Is the host draw in the ceremony match?

[Renampun]

everyone has different predictions in predicting the final score that will occur in the opening match between Qatar vs Ecuador, my friends also predict that the final score will be 2-2 (a draw).
but I am different, I predict Ecuador will win narrowly in In this opening game, the possible score is 2-1 for Ecuador to win, the issue about Qatar bribing some Ecuador players to lose is going strong, if Qatar wins then it is very worrying but if Qatar loses it is very embarrassing for them.

[KTChampions]

Opening game should be a win from Ecuador but there are rumors that Qatar tried to bribe Ecuador players to give Qatar 1-0 lead in first half.

You can read more here - https://sportsbrief.com/football/28069-reports-qatar-bribed-ecuadorian-players-74-million-lose-opener/

If SOMEHOW , the score will be 1-0 in first half ...then why should I watch another game from this World Cup ? Seriously now.

Even if some games are fixed, it will be at the grassroots levels. I doubt that this is possible at the level of France - Germany and the like. And in fact, at the World Cup, we are not interested in the games Qatar - Ecuador, but just those where we do not allow the thought of fixed games.
But in general, all activities under the auspices of FIFA are rather negative, since this organization is saturated with corruption.

[DaNNy001]

everyone has different predictions in predicting the final score that will occur in the opening match between Qatar vs Ecuador, my friends also predict that the final score will be 2-2 (a draw).
but I am different, I predict Ecuador will win narrowly in In this opening game, the possible score is 2-1 for Ecuador to win, the issue about Qatar bribing some Ecuador players to lose is going strong, if Qatar wins then it is very worrying but if Qatar loses it is very embarrassing for them.

I don't know about Qatar bribing the Ecuador team to have a victory on their game.
Football or soccer is for me a game of passion and love,  I would think everyone going for this competition would be playing to give their very best to be crowned world champions.

No doubt that the Ecuador team is somehow better than the Qatar in terms of game play and players but Qatar is also a nation that can perform very well especially when they have the home advantage. So if Qatar  is to win the match it will not be of surprise to anyone and certainly not based on the fact of bribing the Ecuador team

[Cryptomultiplier]

So, what's your guess?.

This two countries are not so strong when we talk about football matches but making a draw in this match has about 70% possibility because they are of the same category which not much achievements in football.
If I am asked to choose who is going to win from these two countries, I might be forced to go for draw or Qatar to win or draw because I am expecting the team to reach at least the next round before the leave the world cup matches. Since Qatar is the host, I know they can't leave the tournament at the beginning of the matches.

I have never seen Qatar as a footballing Nation, even as they host the world in their region. Their first game against Ecuador might be hard because Ecuador has had more tournament experience. Qatar has 3 games to get points and if they fail to do so, well, if other teams are lenient, they might be sanctioned for match fixing, mostly with the rumour I read about them asking for a goal ahead. I predict a win or draw against Qatar, but if they win, I will chant their name till they exit the tournament leaving the stronger teams to slug it out till finals.

[Asiska02]

In the last 2 event world cup (2014 and 2018), the host (Russia and Brazil) was the winner in the opening ceremony match,
but in the world cup 2010 South Africa as the host draw the match.

When comparing the country with not much achievement in football, I think Qatar and South Africa have the same condition and situation. this is just my side calculation, we have to wait for the results after kick off, but There is no harm to tried it draw.



So, what's your guess?.

Comparing the first game to that of the opening games in past World Cup is just an illusionary comparison to me, this is football where the unexpected always happen.

However.... there are rumors that there is bribery involved for Qatar to win this game, and I honestly don't doubt that if we think about the enormous amount of money that this country has.
This is said by Amjad Taha, a specialist in strategic political affairs, Regional Director of the British Center for Middle East Studies and Research. I believe he would not make that statement without having some certainty and proof of what he is saying.

Bribe or no bribe involved in all of this, I still think a national team should not be underrated against another in a case that it involves the host nation playing their opening game. Considering a country like Qatar, on how strict they’re with their rules, giving a bribe to win a match will be a slap on their face.

[madnessteat]

I think Ecuador has a better chance of winning and the odds show it. If I were to bet on this match, I would bet on Ecuador to win. Although it could be a draw, but I almost never bet on a draw.

I think the score in this match will be 2-1 or 3-1 in favor of Ecuador. The Qatar team does not play very well and if suddenly it will be a draw, then I will consider that the Ecuadorian team for some reason succumbed in this match.

[uneng]

I suggest you to not bet on this match, because there are accusations Qatar has bribed 8 ecuadorian players in 7,4$ Mil-Lion to lose the opening game. The accusation was made on Twitter by the regional director of the British Middle East Center for Studies and Research, who has more than 400,000 followers on the social media.

Currently, the tweet is unavailable, but you can find the news everywhere on google. For exame, here:

https://sportsbrief.com/football/28069-reports-qatar-bribed-ecuadorian-players-74-million-lose-opener/

Of course some will say it's FUD, but better to be safe than sorry. If there are signals a match is fixed, it's advisable to avoid betting on its result.

