Thursday , 2 July 2026

Qatar vs Ecuador, Worldcup 2022 GROUP STAGE

FIFA World Cup · 2022
Qatar
0 – 2
Full Time
Ecuador
Sun 20 Nov 2022 · 16:00 UTC Al Bayt Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Saad Al Sheeb 15' Y
Almoez Ali 22' Y
Y 29' Moises Caicedo
Karim Boudiaf 36' Y
Y 56' Jhegson Mendez
Akram Afif 78' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Qatar vs Ecuador — Worldcup at Al Bayt Stadium.

  • Qatar 3 games · 1 pts (2026/26)
  • Ecuador 3 games · 4 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

  • Referee Paolo Valeri
  • Referee Alessandro Giallatini
  • Referee Daniele Orsato
  • Referee Massimiliano Irrati
  • Referee Istvan Kovacs
  • Referee Ciro Carbone

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Mexico 3 9
2 South Africa 3 4
3 South Korea 3 3
4 Czechia 3 1
5 Switzerland 3 7
6 Canada 3 4
7 Bosnia-Herzegovina 3 4
8 Qatar 3 1
9 Brazil 3 7
10 Morocco 3 7
11 Scotland 3 3
12 Haiti 3 0
13 United States 3 6
14 Australia 3 4
15 Paraguay 3 4
16 Turkey 3 3
17 Germany 3 6
18 Ivory Coast 3 6
19 Ecuador 3 4
20 Curacao 3 1
21 Netherlands 3 7
22 Japan 3 5
23 Sweden 3 4
24 Tunisia 3 0
25 Belgium 3 5
26 Egypt 3 5
27 Iran 3 3
28 New Zealand 3 1
29 Spain 3 7
30 Cape Verde Islands 3 3
31 Uruguay 3 2
32 Saudi Arabia 3 2
33 France 3 9
34 Norway 3 6
35 Senegal 3 3
36 Iraq 3 0
37 Argentina 3 9
38 Austria 3 4
39 Algeria 3 4
40 Jordan 3 0
41 Colombia 3 7
42 Portugal 3 5
43 Congo DR 3 4
44 Uzbekistan 3 0
45 England 3 7
46 Croatia 3 6
47 Ghana 3 4
48 Panama 3 0

Head-to-Head

1
Qatar 1 games · Avg 2.0 goals Ecuador
Last 5 meetings
2022-11-20 Qatar 0–2 Ecuador

Recent Form

Qatar
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Nov Ecuador H 0–2 L
23 Jun Argentina H 0–2 L
19 Jun Colombia A 0–1 L
16 Jun Paraguay A 2–2 D
Ecuador
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Nov Qatar A 2–0 W
04 Jul Argentina A 0–3 L
27 Jun Brazil H 1–1 D
23 Jun Peru H 2–2 D
20 Jun Venezuela A 2–2 D
14 Jun Colombia A 0–1 L

Season Stats

Qatar Ecuador
#8 Position #19
1 Points 4
3 Played 3
0 / 1 / 2 W / D / L 1 / 1 / 1
2 Scored 2
10 Conceded 2
-8 GD +0
0.33 PPG 1.33
0% Win % 33%

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Qatar this season
25% Clean Sheets
Ecuador this season

Qatar are 8th (1 pts). Ecuador are 19th (4 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Qatar
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/4
31-45
1/1
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/1
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Ecuador
0-15
1/1
16-30
–/1
31-45
–/1
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/–
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Qatar and Ecuador is underway.
  • 3' What a strike from Enner Valencia! The score is 0-1.
  • 8' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 13' Qatar started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 13.
  • 15' Saad Al Sheeb is having his name booked by the referee on 15.
  • 16' Goal! Enner Valencia scores his 33 goal in 12 matches.
  • 21' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 22' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Almoez Ali.
  • 27' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Karim Boudiaf suffering a number of foals already.
  • 29' Moises Caicedo was booked on 29.
  • 31' What a strike from Enner Valencia! The score is 0-3.
  • 36' Karim Boudiaf was booked on 36.
  • 41' It looks like no one’s ball. Ecuador is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 46' Ecuador is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 51' Abdelkarim Hasan Fadlalla needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 56' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Jhegson Mendez.
  • 61' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Qatar needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 66' Supporters expect more eagerness from Hernan Ismael Galindez, as he is very good at scoring at Al Bayt Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 68' The supporters are chanting for Jeremy Sarmiento. He replaces Romario Ibarra on 68 minute.
  • 71' The supporters are chanting for Mohammed Waad. He replaces Hassan Al Haydos on 71 minute.
  • 72' The supporters are chanting for Mohammed Waad. He replaces Hassan Al Haidos on 72 minute.
  • 76' Jose Cifuentes is replacing Enner Valencia for the Ecuador side.
  • 77' The whistle greets Enner Valencia as he departs to be replaced by Jose Cifuentes.
  • 78' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Akram Afif.
  • 83' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 83 minutes.
  • 88' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 90' The whistle greets Michael Estrada as he departs to be replaced by Kevin Rodriguez.
  • Full Time. Ecuador beats Qatar

Lineups

Qatar Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Felix Sanchez

Ecuador Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gustavo Alfaro

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.4 Qatar xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.61 Ecuador xG
I would bet for: Under — clean sheet likely 72% + Under 2.5 goals 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Qatar15% Draw27% Ecuador58%
Actual: Ecuador win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes28% 0% No72%
Avg goals/match: 2.01
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 85%
15%
± 1.5 59%
41%
± 2.5 32%
68%
± 3.5 15%
85%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

Qatar or Draw
43%
Draw or Ecuador
85%
Qatar or Ecuador
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Qatar6% Draw51% Ecuador43%
Actual: Ecuador win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 1
20.9%
0 – 2
Actual
0 – 0
15.5%
1 – 1
9.1%
0 – 3
8.8%
1 – 2
6.9%
1 – 0
4.4%
1 – 3
3.9%
0 – 4
3.6%
1 – 4
1.6%
2 – 1
1.6%
2 – 2
1.4%

Asian Handicap — Qatar

Handicap Qatar covers Push Ecuador covers
-2.5 0% — 100%
-2 0% 1% 99%
-1.5 1% — 99%
-1 1% 6% 92%
-0.5 8% — 92%
+0.5 34% — 66%
+1 34% 29% 38%
+1.5 62% — 38%
+2 62% 21% 17%
+2.5 83% — 17%

Clean Sheet

Qatar keeps clean sheet
21% ✓
Ecuador keeps clean sheet
67% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.