Qatar became the first home team to lose their opening World Cup match as Ecuador cruised to a 2-0 victory over the hosts, with Enner Valencia scoring twice in the tournament curtain-raiser on Sunday.

Ecuador host Brazil, Paraguay face Uruguay and Argentina travel to Chile. A reminder of what football's best magician can do.

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Ecuador (who suffered a three-point deduction) are looking good in second place, while Marcelo Bielsa’s Uruguay are dangerous but have had hiccups and so too have Colombia to keep things interesting.

Asian qualifying for the 2026 World Cup will be a long journey, a gauntlet that will require — at a minimum — multiple group stages. The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) will put eight teams ...

If Venezuela draw, Ecuador (2nd, 24 points ... UAE move on to Round 4. Qatar (13 points) beat Iran to move on to Round 4. Kyrgyzstan (7 points) and North Korea (3 points) are out.