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The opening match of the FIFA World Cup saw a historic victory. Ecuador has defeated host Qatar 2–0. This is the first time that the hosts have lost in the inaugural match of the World Cup.
Ecuador defeated Qatar in the inaugural match of FIFA World Cup 2022. (FIFA World Cup Instagram)
New Delhi. The 22nd season of FIFA World Cup (FIFA World Cup 2022) has started. The inaugural match of the tournament was played between host Qatar and Ecuador. In this match, Ecuador has created history by defeating Qatar Vs Ecuador 2-0. This is the first season of the FIFA World Cup when a host team has to face defeat in the inaugural match.
In this match, both goals have been scored by Ecuador captain Ener Valencia. After this match, he has a total of four goals in the World Cup. After this defeat for Qatar's team, the road in the World Cup has become difficult. He will now have to win a consecutive win against the Netherlands and Senegal in the upcoming matches. After this crushing defeat, the hosts would not like to be out of the tournament. This was the first time in 2010 when hosts South Africa had to be ruled out of the tournament. South Africa was the first host country that could not manage to go ahead of the group stage matches in the World Cup.
Qatar got a penalty heavy
The captain of the Ecuador gave Qatar the first blow in the first three minutes. But for the second goal, Qatar's team killed an ax on their own leg. Actually, goalkeeper Saad Abdullah al Sheeb fouled inside the box, after which the yellow card was shown. At the same time, once again Captain Ener Valencia came forward and made no mistake in scoring the second goal. After this, he scored four goals in the World Cup and has become the most scoring player from Ecuador.
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Qatar will collide with Senegal on 25 November
The name of Qatar's team has been recorded as an embarrassing record. The hosts will win against Senegal on 25 November and expect a return to the tournament. At the same time, Ecuador's team, which made a brilliant start with the win in the World Cup, would like to maintain the rhythm of their victory against the Netherlands on the same day. Now it will be interesting to see whether Qatar's team is able to return to the World Cup or not.
