Qatar v Ecuador team news: $4.0m goalkeepers start

the keeper actually made a stop from a ball hit directly at him amazing skills!

Whomever Capd Valencia today was a genius!

That was an Orange Card

Have Ecuador changed their national anthem? I didn’t recognise it ahead of the game:

https://open.spotify.com/track/1arJHhz6TxMV50SNvSmGnV?si=H0wIJrnmTE2hmmj_yqhEzQ&context=spotify%3Aartist%3A5XTxV2ifoYkmNb13Gb6cKz

Do we think Ecuador will do anymore touchdowns today?

This game is an example why we should NOT have 48 teams in the world cup.

Is really brazil vs qatar, Germany vs Mali or England vs Jordan required in the next World cup?

What’s the ffs league code for World Cup?

How did Qatar win the Asia Cup? Are Japan, Australia, Iran and Saudi Arabia all worse than this Qatar side? Seems unlikely.

Quick transfer question - my Ecuador keeper isn’t playing (yes I know i should have checked before the deadline ). Can I now use one of my free transfers to bring in Pickford for example and get his points from the Iran game or will the person I bring in only score points the next match day/game week ?

Wow! look at all those sexy ladies! 🙂

This game has the most cards (five yellows) in a World Cup opener since Germany versus Bolivia in 1994 (six yellow cards and one red card).

You know a games shiiiiite when BBC starts rolling out stats like this….

Also BBC

Qatar has dominated the 2nd half.. In possession.. Or maybe ecuador are content with just 2-0 win

Where is my Galindez points?

Any team ever been through a World Cup without a single SoT before ?

https://twitter.com/FPL_Banger/status/1594209577716789248 Wow

Galindez hooollldd

what a miss! lucky for him it was offsides

This group looks interesting now - Ecuador on course for 6 clean sheets in a row - will be tough games v Senegal and Netherlands

England play next, World Cup really starts tomorrow at 1pm?!

Easily the worst opening world cup game of all time.
And imo, #1 for worst world cup game of all time, can't remember a worse one.

Germany v Bolivia was poor but the Diana Ross miss in the opening ceremony got us through it- they didn't show the opening ceremony on the beeb - was it on iplayer?

If ecuador go out of group stage bcoz of goal difference, they have only themselves to blame

Qatar fans get excited when they have a chance!!

that would have been an impressive strike

Host of the tournament have never lost the opening game. Host of the tournament also never bribed anyone to host the tournament. Karma is a b*tch.

Though Qatar played poorly, stats show they lost only 2-0.. So its not like a huge embarrassment in WC history

Prediction for the Argentina v Saudi Arabia game? Opening games for teams usually bitty and most coaches would sign up for any kind of win

I love how Spanish broadcasters can make even the most shyt match sound exciting, they're actually calling it an electrifying opening match! lol

Is there any merit in Sepp Blatter's words after he declared it was a mistake to award Qatar the World Cup...... ONLY after he left FIFA, accepted millions in bribes, and "somehow" escaped jail sentencing (with even more bribery)?