Doha, November 26 (QNA) – A number of former stars of the Qatari national team and Qatar Legacy Ambassadors expressed dissatisfaction with the level at which the Qatar national team appeared.
Speaking to Qatar News Agency (QNA), Ahmed Khalil, Qatar Legacy Ambassador, underlined the Qatar team’s performance does not correspond to the effort that was made for the national team and the possibilities that were harnessed to it from a good preparation that none of the participating teams had at this tournament.
He confirmed that the performance was unexpected by everyone, as the team lost in two matches as a result of their technical level.
He said that the tournament had achieved great success before its start and that the skepticism campaigns that were run abroad about the Qatar World Cup were responded to by the fans who attended from all over the world.
For his part, Qatar Legacy Ambassador Adel Khamis expressed the great interaction of the Qatari community with all the activities and events of the World Cup, which impressed the whole world with its well-organized and quality facilities that embrace all the training and matches.
On the national team’s level, he commented that everyone expected that the appearance of the Qatari national team at this tournament would be in a form befitting the size of the possibilities that provided it.
Khamis attributed the loss to the national team to the recent long preparatory period for the national team and his absence from playing local league matches.
Ibrahim Khalfan, Qatar Legacy Ambassador, said in a similar statement to QNA that everyone was surprised by the level presented by the Qatari national team in its first participation in the World Cup finals.
He hoped that the national team would be able to present a different match from the previous two against the Dutch national team so that the picture will be adjusted at the end of its participation in this tournament.
On the success of the tournament, he said that the announced figures from the organizers of the tournament confirm that the mass attendance was great and achieved figures that exceeded all expectations and were a response to skeptics who said that the mass attendance would be weak at this tournament.
He added that Qatar dealt with the biased campaigns with all wisdom and intelligence and made the fans who came to the country from all over the world respond to the skeptics.
He concluded that Qatar has succeeded in presenting the pride of all Arabs, on behalf of all Arabs, and has succeeded in achieving success that will have a good impact in the future. (QNA)