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Qatar national football team
World Cup | Group Stage
Nov 20, 2022 at 4pm UK
Khalifa International Stadium
Ecuador national football team

Qatar
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Ecuador


Al Sheeb (15'), Ali (22'), Boudiaf (36'), Afif (78')
FT(HT: 0-2)
Valencia (16' pen., 31')
Caicedo (29'), Mendez (56')

Team News: Qatar, Ecuador teams confirmed for World Cup opener

Team News: Qatar, Ecuador teams confirmed for World Cup opener
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Qatar and Ecuador confirm their starting lineups for the opening match at the World Cup.

Qatar and Ecuador have confirmed their starting lineups for the opening match at the World Cup.

The tournament hosts and South American side go head to head in Group A as they get the competition underway at the Al Bayt Stadium.

Felix Sanchez has lined up with a 3-4-3 formation spearheaded by the trio of captain Hassan Al-Haydos, Almoez Ali and Akram Afif, who have 104 goals between them on the international stage.

Abdulaziz Hatem and Karim Boudiaf, in possession of 222 caps between them, will feature in central midfield, while Bassam Al-Rawi, Boualem Khoukhi and Abdelkarim Hassan form the back three.

Meanwhile, Ecuador boss Gustavo Alfaro starts with Hernan Galindez between the sticks, despite fellow veteran goalkeeper Alexander Dominguez playing the majority of recent fixtures.

Brighton & Hove Albion pair Pervis Estupinan and Moises Caicedo feature at left-back and in midfield respectively, while the nation's record goalscorer Enner Valencia lines up in attack.

Midfielder Carlos Gruezo had been a fitness doubt and is only selected among the replacements.

Qatar: Al-Sheeb; Al-Rawi, Khoukhi, Haj Fadlalla; Ro-Ro, Boudiaf, Hatem, Ahmed; Al Haydos, Ali, Afif

Ecuador: Galindez; Preciado, Torres, Hincapie, Estupinan; Plata, Mendez, Caicedo, Ibarra; E. Valencia, Estrada

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Q Netherlands Netherlands32107
Q Senegal flag Senegal32016
3 Ecuador flag Ecuador31114
4 Qatar Qatar30030

Group B

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Q England flag England32107
Q United States USA31205
3 Iran Iran31023
4 Wales flag Wales30121

Group C

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Q Argentina Argentina32016
Q Poland Poland31114
3 Mexico Mexico31114
4 Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia31023

Group D

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Q France France32016
Q Australia Australia32016
3 Tunisia Tunisia31114
4 Denmark Denmark30121

Group E

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Q Japan Japan32016
Q Spain Spain31114
3 Germany Germany31114
4 Costa Rica flag Costa Rica31023

Group F

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Q Morocco Morocco32107
Q Croatia Croatia31205
3 Belgium Belgium31114
4 Canada Canada30030

Group G

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Q Brazil Brazil32016
Q Switzerland Switzerland32016
3 Cameroon flag Cameroon31114
4 Serbia Serbia30121

Group H

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Q Portugal Portugal32016
Q Republic of Korea South Korea31114
3 Uruguay flag Uruguay31114
4 Ghana flag Ghana31023


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