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The 2022 World Cup kicks off with the opening match between Qatar and Ecuador on Sunday at 5 p.m. at Al-Bayt Stadium. TV channel, probable compositions… Here is the information to know about the meeting.
The context of Qatar – Ecuador
Host country of the 2022 World Cup, Qatar enters the fray on its soil against Ecuador. Automatically qualified for the competition, the Qatari selection fell into a group A also composed of the Netherlands and Senegal. That is to say if Felix Sanchez’s players will have to win against the weakest opponent in the group to give themselves a chance of joining the knockout stages. Qatar challenges a South American team which grabbed fourth place in the qualifiers for the South American zone, behind Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay.
Probable line-ups of Qatar – Ecuador
Qatar could be deprived of the services of Ahmed Alaaeldin, injured in a friendly against Albania (1-0 victory). Opposite, Ecuador will rely in particular on its star Enner Valencia. Here is the probable composition of the two teams.
The probable line-up of Qatar
Al-Sheeb – Miguel, Al-Wari, Salman, Hassan, Ahmed – Hatem, Boudiaf – Al-Haydos – Ali, Afif.
Coach: Felix Sanchez.
The probable line-up of Ecuador
Dominguez – Preciado, Torres, Hincapie, Estupinan – Gruezo, Caicedo, Cifuentes – Plata, Valencia, Ibarra.
Coach: Gustavo Alfaro.
At what time and on which channel to watch Qatar – Ecuador live?
The match between Qatar and Ecuador will be followed on Sunday at 5:00 p.m., on TF1 and BeIN Sports 1. The full World Cup TV schedule can be found here.
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