The host nation today succumbed to two first-half goals to lose the opening game of the 2022 World Cup to South American side Ecuador.
Enner Valencia scored in the 3rd minute of the encounter but it was ruled out as half offside.
A few minutes later precisely in the 16th minute, Valencia was fouled in the Penalty area by the Qatari Goalie Saad Al-Sheeb and the center referee Daniele Orsato, from Italy, wasted no time in pointing to the penalty spot.
Valencia stepped up and converted to score the first goal of the Mundial.
He’d later on in the match powered home the second goal of the game in the 31st minute via a powerful header into the bottom left corner of the post.
All efforts by the Qataris to get a goal in the encounter proved abortive but their fans kept cheering the team regardless.
The Result meant Ecuador will climb to the top of group A pending the opener between other group nations Netherlands and Senegal on Monday 21st of November.