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RESULT: Qatar 0-2 Ecuador - Enner Valencia scores twice and has one ruled out by VAR
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HT: Qatar 0-2 Ecuador
Alan Shearer
Former England striker on BBC One
I'm going to have high blood pressure if VAR continues like this. I don't think anyone watching this thinks it is offside.
Madness.
60,000 people in the stadium, millions around the world, without a clue what is going on. That can't be right.
Here is Enner Valencia's second goal...
HT: Qatar 0-2 Ecuador
Ashley Williams
Former Wales captain on BBC One
What a great start to the tournament it is for Ecuador.
Valencia has been lively, they've been in total control, cutting through Qatar at will.
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That was the last action of the first half. Enner Valencia's double has Ecuador in complete control at the break.
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Dion Dublin
Former England striker on BBC One
Tough finish, but better football from Qatar!
All he has to do is get it on target! It should be 2-1.
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That is Qatar's best chance of the first half by a mile.
Almoez Ali is unmarked, six yards out, and he heads wide. A huge miss.
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A Qatar player goes down after a tackle. It's been quite a fouly first half.
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Dion Dublin
Former England striker on BBC One
This is better from Qatar.
Try and get yourself into midfield and play through the thirds. It is a start, their confidence will build.
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Qatar have not had a shot on target so far. Their expected goals is 0.02. One-fiftieth of a goal.
The hosts have put together a minute or so of possession, their best spell of the game.
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Five minutes added on for all that VAR stuff.
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Enner Valencia is back on. Still time for a few more goals.
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Dion Dublin
Former England striker on BBC One
The tell-tale sign is when a player doesn't move.
Hopefully he's OK.
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A stretcher is on for Enner Valencia. But the referee orders the stretcher off as Enner Valencia is on his feet (but hobbling).
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Aleks: There were host teams out of group stage of World Cup and other major tourneys, but never without scoring a goal. This Qatar are candidates to become first. also, if this is vs Ecuador i can't even imagine how they'll do vs Senegal and moreover Netherlands
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Enner Valencia is down again, hurting his knee while making a challenge. He could be in trouble here.
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Enner Valencia is OK after that knock a few minutes ago. The 33-year-old is the oldest goalscorer in a World Cup opening game in case you were wondering.
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it's 8-8 now on touches as Qatar keeper Saad Al Sheeb catches a ball into the box unopposed. Probably his best moment of the game.
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The answer is eight. One more than Qatar's keeper actually.