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Football live score for the Qatar world cup 2022. Track every match with brief detail.

FIFA World Cup 2022 Finals

The final match will take place on the 18th of December 2022 between the team of France & Argentina.

1. Argentina – 3
2. France – 3

What an exciting match. Argentina won the game with a score of 4-2 in the penalties.

Third Place

The match for third place will be played on the 17th of December 2022 between Morocco and Croatia.

1. Croatia – 2
2. Morocco – 1

Croatia secured the 3rd spot in the FIFA World Cup 2022

Semi-Finals

The semi-finals took place between the four teams. They are as follows.

1. Argentina – 3
2. Croatia – 0

Argentina played well against the Croatians & the first goal of Lionel Messi in the penalties put pressure on the team that was visible. Argentina is going to play France in the finals

1. France – 2
2. Morocco – 0

For the first time in the history of the game, Morocco came this close to playing a final. Fate was not on their side few good opportunities could not be converted to the advantage and hence they lost the game against France.

Quarter-Finals

In the quarter-finals, there were 8 teams that qualified for the matches to come. They were as follows. The one highlighted in bold colors is the winner.

1. Croatia – 1 (4)
2. Brazil – 1 (2)

Croatia defeated Brazil in an exciting match that was all epic and reached the penalties in the last minutes of the game.

1. Netherlands – 2 (3)
2. Argentina – 2 (4)

After an initial lead in the game against the Netherlands. Argentina could not hold its ground, the match was tied in the end. Then came the penalty in which Argentina was able to score more than the dutch.

1. Morocco – 1
2. Portugal – 0

The historic match between the west African country of Morocco & Portugal took place where Ronaldo could not do anything. The team managed to score a goal against its European counterpart.

1. England – 1
2. France – 2

The toughest match of the quarter-final was played between the team England & France. A missed penalty by Harry Kane changed the fate of the game. France won the game.

Qualifying 16

Day 18: 7 December 2022: Match 56

The 56th match will be played between Portugal & Switzerland. Portugal crushed Switzerland with a score of 6-1. The match ended with seven goals in total.

Match 56	Qualifying 16
Teams	Goals
Portugal	6
Switzerland	1

Portugal Goals

• 17 Minutes – Gonçalo Ramos
• 33 Minutes – Pepe
• 51 Minutes – Gonçalo Ramos
• 55 Minutes – Raphaël Guerreiro
• 67 Minutes – Gonçalo Ramos
• 90 Minutes – Rafael Leão

Switzerland Goals

• 58 Minutes – Manuel Akanji

Day 17: 6 December 2022: Match 54 and 55

One of the most exciting matches took place between Croatia & Japan on Monday where the first penalty shootout took place. Croatia won & all the credit goes to the goalkeeper of the team. In the match of Brazil & South Korea. The team of Brazil crushed the aspirational Korean team. The 55th match took place between the team Morocco & Spain.

Match 55	Qualifying 16
Teams	Goals
Morocco	0 (3)
Spain	0

Morocco Goals

• 3 Penalty Goals

Match 54	Qualifying 16
Teams	Goals
Brazil	4
South Korea	1

Brazil Goals

• 7 Minutes – Vini Jr.
• 13 Minutes – Neymar
• 29 Minutes – Richarlison
• 36 Minutes – Lucas Paquetá

South Korea Goals

• Paik Seung-ho

Day 16: 5 December 2022: Match 52 & 53

The match between Japan & Croatia ended in a draw and this resulted in a penalty shoot-out. Croatia won the game by scoring 3 goals in the penalty.

Match 53	Qualifying 16
Teams	Goals
Japan	1(1)
Croatia	1(3)

Japan Goals

• 43 Minutes – Daizen Maeda

Croatia Goals

• 55 Minutes – Ivan Perišić

The 52nd match took place between England Vs Senegal. The score table is shown below. Crushing defeat to Senegal from the English team.

Match 52	Qualifying 16
Teams	Goals
England	3
Senegal	0

England Goals

• 38 Minutes – Jordan Henderson
• 45 Minutes – Harry Kane
• 57 Minutes – Bukayo Saka

Day 15: 4 December 2022: Match 50 & 51

The 51st match took place between France & Poland. France won the game with a score of 3-1.

