Fans were left surprised at seeing swathes of fans leaving the Al Bayt stadium at half-time during the 2022 World Cup opener between Qatar and Ecuador.
Enner Valencia had put the South American side 2-0 up after 35 minutes having already had a goal disallowed too, and the home fans seemed to have had enough at that point, with large portions of the seats left empty during the second half and emptying as the game went on.
Ecuador didn't add to their lead though and the game fizzled out and finished 2-0. Despite 12 years of build-up, controversy and belated excitement, it wasn't enough to keep fans in the ground for the full 90 minutes, and BBC's coverage picked up on the fans leaving.
