After four long years and then some, or eight if your a United States fan, the FIFA World Cup is back.
Group A play begins with the host country Qatar kicking off the tournament against Ecuador today while the Netherlands and Senegal play on Monday. We talked about the host country specifically in a separate post yesterday, and will focus on the Qatari national team here.
The Netherlands are the clear favorite but both Senegal and Ecuador are capable of making it out of the group. The Qatari team is also not untalented and could end up with a result or two as the debutantes are one of two teams in the field who have never won a World Cup game.