Qatar starting XI: Alsheeb; Khouki, Hisham, Hassan; Miguel, Hatem, Alhaydos, Boudiaf, Ahmed; Afif, Ali.
Ecuador starting XI: Galindez; Preciado, Torres, Hincapie, Estupinan; Ibarra, Plata, Caicedo, Mendez; Estrada, Valencia.
No host nation have lost the opening game of the World Cup. Can Qatar maintain that record?
Enner Valencia scored the opening goal of the World Cup for Ecuador in just 3 minutes, but it was disallowed after a VAR check in an extremely controversial manner.
Enner Valencia scored the opening goal of the World Cup a few minutes later as he was awarded a penalty after the goal keeper attacked an Ecuador player.
