Qatar want to prove they can compete at the highest level when they face Senegal, coach Felix Sanchez said on Thursday on the eve of a clash that may thwart their World Cup hopes.
The Asian champions are hoping to avoid becoming only the second hosts to be eliminated in the first round at the finals after South Africa in 2010.
"Matches are controlled by many factors, but the most important thing is to give our best, in the World Cup if you don't give your best you will be punished." Sanchez said the team have distanced themselves from outside criticism and they players are focused on giving their best. "We are a small country, the smallest to host the World Cup. We prepared ourselves for the possibility of an early exit, but this does not mean the end of the project.
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