FIFA World Cup 2022 - Qatar vs. Ecuador live scores and updates

FIFA World Cup 2022 Qatar vs. Ecuador live scores and updates are being shared below.

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FIFA World Cup 2022 - Qatar vs. Ecuador live scores and updates

Off-field problems and controversies have hampered the buildup to the FIFA World Cup 2022, but more crucially, the tournament's date has raised the most questions because it will occur in the midst of the club football season.

Nevertheless, despite everything else, Qatar is hosting the 22nd FIFA World Cup. It is the first time the event has been held in the Middle East and is split across eight different venues into five different locations.

At the Al Bayt Stadium on Sunday afternoon, the opening match of the highly contentious 2022 FIFA World Cup is taking place where the host Qatar is against Ecuador in Group A.

We have jotted down all the fresh updates on Qatar vs. Ecuador match, live scores, lineups, and more.

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FIFA World Cup 2022 - Qatar vs. Ecuador match

As the host, Qatar had a berth reserved for them among the 32 teams. The No. 50-ranked nation in the world, Qatar, is taking part in the World Cup for the first time.

Ecuador has already participated in three competitions, in 2002, 2006, and 2014, although they have only ever advanced past the group stages once, losing in the round of 16 back in 2002. This is also the first occasion that they have ever won their opening match of the competition.

Hence, the anticipation for this FIFA World Cup 2022, Qatar vs. Ecuador match is so high.

Qatar vs. Ecuador - Live scores

Qatar      0-2      Ecuador      Time: Full Time    Ecuador (WINNING TEAM)

FIFA World Cup 2022 Qatar vs. Ecuador UPDATES

  • FINAL - Qatar has lost their opening World Cup match to Ecuador by 2-0. ECUADOR has made history to beat the hosts in their opening game of the tournament.
  • REPLACEMENT - Kevin Rodriguez is brought in to fill in for Michael Estrada for Ecuador.
  • UPDATE - Mohammed Muntari attempts to lob a long ball over the goalkeeper, but the ball sails over the crossbar.
  • UPDATE - Qatar is making every effort to gain more possession of the ball, but even when they do, they are unable to find a gap within Ecuador's half.
  • PENALTY! - Akram Afif has been booked to go against Moises Caicedo.
  • REPLACEMENT - Enner Valencia is replaced by Jose Cifuentes in the Ecuadorian lineup.
  • REPLACEMENT - Hassan Al Heidos is swapped out for Mohammed Al Bayati in Qatar.
  • REPLACEMENT - Romario Ibarra is replaced by Jeremy Sarmiento for Ecuador.
  • UPDATE - In the game's final few minutes, Qatar dominated possession and played their greatest possessional play while Ecuador sat back and defended.
  • UPDATE - Romario Ibarra is blocked by a confident save from Saad Al Asheeb following a beautiful through pass from Jhegson Mendez.
  • UPDATE - Second-half kicks-off.
  • HALF TIME - Ecuador dominated the first 20 minutes. Although Enner Valencia is undoubtedly the star performer, they appeared to be physically & technically superior to Qatar, exposing them to the open areas.
  • UPDATE - Goal-scorer Enner Valencia is down again with a knee problem and is being walked off the pitch to receive some treatment.
  • UPDATE - Enner Valencia scored 33.3% of the goals required to win the Golden Boot at the previous two championships after 32 minutes of the first game.
  • PENALTY! - Karim Boudiaf is booked for a late challenge from the back on goal scorer Enner Valencia.
  • GOAAAAAAL! - What a header! Enner Valencia doubles his and Ecuador's tally!
  • PENALTY! - Caicedo is booked for a late challenge on Boudiaf.
  • UPDATE! - Ecuador inviting pressure, keeping the ball deep left (Caicedo dropping left of the CB), then knocking it longer into a runner (Estrada). Working well so far. #FIFAWorldCup

  • GOAAAAAAL! - As he passes Al Asheeb in goal, Enner Valencia scores for Ecuador, and this time it counts. Now Ecuadorians can rejoice!
  • PENALTY! - Ecuador speeds away past the Qatari defenders in a move against the flow of play, and Saad Al Asheeb, the goalie for Qatar, brings down Enner Valencia inside the penalty area. The captain gets another opportunity to make up for the earlier goal that was disallowed.
  • RULED OUT! - The goal is initially awarded, but the VAR rules against it! Qatar was given a big advantage.
  • GOAAAAAAL! - Torres cuts a free kick back into the six-yard area after it enters the box, and Valencia heads it into the open goal! The opening goal of the competition was scored by Ecuador's captain.

Qatar vs. Ecuador - line ups

  • Qatar XI: Saad Alsheeb (GK), Pedro Miguel, Abdelkarim Hassan, Homam Ahmed, Bassam Hisham, Boualem Khoukhi, Abdulaziz Hatem, Hassan Alhaydos, Karim Boudiaf, Akram Afif, Almoez Ali
  • Ecuador XI: Hernan Gaindez (GK), Felix Torres, Piero Hincapie, Pervis Estupinan, Angelo Preciado, Romario Ibarra, Gonzalo Plata, Jhegson Mendez, Moises Caicedo, Michael Estrada, Enner Valencia

Qatar vs. Ecuador - Substitutes

  • Qatar: Yousof Hassan (GK), Meshaal Barsham, Mohammed Waad, Tarek Salman, Ahmed Alaaeldin, Ali Assadalla, Mohammed Muntari, Musaab Khidir, Ismail Mohamad, Khalid Muneer, Salem Al Hajri, Assim Madibo, Naif Abdulraheem, Jassem Gaber, Mostafa Meshaal
  • Ecuador: Moises Ramirez (GK), Alexander Dominguez (GK), Robert Arboleda, Jhon Cifuente, William Pacho, Carlos Gruezo, Eduar Preciado, Xavier Arreaga, Angel Mena, Jeremy Sarmiento, Diego Espinoza, Alan Franco, Djorkaeff Reasco, Jackson Porozo, Kevin Rodriguez

We hope the info shared above will be of some use to you. We will keep updating you with fresh FIFA World Cup 2022 news, so keep following.

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