QatarvsEcuador

Result

Ecuador beat Qatar 2–0 in Group A. Goals: Valencia (16'), Valencia (31').

Qatar 3-5-24-4-2 Ecuador

Qatar

Ecuador

Valencia16'

Valencia31'

Al Sheeb15'

Caicedo29'

Ali22'

Méndez56'

Boudiaf36'

Afif77'

47%Possession53%

5Shots6

0On target3

1Saves0

1Corners3

382Passes completed432

82%Pass accuracy83%

11Tackles15

8Touches in box42

Substitutions

Al Bayatifor Al Heidosat 72'

Sarmientofor Ibarraat 68'

Muntarifor Aliat 72'

Cifuentesfor Valenciaat 76'

Rodríguezfor Estradaat 90'

Francofor Caicedoat 90'

Goals

At this Stage

Qatar sit 3rd in Group A on 0 points; Ecuador top Group A on 3 points — the table as it stood after matchday 1.

Group A

Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
Ecuador	1	1	0	0	+2	3
Netherlands	1	1	0	0	+2	3
Qatar	1	0	0	1	-2	0
Senegal	1	0	0	1	-2	0

Top two (above the accent line) advance to the round of 32; the third-placed team is in the race for one of the eight best-third spots.

What we know now