While Ecuador fans celebrated the opening goal against Qatar after just three minutes, their hearts were wrenched out of their chests after VAR chalked it off. It was disallowed for offside ...

GO FURTHER Advertisement HT: Ecuador in command. They look a class apart from Qatar in that first period ... There could be a leg offside when challenging 'keeper Al Sheeb. But it's not ...

Enner Valencia shone even brighter than the opening ceremony light show as Ecuador defeated hosts Qatar in the first game ... seeing a goal disallowed for offside just seconds into the match.

Hosts Qatar opened the 2022 edition of the tournament on Sunday (20 November) with a Group A match against Ecuador, who were controversially denied an early goal due to offside but took a 2-0 lead ...

Qatar’s World Cup debut ... just three minutes in, though an offside call would overturn the goal. Valencia returned just minutes later to solidify Ecuador's early lead with a goal at the ...

Supporters were left bewildered after Ecuador had a goal ruled out for offside in the early stages of the World Cup opener against hosts Qatar. Enner Valencia thought he had scored the first goal ...

16' Goal!Qatar 0, Ecuador 1. Enner Valencia (Ecuador) converts the penalty with a right footed shot. 18' Offside, Qatar. Hassan Al Haydos tries a through ball, but Pedro Miguel is caught offside.

Instead, Qatar's players, fresh from spending seven ... when the goal was ruled out for what appeared to be a marginal offside. Ecuador did take the lead, however, in the 16th minute when Valencia ...

After VAR review, an offside ruling was made and the goal ... There were six yellow cards in the match – four for Qatar, two for Ecuador. The host nation had one final chance to score in the ...

There could be a leg offside when challenging ... We are back to 0-0... 3': The Ecuador captain strikes! The worst possible start for Qatar and it's a DREAM start for Gustavo Alfaro's team.