The 2022 World Cup finals in Qatar kicked off on Sunday evening with the host nation taking on South American side Ecuador at Al Bayt.
It was supposed to be a tough game, with home team Qatar preparing for the match and the tournament for months.
The Qataris have a reputation of playing good and passing football, and given that they were the home team, they were expected to at least pick up a point from the encounter.
However, it was Ecuador who won the opening game at the Qatar World Cup 2-0 with ease.
Enner Valencia scored both the goals for the South American side.
[xyz-ihs snippet=”In-article-Ad”]The former West Ham United forward scored in the 16th minute from the penalty spot.
Qatar goalkeeper Saad Al Sheeb brought Valencia down in the box, and the 33-year-old himself stepped up and successfully converted the spot kick.
It was Valencia who scored Ecuador’s second goal on 31 minutes when he powered in a header.
Valencia had actually scored in the opening minutes of the match with a header from close range, but the goal was ruled out for offside by the video assistant referee.
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