The first round of the World Cup has ended. The teams gave the audience a lot of memorable moments. In addition to beautiful goals, the fans also witnessed many gross and ridiculous mistakes that make football more humane and more interesting to watch.

In some situations, the players got off with a slight fright, but sometimes their blunders sadly influenced the result of the match.

Historical mistake by Qatar goalkeeper

Qatar – Ecuador, 31st minute

Never in the history of the world championships have the hosts of the tournament lost in the opening match. The tradition of scoring was interrupted in Qatar, where the local team lost to Ecuador. The beginning of the defeat of the hosts was put by a blunder of the goalkeeper Saad al-Shiba, who, instead of playing the ball, hit the legs of the opponent’s player and earned a penalty. The 11-meter goalkeeper could no longer beat off.

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Rough foul by De Jong

Senegal – Netherlands, 70th minute

Barcelona midfielder Frenkie De Jong spent most of the meeting with Senegal extremely inexpressive. In the 70th minute, when zeros were still on the scoreboard, the footballer committed a very painful violation of the rules for the opponent. He poked Cheik Kouyate in the groin area. The Senegalese was unable to continue the game, however, due to another injury.

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Unsuccessful exit from mehndi gate

Senegal – Netherlands, 84th minute

The Senegalese team successfully resisted the Netherlands for a long time, until the 84th minute the score was not opened. But in the key episode of the meeting, Africans goalkeeper Mendy played unsuccessfully at the exit, missing the ball. This mistake helped Cody Gakpo to lead the Europeans forward.

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Bringing Messi and the first loud sensation

Argentina – Saudi Arabia, 48th minute

Argentina came to the tournament in Qatar in the status of one of the main contenders for victory. The beginning of the game against Saudi Arabia confirmed the predictions. But what happened to the team after the break, even the players themselves cannot explain. The resounding defeat of the Argentines began with the arrival of Lionel Messi, who lost the ball in midfield. Unsuccessful dribbling led to the first missed ball.

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Ridiculous fall and injury to Theo Hernandez

France – Australia, 9th minute

The beginning of the game against Australia for the reigning world football champions turned out to be very discouraging. Tricolor got the first goal into their own net already in the 9th minute. The pass on the flank ended with a goal scored by Craig Goodwin. This was led to a ridiculous mistake by the French defender Theo Hernandez, who failed to block the cross, falling out of the blue. At the same time, he also managed to get injured and left the field immediately after that moment.

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Japanese goalkeeper saddled an opponent

Germany – Japan, 31st minute

Japan gave one of the loudest sensations of the first round, beating the German team in a bitter struggle. But the game for the Japanese did not start in the best way. In the first half, their goalkeeper Shuichi Gonda played unsuccessfully in close combat against David Raum, hitting him in the legs. But he was not limited to one blow. Faltering, the goalkeeper also tried to saddle the opponent.

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Costa’s grossest mistake ended in a slight fright

Portugal – Ghana, 99th minute

Portuguese goalkeeper Diego Costa in the game against Ghana could become a real anti-hero if his grossest mistake in the 10th added minute with a score of 3:2 led to a goal. The goalkeeper, in an attempt to win extra seconds of the match, lowered the ball onto the lawn, but this was almost taken advantage of by an opponent player who crept up from behind. It’s good that the defenders managed to insure.

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