After two rounds of World Cup Group A, host Qatar was embarrassingly the first to go out. Will they "know the shame and courage" to pull the "uncrowned king" off the horse?
Points for the two rounds of Group A:
The Netherlands won 1 and drew 1, accumulated 4 points, 2 goal difference, temporarily ranked first;
Ecuador won 1 and drew 1, with 4 points and a goal difference, tied for first place;
Senegal 1 win and 1 loss, 3 points, 0 goals difference, temporarily in third place,
Qatar lost 2, accumulated 0 points, won by -4 goals, and was out of the group.
Final Round Matchup:
Qatar vs Netherlands, Senegal vs Ecuador.
Under what circumstances can Qatar bring down the Netherlands and let the "uncrowned king" join hands with him and send Senegal and Ecuador out of the group?
There are two scenarios:
1. Senegal and Ecuador draw, if the score is 0:0, Qatar must beat the Netherlands by 3 goals or more, Senegal because of more goal difference than the Netherlands and Ecuador to join hands.
If "Seir scores above 1:1, Qatar only needs to beat the Netherlands 2-0, Senegal will beat the Netherlands because of the high number of goals."
2. Senegal beats Ecuador, then Qatar only needs to "netize" 1 goal more than Senegal in the same game or Ecuador scores more goals than the Netherlands, which can also allow Senegal and Ecuador to qualify at the same time.
Is the host's two-round strike group exit also the first time in the World Cup? Is this World Cup about breaking the "curse"?
Can the Netherlands be out of the game only a theoretical possibility?
If the old "curse" is broken, will a new "curse" be created? If Qatar can bring down the Netherlands in the final round of the group stage, will it be a bigger upset than "Argentina loses to Saudi Arabia"?
If so, Qatar as the host can still leave the arena with its head held high.