Qatar's players have long been preparing together for the hosts' World Cup opener and coach Felix Sanchez said on Saturday that he hoped the 'massive sacrifices' they had made to be tournament-ready would pay off.
Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 - Qatar Press Conference - Main Media Center, Doha, Qatar - November 19, 2022 Qatar coach Felix Sanchez and Hassan Al-Haydos during a press conference REUTERS/Matthew ChildsAL RAYYAN, Qatar, Nov 19 - Qatar's players have long been preparing together for the hosts' World Cup opener and coach Felix Sanchez said on Saturday that he hoped the "massive sacrifices" they had made to be tournament-ready would pay off.
"Obviously everything we've done in the past three years is to have a very competitive team in the World Cup. Every country's situation is different and we're a small country," Sanchez told reporters. Qatar skipper Hassan Al-Haydos, who has nearly 170 caps for the national team, said he was proud to lead the team that surprised the world when they won the Asian Cup in 2019.
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