Hosts Qatar made a nervy start to the 2022 World Cup after Ecuador’s Enner Valencia netted twice for the South Americans in the first half.
Ecuador eased past World Cup debutants Qatar 2-0 on Sunday with first-half goals from veteran striker Enner Valencia in a one-sided affair that was the first opening game defeat for a host nation in the tournament’s history.
It was Alsheeb who later tripped Valencia when he was through on goal and then dived the wrong way as the Ecuadorean coolly dispatched the resulting penalty in the 16th minute. “We managed to score a couple of quick goals which helped us to get control of the game and win the three points … We think we can go very far and perform well.”
Qatar looked largely toothless despite an enviously long time to bond and train together, including summer camps in Europe. Almoez Ali had their best chance at the end of the first half, heading wide but then judged offside.Qatar coach Felix Sanchez looked increasingly disconsolate watching his nervous-looking players misplace passes and allow Ecuador to outmuscle them easily from front to back.
“There is no excuse, I want to congratulate our opponents Ecuador. There is a lot of room for improvement.
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