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This Sunday the ball will roll for the first time in Qatar at the Al Bayt Stadium for the match between the host and the Ecuadorian team led by Argentine Gustavo Alfaro after an opening ceremony that will last just over one hour.
The duel will be at 17: 00 am (East) and 00: 00 am (Pacific) from the United States and would be the starting signal for the greatest football event. A duel with goals is expected, since in the last four World Cup editions there were 25 goals in total in the opening games, which translates into an average of 4.80 annotations per game.
The record between the two is three games with one victory by side and a tie. The host country has never lost the first match of a World Cup.
? Where to watch live from the US and Mexico?
Mexico: Televisa, Univision, TUDN, TV Azteca , Vix, Sky Sports
United States: Fox, FS1 , Telemundo, Univision, Vix2022TV channel in English : Fox2022TV Channels in Spanish: Telemundo, Universo , Peacock.
How would you form Ecuador?
Goalkeeper: Alexander Domínguez. Defender: Ángelo Preciado, Piero Hincapié, Pervis Estupiñán and Félix Torres.2022 Midfield: Moisés Caicedo, Carlos Gruezo, Romario Ibarra, Gonzalo Plata. Front: Michael Estrada and Enner Valencia.
equator seeks to make history
The Ecuadorian team will face its fourth World Cup at the hands of Argentine Gustavo Alfaro, with whom they seek to overcome the group stage for the second time after achieving it in Germany 2022 and after a great performance in the South American Qualifiers where they finished third behind Brazil and Argentina.
Selection of Ecuador expressed its opinion on the controversy in Qatar 2022
In the press conference prior to the match, the soccer player Moisés Caicedo was consulted about the controversy that plagues the Asian nation in terms of human rights and he was petrified, so with his eyes he sought support from his coach, Gustavo Alfaro, who had to answer for him.
“Don’t get him in trouble,” he said between laughs as he caressed the player’s back with his hand. “We are in favor of all human rights, of equality. They are also soccer players, they have their dreams and they deserve to be respected for it, “he said to settle the query.
The World Cup in Qatar 2022 has been in the target of public opinion due to the disrespect for the rights human rights, the mistreatment of the LGTBQ + collective and the precarious working conditions of immigrant employees.
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