Match 51	Qualifying 16
Teams	Goals
France	3
Poland	1

France Goals

• 44 Minutes – Olivier Giroud
• 74 Minutes – Kylian Mbappé
• 90 (1 min extra) – Kylian Mbappé

Poland Goals

• 90 (9 min extra) – Robert Lewandowski

The 50th match was played between Argentina and Australia where Messi showed his magic. Argentina qualified for the quarter-finals.

Match 50	Qualifying 16
Teams	Goals
Argentina	2
Australia	1

Argentina Goals

• 35 Minutes – Lionel Messi
• 57 Minutes – Julián Álvarez

Australia Goals

• 77 Minutes – Own Goal Enzo Fernández

Day 14: 3 December 2022: Match 47, 48 & 49

The 49th match is being played between the Netherlands & the USA. This is the first match of the qualifying 16 teams.

Match 49	Qualifying 16
Teams	Goals
USA	1
Netherlands	3

Netherlands Goals

• 10 Minutes – Memphis Depay
• 45 Minutes – Daley Blind
• 81 Minutes – Danzel Dumfries

USA Goals

• 76 Minutes – Haji Wright

The 47th & 48th match took place between Serbia & Switzerland and Cameroon & Brazil. Cameroon won against Brazil while Switzerland won against Serbia in an exciting match.

Match 48	Group G
Teams	Goals
Serbia	2
Switzerland	3

Serbia Goals

• 26 Minutes – Aleksandar Mitrović
• 35 Minutes – Dušan Vlahović

Switzerland Goals

• 20 Minutes – Xherdan Shaqiri
• 44 Minutes – Breel Embolo
• 48 Minutes – Remo Freuler

Match 47	Group G
Teams	Goals
Cameroon	1
Brazil	0

Cameroon Goals

• 90 (2 min extra) – Vincent Aboubakar

Group Matches

Day 13: 2 December 2022: Match 43, 44, 45 & 46

The 45th & 46th match was played between South Korea Vs Portugal and Ghana Vs Uruguay. Both the matches had an unexpected outcome. South Korea won against the stronger Portugal. In the second match, Uruguay won against Ghana.

Match 46	Group H
Teams	Goals
Uruguay	2
Ghana	0

Uruguay Goals

• 26 Minutes – Giorgian de Arrascaeta
• 32 Minutes – Giorgian de Arrascaeta

Match 45	Group H
Teams	Goals
South Korea	2
Portugal	1

South Korea Goals

• 27 Minutes – Kim Young-gwon
• 90 (1 min extra) – Hwang Hee-chan

Portugal Goals

• 5 Minutes – Ricardo Horta

The 43rd match & the 44th match was played between Japan Vs Spain and Costa Rica Vs Germany. Japan stuns the world by beating Spain in an exciting match. Germany maintains a stronghold against the team of Cost Rica.

Match 44	Group E
Teams	Goals
Costa Rica	2
Germany	4

Costa Rica Goals

• 58 Minutes – Yeltsin Tejeda
• 70 Minutes – Manuel Neuer

Germany Goals

• 10 Minutes – Serge Gnabry
• 73 Minutes – Kai Havertz
• 85 Minutes – Kai Havertz
• 89 Minutes – Niclas Füllkrug

Match 43	Group E
Teams	Goals
Japan	2
Spain	1

Japan Goals

• 48 Minutes – Ritsu Doan
• 51 Minutes – Ao Tanaka

Spain Goals

• 11 Minutes – Álvaro Morata

Day 12: 1 December 2022: Match 39, 40, 41 & 42

The 41st match was played between Croatia & Belgium which ended in a draw. The 42nd match was played between Canada & Morocco where Morocco won the game.

Match 42	Group F
Teams	Goals
Canada	1
Morocco	2

Canada Goals

• 40 Minutes – Nayef Aguerd

Morocco Goals

• 4 Minutes – Hakim Ziyech
• Youssef En-Nesyri

Match 41	Group F
Teams	Goals
Croatia	0
Belgium	0

Two matches were played late in the night at 00:30 AM IST today between Saudi Arabia & Mexico and Argentina & Poland. Saudi Arabia gave resistance to Mexico whereas in the match of Argentina vs Poland. Poland gave a free pass to Argentina. Argentina won and also the Mexican team won.

