2022 World Cup Preview: Qatar vs Ecuador
Qatar and Ecuador will face off on November 21 at the Qatar Sports Club Stadium in Doha. This is the second match of the group stages for the 2022 World Cup. Qatar has played in a few tournaments, but they haven’t played in an actual tournament in five years. Ecuador, on the other hand, has been practicing for the World Cup for years and is ready for the event.
TEAMS CURRENT FORM
QATAR
For the first time in their history, Felix Sanchez Bas’s men are competing on the largest international stage. After crushing every opponent, they received their first victory in the 2019 Asian Cup. In the competition, the squad led by Spanish head coach Felix Sanchez scored 19 goals while giving up just one. As teams that had the ability to advance past the group stage are grouped with the Qataris, this will serve as a litmus test for them.
ECUADOR
Many were taken aback when Ecuador surprised everyone by winning the South American region and advancing to the World Cup ahead of Chile, Colombia, and Peru. Even more surprising is that their sq.ad’s average age is just under 26 years old. Surprisingly, they managed to hold both Argentina and Brazil to draws on the final matchdays of the qualifiers and have only suffered one loss in their last 15 games overall.
COMFIRMED LINEUPS
| QUATAR | ECUADOR |
|---|---|
| Saad Abdullah Al Sheeb(GK) Pedro Miguel Bassam Hisham Al Rawi Tarek Salman Abdelkarim Hassan Homam Ahmed6 Abdelaziz Hatem Karim Boudiaf Hasan Al Heidos19 Almoez Ali Akram Afif | Michael Estrada(GK) Enner Valencia Moisés Caicedo Alan Franco Gonzalo Plata Carlos Gruezo Pervis Estupinan Piero Hincapie Felix Torres Angelo Preciado1 Hernan Ismael Galindez |
PREDICTION
| GENERAL TIPS | SAFE ZONE |
|---|---|
| OVER 2.5 GOALS FULL TIME | FIRST 30MINS DRAW |
| AWAY TO WIN EITHER HALF | HOME TO WIN OR DRAW |
