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🌟 World Cup 2022
✳ TODAY
⚽ Qatar 0 Ecuador 2
✳ MONDAY
âš½ England vs Iran 4pm
âš½ Senegal vs Netherlands 7pm
âš½ USA vs Wales 10pm
Doha, Qatar | THE INDEPENDENT & AGENCIES |Â Ecuador got off to a winning start against hosts Qatar in the tournament opener at Al Bayt Stadium as the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 got underway Sunday after a stunning opening ceremony.
A double from Enner Valencia gave Ecuador a 2-0 winning start to the first FIFA World Cup to be held in the Middle East and Arab world.
Hosts Qatar were clearly overwhelmed by the occassion.
Cameroon, Morocco, Senegal, Tunisia, and Ghana will represent Africa at the tournament and all five countries have previously appeared in football’s biggest tournament. Defending champions France, Brazil, and Argentina, enter the competition as favorites to lift the trophy.
The 64 matches of the FIFA World Cup 2022 tournament will be played in 8 stadia including Al Bayt Stadium, Khalifa International Stadium, Al Thumama Stadium, Ahmed Bin Ali Stadium, Lusail Stadium, Stadium 974, Education City Stadium, Al Janoub Stadium.