Match 40	Group C
Teams	Goals
Mexico	2
Saudi Arabia	1

Mexico Goals

• 47 Minutes – Henry Martín
• 52 Minutes – Luis Chávez

Saudi Arabia Goals

• 90 (5 mins extra) – Salem Aldawsari

Match 39	Group C
Teams	Goals
Argentina	2
Poland	0

Argentina Goals

• 46 Minutes – Alexis Mac Allister
• 67 Minutes – Julián Álvarez

Day 11: 30th November 2022: Match 35, 36, 37 & 38

Two matches at 08:30 PM IST were played between Tunisia & France and Australia & Denmark. The outcome of the first match was unexpected. Tunisia won by scoring a goal against France. In the second match that was played Australia won against Denmark.

Match 38	Group D
Teams	Goals
Australia	1
Denmark	0

Australia Goals

• 60 Minutes – Mathew Leckie

Match 37	Group D
Teams	Goals
Tunisia	1
France	0

Tunisia Goals

• 58 Minutes – Wahbi Khazri

Two matches were played at 00:30 AM IST between the Group B teams Iran Vs USA & Wales Vs England. The USA won the match against the Iranian team by scoring 1 goal. The team England crushed its opponent Wales with a score of 3-0.

Match 36	Group B
Teams	Goals
USA	1
Iran	0

USA Goals

• 38 Minutes – Christian Pulisic

Match 35	Group B
Teams	Goals
England	3
Wales	0

England Goals

• 50 Minutes – Marcus Rashford
• 51 Minutes – Phil Foden
• 68 Minutes – Marcus Rashford

Day 10: 29th November 2022: Match 32, 33 & 34

There is a change in schedule two matches are taking place simultaneously 33rd match between Ecuador & Senegal at Khalifa International Stadium and the 34th match between Netherlands & Qatar at Al Bayt Stadium. Both matches started at 08:30 PM IST. The Netherlands scored 2 goals in the first half & won the game. The team of Senegal won the game with a score of 2-1.

Match 34	Group A
Teams	Goals
Netherlands	2
Qatar	0

Netherlands Goals

• 26 Minutes – Cody Gakpo
• 49 Minutes – Frenkie de Jong

Match 33	Group A
Teams	Goals
Senegal	2
Ecuador	1

Senegal Goals

• 44 Minutes – Ismaïla Sarr
• 70 Minutes – Kalidou Koulibaly

Ecuador Goals

• 67 Minutes – Moisés Caicedo

The 32nd match was played between Portugal & Uruguay. The match was played at 00:30 AM IST at Lusail Stadium. The Portuguese scored 2 goals in the second half of the match & both the goals came from Bruno Fernandes.

Match 32	Group H
Teams	Goals
Portugal	2
Uruguay	0

Day 9: 28th November 2022: Match 28, 29, 30 & 31

The 31st match is being played between Brazil & Switzerland at Stadium 974 – Ras Abu Aboud at 09:30 PM IST. Brazil scored a goal in the 83rd minute of the match. Brazil won the game.

Match 31	Group G
Teams	Goals
Brazil	1
Switzerland	0

Brazil Goals

• 83 Minutes – Casemiro

The 30th match is being played between South Korea & Ghana. The match is being played at Education City Stadium at 06:30 PM IST. The first half of the game ended badly for the Korean team. Ghana managed to score 2 goals in the first half of the match. A beautiful game. The South Korean team equalized the score with 2 headers coming from Cho Gue-sung. But the goalkeeper saved the game for Ghana. A must-watch fascinating match between Ghana & South Korea. Ghana won the game.

Match 30	Group H
Teams	Goals
South Korea	2
Ghana	3

Ghana Goals

• 24 Minutes – Mohammed Salisu
• 34 Minutes – Mohammed Kudus
• 68 Minutes – Mohammed Kudus

South Korea Goals

• 58 Minutes – Cho Gue-sung
• 61 Minutes – Cho Gue-sung

The 29th match was played between Cameroon & Serbia in Group G. The match was played at Al Janoub Stadium at 03:30 PM IST. Both the team played stunningly & scored 3 goals against each other. The Serbian team scored 2 goals in the 45th minute just before the 2nd half. The match ended in a draw.

