World Cup 2022.. The star of Ecuador is crowned the best player in the match against Qatar

On Nov 20, 2022

Ener Valencia, the star of the Ecuadorian national team, was crowned the best player in the face of his country and his Qatari counterpart, which the first decided in his favor with two goals free of charge, in the opening confrontation of the 22nd edition of the World Cup, which was held between them this evening, Sunday, at the “Al-Bayt” stadium in Al-Khor city. .

Valencia, the Turkish striker Fenerbahçe, won the player of the match award after scoring the winning goals for the Ecuadorian national team in the 16th and 31st minutes of the match.

Italian referee Daniele Orsato ruled out another goal scored by Valencia in the 3rd minute of the match, after referring to video technology, claiming offside.

And the “Opta” statistics network stated that for the first time, the first goals of a World Cup edition came via a penalty kick.

The Qatar national team and its Ecuadorian counterpart are competing in Group A of the 22nd edition of the World Cup, which includes the Netherlands and Senegal next to them.

The 2022 World Cup is the first ever to be held in the Arab world, and the second to be held in the continent of Asia after the 2002 edition in South Korea and Japan, and it is also the first time in history that the tournament is held during the winter.

The Ecuador national team participated in the World Cup for the fourth time in its history, after having previously participated in 3 previous World Cups in 2002, 2006, and 2014.

Ecuador qualified for the 2022 World Cup, after it ranked fifth in the final standings for the South American qualifiers for the tournament, after collecting 26 points from 18 matches.

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