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Two goals successful the archetypal fractional were much than capable arsenic the South Americans had nary trouble
Nov 20, 2022 at 9:10 p.m. ET • 1 min read
World Cup hosts Qatar were humbled by Ecuador connected Sunday successful the tourney opener arsenic an Enner Valencia brace lifted Gustavo Alfaro's squad to a deserved 2-0 victory. The triumph sees the South Americans pb Group A with 3 points (complete standings) portion the hosts are successful large occupation with Senegal and Netherlands to travel (complete schedule).
The lucifer began with contention with Ecuador uncovering the backmost of the nett connected a chaotic small series successful the box, but VAR shockingly called an offside that seemed precise harsh, yet it was backed up by the precocious introduced automated offside technology.
But conscionable 10 minutes later, Ecuador would yet get their opener connected a well-deserved punishment kick. Valencia was taken down successful the container and cooly finished the spot footwear for the 1-0 lead. He would adhd his 2nd earlier the interruption with a brilliant, almighty header to the bottommost near country of the extremity to each but wrapper up the win.
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Qatar, meanwhile, showed adjacent to thing during their archetypal World Cup lucifer successful the past of their program. The reigning champions of Asia hardly looked similar a menace to make a chance, fto unsocial score, putting them successful a hard spot moving forward.
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"The recognition goes to the players due to the fact that of their attitude, due to the fact that of their commitment, due to the fact that of their form, due to the fact that of their intent," Ecuador manager Gustavo Alfaro said aft the match. "Because we suffered a punch erstwhile the crippled started erstwhile they ruled the extremity retired for offside.
"We continued looking. I deliberation they won with clarity ... I anticipation it's the commencement of thing special, which is what we want."
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It's over! Ecuador win!
2-0 the last people with Valencia's brace!
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20 minutes to go
Muntari makes his mode connected for Ali arsenic the hosts look for immoderate benignant of spark, but it's been an incredibly disappointing show from Felix Sanchez's team. They've shown adjacent to thing successful attack.
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Ecuador stay comfortable
The 3rd youngest squad astatine the cupful down Ghana and USA, Ecuador look precise comfy arsenic they look to people their 3rd and slam the doorway shut. As for Qatar, their passing is inactive rather horrendous, failing to truly physique overmuch of anything.
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Second fractional acceptable to start
Qatar person to beryllium adjacent much assertive successful this fractional and effort to find a mode backmost into it. Let's spot if they tin bash it arsenic enactment resumes!
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Halftime stats
Three shots for Ecuador and 2 connected goal, portion Qatar person 2 shots. The possession has gone to Ecuador with 54%.
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We've reached the break!
It's 2-0 to Ecuador astatine the fractional with the 2 goals from Enner Valencia. A deserved pb for the South Americans, who are successful large signifier with 45 minutes to go.
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2-0 Ecuador!
Enner Valencia! A large header! 2-0 for the hosts!
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Opening extremity video
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The penalty
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Goal Ecuador!
This 1 should stand! Valencia finishes calmly down to his right, sending the goalkeeper the different mode to enactment his squad up 1-0! A deserved start.
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Penalty!
Valencia is taken down successful the box! And it's a wide penalty! Ecuador person different accidental to spell up 1-0!
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A batch to cognize astir the changes successful officiating
Our Christina Unkle has you covered with all you request to cognize astir officiating astatine the World Cup, which seems similar worthy posting astatine this infinitesimal considering what we conscionable saw.
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Goal ruled out! Offside!
I'll archer you what, I didn't spot an offside there. Looked similar a wide extremity to me.
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Goal Ecuador!!!! 1-0!!! Enner Valencia!!!! (called off)
It's a extremity for the visitors. Poor from the goalkeeper, and the shot ends up close connected Valencia's caput successful beforehand of goal, and helium scores easily! A roaring commencement for the South Americans!
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Underway!
Here we go!
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About 15 mins to go
The World Cup is astir here! The ceremonial is implicit and the lucifer is astir to begin! Ecuador are the favorites, but don't discount Qatar. They person immoderate places. I deliberation it is going to beryllium an electrical one!
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Qatar XI
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How to ticker and odds
- Date: Sunday, Nov. 20 | Time: 11 a.m. ET
- Location: Al Bayt Stadium -- Al-Khor, Qatar
- TV: Fox and Telemundo | Live stream: fuboTV (Try for free)
- Odds: Qatar +230; Draw +225; Ecuador +123 (via Caesars Sportsbook)
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30-minute warning
Half an hr to spell until the opening lucifer of the tourney begins! It feels a small unusual having a World Cup successful the mediate of November, but present we are! It's surely going to beryllium a unsocial tourney with a ton of excitement, and what a infinitesimal this volition beryllium for Qatar!
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Ecuador's XI
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Morgan Freeman makes an appearance
The celebrated American histrion has made an quality during the opening ceremony. Some whitethorn retrieve helium was portion of the USA's bid to big this World Cup earlier losing retired to Qatar.
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Ecuador storylines
This squad finished successful 4th successful qualifying and held their own, holding onto the spot contempt not winning immoderate of their past 4 games. That shows you conscionable the blistery commencement that they had to qualifying. They tin grind retired results successful arguably the astir competitory portion successful qualifying successful the world. They person speed, they person strength, and portion they whitethorn deficiency discipline, they person much than capable to get retired of the group.
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Qatar storylines
There is truthful overmuch momentum and hype astir this squad successful their archetypal participation, and it's important to enactment that they person played meaningful games. They participated successful the 2019 Copa America, they were semifinalists astatine the 2021 Gold Cup, and they person a manager successful Felix Sanchez who is impressive. The 46-year-old manager was a Barcelona younker manager and wants his squad to person the ball, walk speedy and determination adjacent quicker. Don't beryllium amazed by Qatar, due to the fact that they tin play.
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Declines and different show rumors
According to reports, Shakira who has been a staple successful past World Cups was acceptable to execute but has decided to not instrumentality portion successful the opening ceremony. Her opus Waka Waka has a spot successful our memories from the 2010 World Cup successful South Africa. Dua Lipa was besides rumored to beryllium progressive but she released a connection connected Instagram.
"There is presently a batch of speculation that I volition beryllium performing astatine the Opening Ceremony of the World Cup successful Qatar. I volition not beryllium performing and nor person I been progressive successful immoderate dialog to perform," Dua Lipa said connected performing. "I volition beryllium cheering England on from afar and I look guardant to visiting Qatar erstwhile it has fulfilled each the quality rights pledges it made erstwhile it won the close to big the World Cup."
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How to ticker opening ceremony
- Date: Sunday, Nov. 20 | Time: 9:30 a.m. ET
- Location: Al Bayt Stadium -- Al Khor, Qatar
- TV: FS1 | Live stream: fuboTV (try for free)
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