Match 29	Group G
Teams	Goals
Cameroon	3
Serbia	3

Cameroon Goals

• 29 Minutes – Jean-Charles Castelletto
• 63 Minutes – Vincent Aboubakar
• 66 Minutes – Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting

Serbia Goals

• 45 Minutes (1 min extra) – Strahinja Pavlović
• 45 Minutes (3 min extra) – Sergej Milinković-Savić
• 53 Minutes – Aleksandar Mitrović

The 28th match was between the titan teams of Spain & Germany. The match was played late at 00:30 AM IST at Al Bayt Stadium. Spain scored the first goal in the second half of the match but an equalizer came from Germany to halt the advance of the Spaniards. The match ended in a draw.

Match 28	Group E
Teams	Goals
Spain	1
Germany	1

Spain Goals

• 62 Minutes – Álvaro Morata

Germany Goals

• 83 Minutes – Niclas Füllkrug

Day 8: 27th November 2022: Match 24, 25, 26 & 27

The 27th match was played between Canada & Croatia at Khalifa International Stadium at 09:30 PM IST. Croatia won the game by scoring 4 goals. The team Canada scored 1st goal in 2 minutes but then lost the initial momentum.

Match 27	Group F
Teams	Goals
Croatia	4
Canada	1

Croatia Goals

• 36 Minutes – Andrej Kramarić
• 44 Minutes – Marko Livaja
• 70 Minutes – Andrej Kramarić
• 90 Minutes – Lovro Majer

Canada goals

• 2 Minutes – Alphonso Davis

The 26th match was played between Morocco & Belgium at Al Thumama Stadium stadium at 06:30 PM IST. Morocco scored 2 goals against the European team of Belgium in the 2nd half of the match. Morocco won the game with a score of 2-0.

Match 26	Group F
Teams	Goals
Morocco	2
Belgium	0

Morocco Goals

• 73 Minutes – Romain Saïss
• 90 Minutes – Zakaria Aboukhlal

The 25th match will be played between Japan & Costa Rica at Ahmed bin Ali Stadium at 03:30 PM IST. Costa Rica won the game by taking a lead in the 2nd half of the game.

Match 25	Group E
Teams	Goals
Japan	0
Costa Rica	1

Costa Rica Goals

• 81 Minutes – Keysher Fuller

The 24th match of the FIFA 22 is played between Argentina Vs Mexico at Lusail Stadium at 00:30 AM IST. Argentina scored 2 goals 1st one coming from Lionel Messi. Argentina won the game.

Match 24	Group C
Teams	Goals
Argentina	2
Mexico	0

Argentina Goals

• 64 Minutes – Lionel Messi
• 87 Minutes – Enzo Fernández

Day 7: 26th November 2022: Match 20, 21, 22 &23

The 23rd game was played between France & Denmark at Stadium 974 – Ras Abu Aboud at 09:30 PM IST. France won the game by scoring 2 goals. Whereas Denmark could only score 1.

Match 23	Group D
Teams	Goals
France	2
Denmark	1

France Goals

• 61 Minutes – Kylian Mbappé
• 86 Minutes – Kylian Mbappé

Denmark Goals

• 68 Minutes – Andreas Christensen

The 22nd match is being played between Poland & Saudi Arabia at 06:30 PM IST at Education City Stadium. Poland managed to score 2 goals & win the game.

Match 22	Group C
Teams	Goals
Poland	2
Saudi Arabia	0

Poland Goals

• 39 Minutes – Piotr Zieliński 
• 82 Minutes – Robert Lewandowski

The 21st match is being played between Australia & Tunisia. The match is being played at Al Janoub Stadium. The match started at 03:30 PM IST. Australia maintained the lead of 1 goal & Australia won the game.

Match 21	Group D
Teams	Goals
Australia	1
Tunisia	0

Australia goals

• 28 Minutes – Mitchell Duke

The 20th match was played between USA & England that again ended in a draw. The match was played at Al Bayt Stadium at 00:30 AM IST

Match 20	Group B
Teams	Goals
USA	0
England	0

Day 6: 25th November 2022: Match 16, 17, 18 & 19

The 19th match is played between Netherlands & Ecuador. The game is being played at Khalifa International Stadium at 09:30 PM IST. The team of Netherlands managed to score 1 goal before the half time. The game ended in a draw.

