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Qatar and Ecuador meet in Group A of the World Cup in Qatar. The opening match of the match is often a second of celebration because the pageant of soccer begins however with Qatar 2022 dogged by controversy surrounding a litany of points, together with the host nation’s human rights document and angle to LGBTQ+ rights, this World Cup feels completely different.
After 12 years of preparation, all eyes might be on Qatar’s debut match at a World Cup because the host nation get the match underway. Though they could lack star names, Qatar are the Asian Cup champions and head into the World Cup with an organised and well-drilled staff.
Ecuador, in the meantime, grabbed a shock spot for Qatar within the aggressive South American qualifiers. La Tri are a younger, dynamic facet, as displayed by the Brighton midfielder Moises Caicedo. They’ll need to put early strain on each Senegal and Netherlands forward of their opening match in Group A tomorrow.
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Qatar 0-1 Ecuador
22 minutes: Qatar have one other set piece to defend with Ecuador fizzing a free kick over to the again put up. Abdelkarim Hassan rises to move the ball away however the guests recycle the ball and select Estrada on the far facet of the world.
He retains it alive and knocks it down in the direction of Valencia however the hosts handle to scramble it clear.
Michael Jones20 November 2022 16:26
Qatar 0-1 Ecuador
19 minutes: Ecuador have stored a document six consecutive clear sheets of their latest fixtures and now Qatar have to interrupt them down. It’ll be a troublesome job.
Pervis Estupinan makes a run down the left wing and brings the ball beneath management because it comes excessive. The left-back flicks a cross into the world the place Michael Estrada appears to satisfy it with a header.
He collides with the goalkeeper because the ball loops over the crossbar and Qatar are awarded a free kick.
Michael Jones20 November 2022 16:23
GOAL! Qatar 0-1 Ecuador (Valencia, 16’)⚽️
16 minutes: This one will depend! Ecuador’s captain slowly shuffles as much as the ball and waits for the goalkeeper to make his transfer. Al-Sheeb leaps to the proper and Valencia slots the ball to his left.
Michael Jones20 November 2022 16:19
Penalty to Ecuador!
15 minutes: Pretty play from Ecuador sees them thread a cross up the pitch as Enner Valencia makes a splitting run in between the centre-backs.
He takes the ball into the field and is introduced down by goalkeeper Saad Al-Sheeb who additionally goes within the guide with a yellow card!
Extra early drama on this opening recreation.
Michael Jones20 November 2022 16:18
Qatar 0-0 Ecuador
14 minutes: The primary nook of the World Cup involves Ecuador too. Gonzalo Plata delivers an honest cross into the center of the field however he can’t get it over the top of central defender Boualem Khoukhi who powers a robust header out of the hazard zone.
Michael Jones20 November 2022 16:16
Qatar 0-0 Ecuador
11 minutes: Higher from Qatar.
Ecuador win one other free kick over on the left facet of the pitch and Brighton’s Pervis Estupinan swings a low ball into the penalty space.
He beats one defender however Bassam Al-Rawi is conscious sufficient to step up and boot the unfastened ball clear.
Michael Jones20 November 2022 16:13
Qatar 0-0 Ecuador
9 minutes: There was numerous controversy surrounding this World Cup off the pitch and it’s taken simply six minutes for some controversy on the pitch.
At the least Qatar are being constant. Ecuador have stepped it up because the objective was disallowed, they’re beginning to management possession inside Qatar’s half.
Michael Jones20 November 2022 16:11
GOAL! Qatar 0-1 Ecuador (Valencia, 3’)⚽️
3 minutes: Three minutes! That’s all it’s taken for Ecuador to attain the primary objective of the World Cup. The free kick is floated into the field and Qatar goalkeeper Saad Al-Sheeb comes out to flap the ball away.
He misses it and Felix Torres shoots on the flip. He scuffs his shot into the six-yard field the place Ecuador captain Enner Valencia is free to move it into the again of the web!
Michael Jones20 November 2022 16:08
Qatar 0-0 Ecuador
2 minutes: Jhegson Mendez lunges right into a sort out in the midst of the pitch and wins the ball away from Akram Afif leaving the Qatari ahead sprawled on the deck.
Ecuador transfer swiftly down the pitch and are awarded a free kick for a foul on Moises Caicedo.
Michael Jones20 November 2022 16:05
Kick off: Qatar 0-0 Ecuador
Qatar get the ball rolling for the 2022 World Cup and ship it up the pitch with a direct ball into the Ecuador field. It’s defended simply sufficient however the hosts get well the unfastened ball.
Michael Jones20 November 2022 16:03