Match 1 – Qatar vs Ecuador | Fun Facts About The Opening Match Of The FIFA World Cup 2022
Match Summary In A Glance
| Match | Day 1 – Match 1 |
| Played On | 20th Nov 2022 |
| Stadium | Al Bayt Stadium |
| Results | Ecuador won by 2 -0 |
| First Goal Scoring Time | 16th Minute of the Game |
| Points Position on 20th Nov 2022 | Qatar : 0 Ecuador : 3 |
| Next Match Schedule | Both Teams will play their second matches on Friday 25th November 2022 Qatar vs Senegal Ecuador Vs Netherlands |
| Substitutes Done During the Game | Qatar: 2 Ecuador: 4 |
| Managers | Qatar : Félix Sánchez Ecuador : Gustavo Alfaro |
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Fun Facts Of The Match
- Qatar is the first Arab nation to host world cup
- Qatar team is taking part in their very first FIFA World Cup 🙂
- Its the fourth World Cup appearence of the Ecuador Team
- Qatar game formation was 3-4-3 while Ecuador played with a 4-4-2 formation
- The first goal scored by Ecuador’s player Enner Valencia in the 5th minute of the game was disallowed by VAR
- The First Yellow card was shown to the Qatari Goalkeeper Saad Al Sheeb in World Cup 2022 in the 15th minute of the game
- Qatar became the first host nation to lose their opening game since the first inaugural World Cup in 1930 at Paraguay
- Ecuador won their opening match in the World Cup for the second time
- Ecuador scored 2 goals in the first half for the second time in a World Cup match, the first time they scored in the 2006 World Cup against Poland
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