Ally McCoist has already lost his Qatari phone at World Cup 2022, just six hours after being given it.
The much-beloved pundit and commentator has been a highlight of ITV's coverage thus far, providing the channel with his famous sense of humour, bright outlook and historical one-liners during co-comm stints.
On the subject of the Stadium 974 venue, commentator Jon Champion remarked how the ground is built out of 974 shipping containers that could be reused for the 2030 tournament should Uruguay win the rights to host the tournament. McCoist joked that he couldn't stop thinking about the containers floating around the Atlantic, when Champion mentioned the other reason for the stadium's name.
The dialling code for Qatar is in fact 974, too. In a perfect commentary segue, Champion then mentioned that McCoist hadn't had too much luck with Qatari phones during their stay in the Gulf state, having lost his recently.
"I can't believe you've shared that with everyone," McCoist laughed. It was then revealed that the clumsy McCoist had the phone within his possession for just six hours.
"I hadn't even taken it out of the box," McCoist commented on the loss. "And that is a record for me."
"Search parties are still out there," Jon Champion added. You don't get that from every commentator, do you? That's why we all love McCoist.
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