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Ecuador beat host nation Qatar 2–0 in the tournament's opening match. Group A of the 2022 FIFA World Cup took place from 20 to 29 November 2022. [1] The group consisted of the host nation Qatar as well as Ecuador, Senegal and the Netherlands. The top two teams, the Netherlands and Senegal, advanced to the round of 16.
The 2022 World Cup kicked off Sunday with Ecuador blanking host Qatar 2-0 amid hopes that the country is ready for hosting the big stage.
Ecuador defeats host-nation Qatar in the opening game of the 2022 World Cup. Qatar becomes first host to lose the opening game. World Cup 2022: Ecuador defeats Qatar 2-0; President Biden calls USMNT
Ecuador beat them 2–0 in the opening match, a third goal being disallowed for offside by video assistance: Qatar scored their first and, as it turned out, only goal in a 3–1 defeat to Senegal: and then finally were defeated 2–0 by the Dutch, becoming the first tournament hosts to lose all their games at the World Cup.
Fans at Al Bayt Stadium and online had plenty to say about Ecuadors 2-0 win over Qatar to open the 2022 World Cup. Fans, Twitter React to Qatar's Opening Loss at World Cup Vs. Ecuador
The group stage was set to begin on 21 November, with four matches every day. Later, the schedule was tweaked by moving the Qatar vs Ecuador game to 20 November, after Qatar lobbied FIFA to allow their team to open the tournament. [30] [31] [32] The final was played on 18 December 2022, National Day, at Lusail Stadium.
Qatar became the first host nation to lose not only its opening match, but also all three of its matches. Upon losing the second match against Senegal with a score of 3-1, Qatar became the first host nation to be eliminated from the tournament in two matches after the Netherlands later on drew with Ecuador (putting both with four points ...
Ecuador's Enner Valencia celebrates a goal during the World Cup opening match versus Qatar at Al Bayt Stadium on Nov. 20, 2022 in Al Khor, Qatar.