Qatar vs Ecuador Score Prediction, Head to Head Lineups

Posted On: November 20, 2022

Bisnis.com, JAKARTA – Next score prediction Qatar vs Ecuador in the opening game World Cup 2022.

The 2022 World Cup will open with the Qatar vs Ecuador match at Al Bayt Stadium on Sunday (20/11/2022) evening WIB.

The first Group A match will also mark the Qatar national team’s World Cup debut. Felix Sanchez Bas’s side qualified for the first time on home status.

For the Ecuadorian national team, coached by Gustavo Alfaro, it will be their first World Cup in eight years since their last appearance in 2014.

In total, before that, Ecuador had qualified for the World Cup final three times. They absolutely want to repeat, if not exceed, the feat of the 2006 World Cup when they qualified for the round of 16.

They will both try to break the prediction that their group will belong to the Netherlands and Senegal.
A victory in this match will open up opportunities for them to qualify for the Round of 16, provided of course that they can perform well in subsequent matches.

For Qatar, this first match is also a testing ground. They will try to silence oblique voices, including their eligibility as hosts, in terms of squad and off-field matters.

Currently, Qatar continues to be scrutinized and deemed unfit to be named host due to its poor human rights record, including the treatment of migrant workers, women’s rights and recognition of LGBT people.

Qatar’s record against teams from the Americas is promising enough to boost their confidence against Ecuador.

In their last five matches, Qatar have beaten Guatemala 2-0, tied Chile and Jamaica, but lost 0-2 to Canada.

Ecuador’s record is no better than Qatar’s. They were held in check by three Asian teams in a friendly match, namely Iraq, Japan and Saudi Arabia. They only won 1-0 against the African team, Cape Verde.

Scheduled line-ups for Qatar v Ecuador

Qatar (5-4-1): Saad Al Sheeb; Abdel Karim Hassan, Bassam Al-Rawi, Pedro Miguel, Tarek Salman, Homam Ahmed; Hassan Al-Haydos, Karim Boudiaf, Abdul Aziz Hatem, Akram Afif; Almoez Ali.

Coach: Felix Sanchez Bas

Ecuador (4-3-3): Alexander Dominguez; Angelo Preciado, Felix Torres, Pierro Hincapie, Pervis Estupinian; Carlos Gruezo, Jose Cifuentes, Moises Caicedo; Angel Mena, Enner Valencia, Gonzalo Plata.

Coach: Gustavo Alfaro

Head to head Qatar vs Ecuador

12/10/2018: Qatar 4-3 Ecuador

Qatar vs Ecuador Score Prediction

Ranking, Ecuador is maybe better than Qatar. However, Ecuador’s stalemate in scoring in several matches could be used by hosts Qatar to claim the first three points.

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