World cup preview and predictions Qatar vs Equador

 

World cup preview and predictions 

Qatar vs Equador

Analysis of the match Qatar Ecuador

Both teams will want to start their World Cup in the best possible way. Qatar will play in front of their home crowd. Qatar's advantage in terms of motivation

Qatar Ecuador form

Designated as hosts in December 2010, Qatar have had a long period to prepare for what is their first World Cup. And they have done so quite well, showing much progress in recent years. Indeed, Al-Annabi (The Bordeaux) have written the greatest page in their history by winning the Asian Cup of Nations in 2019 by beating Japan in the final. However, the Qataris did not shine at the Copa America the same year, where they had been invited.

 Last year, they reached the semi-finals of the Gold Cup, where they were also invited. The host country played no less than 18 friendlies in 2022 to prepare for the World Cup. They were able to gain confidence by winning their last 4 games against Guatemala (2-0), Honduras (1-0), Panama (2-1) and Albania (1-0).

Ecuador, on the other hand, is much more used to the high level as it is about to play its 4th World Cup finals after those of 2002, 2006 and 2014. 

Tri has secured its place in this World Cup by taking the 4th place in the South Zone qualifiers behind Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay with a record of 7 wins, 3 draws and 8 defeats.

 

The objective of this selection will be to get through the group stages as they did in 2006 by reaching the 1/8th finals. 

Quarter-finalists in the last Copa America, the Tricolor have not lost since March. 

In June, they beat Nigeria (1-0) and Cape Verde (1-0) and held Mexico to a 0-0 draw. Their last three friendlies, played in September against Saudi Arabia and Japan, and last week against Iraq, ended in draws.

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The squad for Qatar Ecuador

Qatar is made up of players who play exclusively in the domestic league and are completely unknown in Europe. The members of this team know each other very well as the vast majority of them play for the country's two big clubs, Al-Sadd and Al-Duhail.

Ecuador's group is more familiar to the general public. Indeed, some members of this team play in the major European leagues. These include defenders Estupiñan (Brighton), Hincapié (Bayer Leverkusen), Preciado (Genk) and Porozo (Troyes) and midfielders Gruezo (Augsburg), Plata (Valladolid), M.Caicedo (Brighton) and Sarmiento (Brighton).

Qatar's likely line-up:

Al-Sheeb, Pedro Miguel, Hassan, Al-Rawi, Salman, Ahmed, Hatem, Asad, Boudiaf - Al-Haydos, Almoez Ali.

Ecuador's likely line-up:

Dominguez, Preciado,  Hincapié, Porozo, Estupiñan, Caicedo, Gruezo, Franco, Plata, Valencia, Ibarra.

1x2 tips for Qatar vs Equador

Qatar win or draw    odd 1.53

Both teams to score predictions Qatar vs Equador

Yes    odd 2.10

Correct score Qatar vs Equador

1 - 1    odd 6.5

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