Match 19	Group A
Teams	Goals
Netherlands	1
Ecuador	1

Netherlands goals

• 6 Minutes – Cody Gakpo

Ecuador goals

• 49 Minutes – Enner Valencia

The 18th match was played between Qatar & Senegal the match was played at Al Thumama Stadium at 06:30 PM IST. In this match, the team of Senegal scored 3 goals whereas Qatar managed to get 1 goal. Senegal won.

Match 18	Group A
Teams	Goals
Senegal	3
Qatar	1

Senegal Goals

• 41 Minutes – Boulaye Dia
• 48 Minutes – Famara Diedhiou
• 84 Minutes – Bamba Dieng

Qatar Goals

• 78 Minutes – Mohammed Muntari

The 17th match of FIFA 22 is being played between Wales & Iran at Ahmed Bin Ali Stadium at 03:30 PM IST. An exciting match for the two goals came in the 90th minute of the game with Iran robbing Wales of a possible draw. Iran wins the game.

Match 17	Group G
Teams	Goals
Iran	2
Wales	0

Iran Goals

• 90 Minutes (8) – Rouzbeh Cheshmi
• 90 Minutes (11) – Ramin Rezaeian

The 16th match is between Brazil & Serbia at Lusail Stadium at 00:30 AM IST. The match was an easy win for Brazil with both the goals coming from Richarlison in the 2nd half of the game.

Match 16	Group G
Teams	Goals
Brazil	2
Serbia	0

Brazil Goals

• 62 Minutes – Richarlison
• 73 Minutes – Richarlison

Day 5: 24th November 2022: Match 12,13,14 & 15

The 15th match is between Portugal Vs Ghana at Stadium 974 (Rass Abou Aboud. The match will be played at 09:30 PM IST. The first goal came in the second half of the game and all 5 goals followed subsequently. Portugal won in a neck-to-neck game against Ghana that scored their 2nd goal in the 89th minute.

Match 15	Group H
Teams	Goals
Portugal	3
Ghana	2

Portugal Goals

• 65 Minutes – Cristiano Ronaldo
• 78 Minutes – João Félix
• 80 Minutes – Rafael Leão

Ghana Goals

• 73 Minutes – André Ayew
• 89 Minutes – Osman Bukari

The 14th match is between Uruguay & South Korea at Education City Stadium at 06:30 PM IST. The match ended in a draw.

Match 14	Group H
Teams	Goals
Uruguay	0
South Korea	0

The 13th match is being played between Switzerland & Cameroon at Al Janoub Stadium. The match started at 03:30 PM IST. The first goal is scored by Switzerland in the second half of the game. With the stroke of a single goal, Switzerland wins the game.

Match 13	Group G
Teams	Goals
Switzerland	1
Cameroon	0

Switzerland Goals

• 48 Minutes – Breel Embolo

The 12th match was played between Belgium & Canada of Group G. at Ahmed Bin Ali Stadium. The match was played at 00:30 AM IST. Belgium scored the first goal just before half-time took the lead & defended the score. Belgium won the game against Canada which failed to launch a counter.

Match 12	Group E
Teams	Goals
Belgium	1
Canada	0

Belgium Goals

44 Minutes – Michy Batshuayi

Day 4: 23rd November 2022: Match 8, 9, 10 & 11

The 11th match is between Spain & Costa Rica and will be played between the two teams at Al Thumama Stadium at 09:30 PM IST. Costa Rica was battered by the Spanish team. Spain scored 7 goals back-to-back against Costa Rica. Spain won.

Match 11	Group E
Teams	Goals
Spain	7
Costa Rica	0

Spain Goals

• 11 Minutes – Dani Olmo
• 21 Minutes – Marco Asensio
• 31 Minutes – Ferran Torres
• 54 Minutes – Ferran Torres
• 74 Minutes – Gavi
• 90 Minutes – Carlos Soler
• 90 Minutes ( 2 Extra Time ) – Alvaro Morata

The 10th match is between Germany & Japan and is being played at 06:30 PM IST at Khalifa International Stadium. Germany scores the first goal. A replay of Argentina Vs Saudi Arabia is happening in this exciting game where Japan scored 2 goals in the second half of the match taking the lead. Japan won the game.

Match 10	Group E
Teams	Goals
Germany	1
Japan	2

Germany Goals

• 33 Minutes – İlkay Gündoğan

Japan Goals

• 75 Minutes – Ritsu Doan
• 83 Minutes – Takuma Asano

The 9th match of the FIFA World Cup 2022 will be played between Morocco & Croatia at 03:30 PM IST at Al Bayt Stadium Qatar. The match ended in a draw as both teams were unable to score a goal.

