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Qatar vs Ecuador
Group StageWorld CupNov 20, Finished
Qatar0-2Al Bayt Stadium
EcuadorE. Valencia (16' Pen, 31')Nov 20, 2022 · Two goals from Enner Valencia gave Ecuador a comfortable win in the opening game of the 2022 World Cup after a disappointing display from the host nation Qatar.
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After an energetic opening ceremony, which featured Hollywood great Morgan Freeman and South Korean popstar Jung Kook, FIFA president Gianni Infantino declared, "let the show begin", but Qatar could not have got off to a worse start. Valencia headed Ecuador in front inside three minutes after goalkeeper Saad Al-Sheeb unconvincing punched clearance,...
Qatar have become the first host nation to lose their opening game at that edition of the World Cup (W16 D6 before today).Ecuador have kept a clean sheet in each of their last seven matches in all competitions (W3 D4), with Argentina's Julián Álvarez the last player to score against them back in March.Ecuador scored twice in the first half of a World Cup match for the first time. This is the second time in their four appearances at the World Cup they've won their opening match, with the other al...There were just 11 shots in this game (5 for Qatar, 6 for Ecuador) - no World Cup match on record (since 1966) has seen fewer attempts.Ecuador manager Gustavo Alfaro:"It was a great victory. As usual the first match of a World Cup you feel more pressure and tension. We were aware we were going to feel that. We are the youngest team at this World Cup. "The most important thing was to win. We played the way we wanted. I'm not entirely happy but I am calm enough because we did what w...
Ecuador are now the early leaders in Group A, with Qatar propping up the table behind Senegal and Netherlands, who play on Monday. Ecuador face Netherlands in their second group game on Friday, November 25, at 4pm, while Qatar host Senegal on the same day at 1pm. The winners of Group A will face the runners-up from Group B, containing England, Wale...
Enner Valencia became the oldest player to score the opening goal at a single edition of the World Cup and is now Ecuador's highest-ever goalscorer at the World Cup, after netting his fourth and fifth goals in the competition. Including all three of their strikes at Brazil 2014, Valencia became the first player to score five consecutive World Cup g...
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Nov 20, 2022 · November 20, 2022. Enner Valencia scored a first-half double as Ecuador overwhelmed hosts Qatar on their way to a routine 2-0 win in the opening game of the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
Nov 21, 2022 · Ecuador cruises past hosts Qatar to win World Cup opener. By. Joe Prince-Wright. Published November 21, 2022 01:15 AM. Ecuador eased past hosts Qatar to win the opening game of the 2022 World Cup and put themselves in a very promising position in Group A. WATCH FULL MATCH REPLAY.
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Nov 20, 2022 · Felix Sánchez’s men were comfortably second-best to Ecuador in Sunday’s opening game of the 2022 World Cup, as Enner Valencia’s first-half double gave the South Americans a deserved 2-0 win at...
Nov 20, 2022 · Ecuador got their World Cup campaign off to a winning start courtesy of a 2-0 triumph over host nation Qatar at the Al Bayt Stadium this afternoon.
Nov 20, 2022 · Qatar and Ecuador kicked off the 2022 FIFA World Cup in style! Ecuador showed urgency and notched a penalty kick goal by Enner Valencia in the 16th minute.
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