The first match of FIFA World Cup 2022 will take place between Qatar and Ecuador at the Al Bayt Stadium on Sunday. The tournament will commence with a fixture from Group A. Qatar will make their debut in World Cup while Ecuador are returning to the biggest tournament after a gap of eight years. Let’s take a look at World Cup 2022 – Qatar vs. Ecuador Preview and Starting Line Ups.
World Cup 2022 – Qatar vs. Ecuador Match Details
Fixture : FIFA World Cup 2022 Group A
Date : 20 November, Sunday
Time : 9:30 P.M. IST
Venue : Al Bayt Stadium, Qatar
World Cup 2022 – Qatar vs. Ecuador Preview
Both the teams will be looking forward to making it out of Group A. Qatar is world’s 50th-ranked nation, but they have won all four friendly fixtures prior to the World Cup. Till now, it was only in 2010 when the host nations failed to make it out of the group stage.
Ecuador will be quite excited to play the opener as they have made it to the World Cup after eight long years. The nation appeared at three editions of the competition in 2002, 2006 and 2014. In those three editions, they have been able to progress beyond the group stages only once.
Qatar vs. Ecuador Starting Line Ups
Qatar Probable Starting 11 : – Al-Sheeb; Miguel, Al-Wari, Salman, Hassan, Ahmed; Hatem, Boudiaf; Al-Haydos; Ali, Afif
Ecuador Probable Starting 11 : – Dominguez; Preciado, Torres, Hincapie, Estupinan; Gruezo, Caicedo, Cifuentes; Plata, Valencia, Ibarra
How to watch Qatar vs. Ecuador Live Streaming in India?
The live telecast of Qatar vs. Ecuador will be there on Sports18 and Sports18 HD for those watching on TV in India.
FIFA World Cup 2022 can also be live streamed on the JioCinema app in India.
Qatar vs. Ecuador Prediction
Qatar 1 -3 Ecuador