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Enner Valencia of Ecuador scores his team's second goal during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Group A match between Qatar and Ecuador at Al Bayt Stadium on November 20, 2022 in Al Khor, Qatar.Hosts Qatar opened the 2022 Fifa World Cup in calamitous fashion, easily beaten by Ecuador in a humbling defeat at Al Bayt. Felix Sanchez’s men have been together in camp for the last six months to prepare for the tournament and work on tactics, but a nervous and disjointed performance led to a Group A loss. With Africa Cup of Nations champions Senegal and three-time finalists the Netherlands to come, this looked like Qatar’s easiest game on paper but they totally outplayed. A dramatic opening to the contest saw Enner Valencia’s header from close range ruled out for offside by the video assistant refer...

A pair of goalkeeper gloves around the ball in the middle of the Al Dana Tower ahead of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 at on November 18, 2022 in Doha, Qatar. FIFA are under pressure to ban all alcohol sales at World Cup stadiums just days before the tournament kicks off.The Qatari royal family have made their feelings clear which could have huge implications. They want FIFA to stop selling Budweiser, one of the organisation’s biggest sponsors, at eight different stadiums, which would be in breach of a multi-million dollar contract.Budweiser’s visibility could be massively diluted with the potential u-turn coming at such short notice. It remains unclear whether beer will be sold at stadiums, with the opening game kicking off on Sunday. The only guaranteed place that will s...

Hosts Qatar beaten by Ecuador in World Cup opener

Qatar stuns FIFA by calling for ban on beer being sold in World Cup 2022 stadiums