NEW A day of celebration and promise quickly turned sour for Qatar in the opening match of the 2022 World Cup. Ecuador scored early to put this one out of reach, cruising to a 2-0 win over the host nation on Sunday.
That led to a penalty kick, which Valencia calmly sent into the back of the net in the 16th minute for the first goal of the tournament.
Defender Ángelo Preciado fired a right-footed cross into the box, where Valencia was left free and headed in his second goal. The second half was played at a much slower pace, with neither team generating momentum for scoring opportunities in the first 15 minutes. The game continued its staggered play with several injury stoppages, yellow cards and substitutions in the second half. There were six yellow cards in the match – four for Qatar, two for Ecuador.
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