know, Qatar, as the host, can directly qualify for the World Cup without participating in the qualifiers. However, they have never played in the World Cup before, so they have been in a quiet corner for many years, and there is little communication with other teams on other continents. So, before we only knew that Qatar was weak, but we didn't know how big a gap they were with the real strong team.
But fortunately, in recent years, Qatar has not been idle, in order to achieve the effect of military training, from 2019, Qatar has opened a global training mode, respectively, participated in the 2019 America's Cup, the 2021 North American Gold Cup and the World Cup European World Preliminary Tournament. As for the results, it can be said that they are uneven. However, from the process of training, we can interpret the situation of Qatar in Group A.
Although the three opponents in Group A are all stronger than Qatar, one of the teams is the most mysterious for Qatar, and the result is the most difficult to grasp if the two sides play.
That team is Senegal.
Why? Because Qatar has played against European teams and South American teams over the years, we can roughly see how big the gap between Qatar and them is. For example, in the European World Preliminary Round, Qatar faced Serbia, Portugal, Ireland and other European powerhouses, and lost a mess. Especially against Serbia, they lost 0:4 home and away. Serbia is not yet a European superpower, this is still the Netherlands, not Qatar into a sieve?
Therefore, this year's World Cup, the Netherlands against Qatar, the most suspenseful, the two sides not only have a huge difference in strength, but also have restraint in style. The Netherlands has both technology and impact, and Qatar has basically no chances against such a team. The Netherlands, which can be said to be an upgraded version of Serbia, may play a 4:0 upgraded score.
As for Ecuador, they may not beat Qatar, but it is very difficult for Qatar to win them. 2019 Copa America, Qatar and Argentina, Colombia, Paraguay in the same group. The strongest Argentina, who only won them one 2:0, while Colombia, which was more gentle, only hit them one 1:0. As for Paraguay, it was a draw with Qatar. It can be seen that South American teams play Qatar, not as fierce as European teams. After all, most South American teams are technical teams, and the lethality against Qatar will not be so great.
Ecuador performed well in the World Preliminaries, finishing third at one point, behind Brazil and Argentina, only to be overtaken by Uruguay in the final stages. It can be seen that Ecuador's current strength should be at the level of the middle and upper reaches of South America. They may be like Colombia in the 2019 Copa America, which beat Qatar by one goal at this year's World Cup.
Only the match between Senegal and Qatar, we really can't figure out the context. Because Qatar's global training does not include a trip to Africa. So, it's really hard to judge what kind of game Qatar and African teams are going to be. Senegal may crush Qatar by a big score, or it may reach the point and win a small goal; Of course, it is also possible to draw with Qatar. After all, we really don't have any relevant match results to refer to.
So, for Qatar, the most mysterious opponent of Group A is Senegal, after all, they have not played against such An African team in official matches in recent years. Everything will be known when the real game is played.