The choice of Qatarwho had been preparing his World Cup debut for a long time, gave up Ecuador (0-2) on opening day. The Arabs are unable to reward the spectators with victory, despite the fact that there is no contact between the team and the fans typical of a country that organizes a world.
Defeat means the first time a host team lost the opening game, a duel in which he was always involved. At first, for this world it is decided that the ball will start rolling with the Netherlands-Senegalbut the FIFA He corrected and did not want to change the common tradition.
For his part, Ecuador showed up at Qatar 2022 with the clear intention of making history and not missing the first opportunity. From now on, the ‘three‘ will go down in history as the first team to defeat a host team in the opener. He did it with two goals from the captain Enner Valenciawhich also made him the top scorer for the South Americans in World Cups (3), superior Augustine Delgado.
The fans, who sang ‘Sí se puede’ before the opening ceremony of the tournament, changed to ‘Sí se puedo’ in their celebration in the stadium stands Al Bayt.
No local team in history has ever lost a match that opened the tournament when it was their turn to do so. Only South Africain 2010 before Mexicoagreed to a draw (1-1).
Source: La Verdad
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