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FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022: Hosts Qatar beaten by Ecuador

Hosts Qatar beaten 2-0 in opening match of the tournament

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Captain Enner Valencia extended his cult status in Ecuador to wider international acclaim with a first-half brace that propelled the South Americans to a comfortable 2-0 win over hosts Qatar in the opening game of the World Cup on Sunday.

Irish Eden Belleza, Senior Visual Editor ; Imran Malik, Assistant Editor ; Shyam A. Krishna, Acting Editor ; Nick Taratt, Senior Golf Writer and Shamseer Mohammed, Devops Engineer

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