Ecuador opens World Cup with deserved victory over Qatar – Al-Banna Newspaper

The Ecuadorian national team defeated its tournament host Qatari counterpart with two unanswered goals in the first matches of the 2022 World Cup in Group A competitions. The South American team decided the outcome of the match in their favor in the first half , after managing to advance in the first half of the match, with two clean goals, scored by the veteran captain Ener Valencia in the 16th minute from a penalty kick, and in the 31st minute with a header. Thus, Ecuador leads the table in the first group with three points, awaiting the second match of this group, which will bring together Senegal and the Netherlands today (18.00 – Beirut time).