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Ecuador and Qatar raise the curtain on the Qatar World Cup this Sunday of November . Those from the middle of the world will be taking on the hosts in search of the first three points in group A.
It should be noted that Ecuador will be present in its fourth participation in World Cups; in the previous three it started with victory, defeat and draw respectively . As far as Qatar is concerned, this will be their first participation, which is earned by hosting the tournament.
The game will be played at Al Bayt Stadium, located in the city of Jor and with capacity for a total of 60 thousand viewers.
Prior to the match there has been speculation about an alleged attempt to bribe the hosts of the National Team from Ecuador so that they were allowed to win 1-0. However, until now they have only been speculations.
Ecuador starts as favorites in this match Against the local team , those led by Gustavo Alfaro have just qualified in the South American Qualifiers, having a correct tournament where they were always in the qualifying zone.
Possible alignments of Qatar and Ecuador
Those led by Gustavo Alfaro will have three casualties: Joao Rojas, who the anterior cruciate ligament of his left knee was torn at the end of July, and Byron Castillo, sidelined from the call for alleged falsification of documents.
Regarding the Qatar National Team, all its players play in the local league and have had an intense preparation and there is even a history of playing against Ecuador in 2018 with a win for the Arabs 4-3.
Possible alignment of Ecuador : Domínguez, Estupiñán, Hincapié, Torres, Preciado; Caicedo, Gruezo, Cifuentes; Ibarra, Plata, Valencia.
Possible line-up for Qatar: Hassan, Salman, A. Hassan, Pedro Miguel; Waad, Hatem, Mohammed, Al-Haydos, Ali Asad; Afif, Almoez Ali.
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