Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup: Qatar vs Ecuador: Dream 11 Team, Possible Line-ups and Match Prediction

The
host
nation
will
take
against
Ecuador
in
the
Group
A
fixture.
Even
if
it’s
hardly
the
most
thrilling
clash,
it
serves
as
the
tournament’s
first
match
hence
the
interest
surrounding
is
expected
to
be
sky-high.

The
host
team
is
a
clear
underdog
compared
to
the
side
that
earned
the
fourth
spot
in
the
CONMEBOL
qualifying
competition.

Qatar,
will
surely
be
looking
to
take
advantage
of
home
turf
to
shock
the
world
in
the
tournament’s
opening
match.

Kick-off
date:
Sunday,
November
20

Kick-off
time:
7pm
local
time
(9.30pm
IST)

Venue:
Al
Bayt
Stadium

Live
Telecast:
Sports18
SD/HD

Live
streaming:
JioCinema
(App
&
Website)

Key
players
to
watch
out
for:

Qatar:
The
hope
of
the
nation
will
mostly
rely
on
the
shoulder
of
star
forward
Almoez
Ali.
The
25-year-old
currently
plays
for
Qatar
Stars
League
(QSL)
outfit
Al
Duhail
SC
and
has
been
in
fine
form.
He
was
the
top
scorer
in
both
the
2021
Gold
Cup
and
the
2019
AFC
Asian
Cup.
He
is
the
third-highest
goalscorer
in
Qatar’s
history
and
his
goal-scoring
feat
could
decide
the
fate
of
the
opening
game.

Ecuador:
Star
forward
Enner
Valencia
is
in
sensational
form
for
his
current
club
Fenerbahce
this
season,
with
13
goals
in
12
Super
Lig
games.
He
should
be
the
difference
maker
in
this
tie
considering
the
rich
form
he
is
in.

Dream11
Prediction:

With
the
more
talented
and
skilled
team,
Ecuador
should
dominate
the
possession
and
should
win
the
game
comfortably.
However,
anyone
anticipating
a
high-octane
performance
for
the
opening
game
might
be
let
down.
Ecuador
are
a
pragmatic
side
and
they
may
settle
with
a
narrow
scoreline
for
the
win.

Qatar
Predicted
Line-up:
Saad
Al
Sheeb;
Pedro,
Bassam
Al
Rawi,
Boualem
Khoukhi,
Abdelkarim
Hassan;
Homam
Al
Amin,
Karim
Boudiaf,
Abdulaziz
Hatem;
Hassan
Al
Haydos,
Akram
Afif,
Almoez
Ali.

Ecuador
Predicted
Line-up:
Dominguez;
Arboleda,
Torres,
Hincapie,
Estupinan;
Mendez,
Caicedo;
Plata,
Cifuentes,
Ibarra;
Valencia

My
Dream11
Team

Goalkeeper:
Dominguez

Defenders:
Khoukhi,
Hincapie,
Estupinan

Midfielders:
Hatem,
Cifuentes,
Plata,
Haydos

Strikers:
Ibarra
(Vice-Captain),
Valencia
(Captain),
Ali