Soccer-Hosts Qatar on verge of exiting World Cup after Senegal loss

Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 - Group A - Qatar v Senegal - Al Thumama Stadium, Doha, Qatar - November 25, 2022 Qatar's Assim Madibo and Boualem Khoukhi in action with Senegal's Bamba Dieng REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo

DOHA (Reuters) -The World Cup hopes of Qatar were left hanging by a thread after a 3-1 loss to Senegal that leaves them bottom of Group A and facing elimination just five days after they opened the tournament with a 2-0 loss to Ecuador.

If Ecuador fail to beat Netherlands later on Friday the Qataris will be the first side mathematically eliminated from a finals they have spent a reported $200 billion to host.