Qatar vs Ecuador talking points, Valencia scores a brace :Ecuador 2-0 Win vs Qatar I

Enner Valencia scored twice in the first-half to give Ecuador a 2-0 at the break against Qatar in the opening match of the FIFA World Cup. Valencia broke the deadlock in the 16th minute after converting a penalty which he had won.

 The 33-year-old then made it 2-0 at the half-hour-mark, heading home Angelo Preciado's cross. Valencia, who had a goal disallowed inside the first three minutes, is the oldest player to score a goal in the opening game of a World Cup. Ecuador are at the 44th spot in the FIFA rankings while hosts Qatar are at the 50th spot.

Qatar XI:Saad, Pedro, Bassam, Khoukhi, Abdelkarim, Homam, Al-Haydos, Karim, Aziz, Afif, Almoez.

Qatar XI: Saad, Pedro, Bassam, Khoukhi, Abdelkarim, Homam, Al-Haydos, Karim, Aziz, Afif, Almoez