AL KHOR (AFP) — Qatar became the first home team to lose their opening World Cup match as Ecuador cruised to a 2-0 victory over the hosts, with Enner Valencia scoring twice in the tournament curtain-raiser on Sunday.

Source: Manila Bulletin (https://mb.com.ph/2022/11/21/world-cup-host-qatar-yields-to-ecuador-in-opener/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=world-cup-host-qatar-yields-to-ecuador-in-opener)