Ecuador only needed the first half of the match to comfortably win the game and social media was there to capture each moment and the entire game with the funniest memes.
Qatar lost to Ecuador in the first match of the Fifa World Cup at Al Bayt Stadium. The Qatar team and supporters, however, would soon have some salt added to the 2 - 0 loss in a string of hilarious memes.
FIFA WORLD CUP 2022: Funniest memes, reactions to Qatar Versus Ecuador match (Pulse Picks)
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The host team, was seen as the less likely to win the match and Ecuador's squad seen as the stronger of the two, an opinion that was also made painfully clear when one memer used a log wearing a Kaffiyeh (traditional male Arabic headdress) to represent the Qatar goalkeeper.
1.Pointers
Football Troll started off with a review of Qatar's pitch skills with pointers for areas of improvement.
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2.The sure win
Qatar was the first host team to ever lose a match. Imagine this football fan's shock.
3.Give me a challenge please
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This legend has it that Qatar still wouldn't score if they moved the goal to the ball movement.
4.Slippery slope
Special circumstances require special attention. Fan suggests that the only way to stop the upward climb of match champions was for the pitch to be tipped in Qatar's favour.
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5.Curse of chucky
Ecuador goal keeper was supposed to be on vacation. He cancelled it for some action. And it followed him.
6.Rumour has it
Qatar was accused of bribing Ecuador to lose the match......How far would you go to prove your inncence?
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7.The heat
It was a crackdown on the Qatar goalkeeper, he took it as well as expected.
8.The 1 that got away
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