Match 9	Group F
Teams	Goals
Morocco	0
Croatia	0

The 8th match was played between Australia & France at Al Janoub Stadium. It was played at 00:30 AM on 23rd November 2022 IST. Australia scored the first goal but France scored back-to-back 4 goals and the result can be seen in the table below.

Match 8	Group D
Teams	Goals
France	4
Australia	1

Australia Goals

• 9 Minutes – Craig Goodwin

France Goals

• 27 Minutes – Adrien Rabiot
• 32 Minutes – Olivier Giroud
• 68 Minutes – Kylian Mbappé
• 71 Minutes – Olivier Giroud

Day 3: 22nd November 2022: Match 4, 5, 6 & 7

The 7th Match will be played between Mexico & Poland at 09:30 PM IST. The match will be played in Stadium 974 (Rass Abou Aboud stadium. No team scored any & the match was a draw.

Match 7	Group C
Teams	Goals
Mexico	0
Poland	0

The 6th match is played between Denmark & Tunisia. The match will be played at Education city stadium at 06:30 PM IST. The first half of the game was goalless. The second half goes with the same result. The match is a draw.

Match 6	Group D
Teams	Goals
Denmark	0
Tunisia	0

The 5th match will be played between Argentina & Saudi Arabia from Group C. The match is being played in Lushail Stadium Qatar. Messi Stikes for Argentina in the first 10 minutes scoring a goal. Fascinating recovery by the Saudis in a match that was most likely favoring Argentina after the 1st goal in 1st half. Saudi Arabia won the match.

Argentina Goals

• 10 Minutes Lionel Messi

Saudi Arabia Goals

• 48 Minutes Saleh Alshehri
• 53 Minutes Salem Aldawsari

Match 5	Group C
Teams	Goals
Argentina	1
Saudi Arabia	2

The 4th match of the FIFA world cup is played between USA & Wales. The match was played at 00:30 AM on 22nd November 2022 IST. The first goal was scored by the USA in the first half which was countered by one goal from Wales in the second half. The match ended in a draw.

USA Goals

• 36 Minutes Timothy Weah

Wales Goals

• 82 Minutes Gareth Bale

Match 4	Group B
Teams	Goals
USA	1
Wales	1

Day 2: 21st November 2022: Match 2 & 3

Match 3 will be played between the Group A teams of Senegal & Netherlands at Al Thumana Stadium in Qatar which has a capacity of 40,000 spectators. The match will be played at 09:30 PM IST

Netherlands Goal

• 84 Minutes Cody Gakpo
• 90 Minutes (9 min extra time) Davy Klaassen

Match 3	Group A
Teams	Goals
Netherlands	2
Senegal	0

The 2nd match of the FIFA World cup will be played between the Group B teams of England & Iran in Ar-Rayyan at the Khalifa International Stadium Qatar at around 06:30 PM IST. It’s raining goals in the match between England & Iran with the English drawing the first blood. Iran fought till the end and even in the 90th minute, Mehdi Taremi stuck a goal.

England Goals

• 35 Minutes – Jude Bellingham
• 43 Minutes – Bukayo Ayoyinka T. M. Saka
• 45 Minutes – Raheem Sterling
• 62 minutes – Bukayo Ayoyinka T. M. Saka
• 71 Minutes – Marcus Rashford
• 89 Minutes – Jack Grealish

Iran Goals

• 65 Minutes – Mehdi Taremi
• 90 Minutes – Mehdi Taremi

Match 2	Group B
Teams	Goals
England	6
Iran	2

Day 1: 20th November 2022: Ecuador VS Qatar: Score (2-0)

Ecuador won against Qatar

The first match was played between Ecuador & Qatar. Player Enner Valencia was the highlight of the game. The host nation did not give a tough fight to its opponent from the South American continent. The first goal was scored at 15 minutes 47 secs by Enner Valencia. The first goal was a penalty strike. The second goal was again scored by Enner Valencia & this time it was a header from the striker in the first half around halftime in the 31st minute.

Match 1	Group A
Teams	Goals
Ecuador	2
Qatar	0

With this first match, Qatar became the first host country to lose an opening match.