With the end of the first matches of the Arab teams, in the 2022 World Cup, with varying results, it was necessary to evaluate the levels of the four representatives, especially since the beginning was very promising, with an Arab World Cup different from what we are used to.
Qatar
Qatar opened the World Cup on its land and among its fans, and after a dazzling ceremony, the Qatari "Annabi" failed to impress, and the weakest Arabs appeared in the World Cup.
The Qatari team appeared unprepared for the big event, and suffered a deserved defeat at the hands of Ecuador, 0-2, in a match in which the Qataris could not embarrass the South American representative in any way.
Saudi Arabia
The Saudi green was the best of the Arabs after the first round, scoring a historic result against Argentina, led by its legend Messi, to put the Saudi team ahead in the round of 16, for the first time since its first participation in the 1994 World Cup.
Saudi Arabia defeated Argentina 2-1, and became the talk of the football world, and its story was included in the first chapter of the book "The Arabs and the World Cup".
Tunisia
The "Carthage Eagles" appeared better than expected, and fought Denmark fiercely, until they almost snatched victory.
Denmark, one of the strongest teams in Europe, could not overtake Tunisia, and settled for a 0-0 draw, to hold Group D, which also includes Australia and France.
Morocco
The Moroccan national team entered with high confidence, which we did not know from the Arab teams in the World Cup in the past, although they faced the runner-up of the 2018 World Cup, the Croatian national team.
Morocco tied negatively with Croatia, which is a "respectable" result, but the Moroccans may regret failing to "snatch" the victory, because Croatia did not appear as we have seen in recent years.
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