[piebeyb]

I suggest you to not bet on this match, because there are accusations Qatar has bribed 8 ecuadorian players in 7,4$ Mil-Lion to lose the opening game. The accusation was made on Twitter by the regional director of the British Middle East Center for Studies and Research, who has more than 400,000 followers on the social media.

Currently, the tweet is unavailable, but you can find the news everywhere on google. For exame, here:

https://sportsbrief.com/football/28069-reports-qatar-bribed-ecuadorian-players-74-million-lose-opener/

Of course some will say it's FUD, but better to be safe than sorry. If there are signals a match is fixed, it's advisable to avoid betting on its result.

that's why I canceled my bet on this match because Qatar is the host and will compete in the opening event also against Ecuador I think Qatar can surprise me so it's best to avoid this match even though I'm sure the result will be a draw but it's best to avoid betting on this match and bet in other matches that are more convincing

[KTChampions]

I suggest you to not bet on this match, because there are accusations Qatar has bribed 8 ecuadorian players in 7,4$ Mil-Lion to lose the opening game. The accusation was made on Twitter by the regional director of the British Middle East Center for Studies and Research, who has more than 400,000 followers on the social media.

Currently, the tweet is unavailable, but you can find the news everywhere on google. For exame, here:

https://sportsbrief.com/football/28069-reports-qatar-bribed-ecuadorian-players-74-million-lose-opener/

Of course some will say it's FUD, but better to be safe than sorry. If there are signals a match is fixed, it's advisable to avoid betting on its result.

I made a bet on Ecuador to win 
It seems to me that since bookmakers accept bets on this game, it will most likely be fair. If it were fixed, then the skew in the odds would be inadequate and, most likely, bookmakers would simply not accept bets on this game. And if the result of the game is doubtful, then I am sure the bookmakers will return all bets with odds of 1, so there is no risk.

[Tumanggor]

a few minutes before the match started, I was hesitant to choose Ecuador but in the end I decided to choose Ecuador in the bet and it was the right decision because at this time Ecuador was leading 2-0

the Qatar team played very badly at their own home, even Qatar only controlled 37% "ball possession", Ecuador will definitely win

[dimonstration]

a few minutes before the match started, I was hesitant to choose Ecuador but in the end I decided to choose Ecuador in the bet and it was the right decision because at this time Ecuador was leading 2-0

the Qatar team played very badly at their own home, even Qatar only controlled 37% "ball possession", Ecuador will definitely win

Agreed, I really thought Qatar can have a slight advantage as a host country yet they can’t manage to give a good defense against Equador. They are showing a terribly performance on this opening ceremony.

I believe the only Qatar can have is a tie that is still very hard to do considering how poor both offense.

[Tumanggor]

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Agreed, I really thought Qatar can have a slight advantage as a host country yet they can’t manage to give a good defense against Equador. They are showing a terribly performance on this opening ceremony.

I believe the only Qatar can have is a tie that is still very hard to do considering how poor both offense.

The match is over and it was Qatar's 2-0 loss to Ecuador, and the other news is Qatar is making new world history = Qatar became the first ever world cup host team to lose in the ceremony match

Qatar is a bad team, Qatar's chances of qualifying for the next round are very small

[Frankolala]

I know Qatar will not win their opening match but I thought it can be possible for a draw but the game showed that Qatar might not even win any of their group stage matches and that might also go down in history too.

Qatar is not really good at football which they know this but they just want to get attention at this year that was why they did everything to make sure the world cup was hosted in their country. I just didn't bet on Qatar because I know it will be a lost the game was interesting to me because Ecuador won as predicted and made my day .

[Slow death]

the Qatar team played very badly at their own home, even Qatar only controlled 37% "ball possession", Ecuador will definitely win

Qatar without a doubt must be the worst team in this world cup, it was looking like the Qatari players had never played before or had never seen a ball before, I honestly cannot understand how a rich country like Qatar that had many years to if they were organized they couldn't hire a good coach and prepare their team better, with so much money they have they could have got a good coach who would have prepared their team years before the cup started and they wouldn't have to face the shame they went through today, it looks like these Guys from Qatar only care about the beauty of their city and tourism and the profits they're going to make with this world cup and they don't care about their team

I know Qatar will not win their opening match but I thought it can be possible for a draw but the game showed that Qatar might not even win any of their group stage matches and that might also go down in history too.

Qatar is not really good at football which they know this but they just want to get attention at this year that was why they did everything to make sure the world cup was hosted in their country. I just didn't bet on Qatar because I know it will be a lost the game was interesting to me because Ecuador won as predicted and made my day .

I also expected that Qatar would at least play well, but all I saw was a team so bad that it even irritated me a lot watching this game, and it was unacceptable to see how those from Qatar who had years to prepare and have a lot of money come to show this team disaster, they are worse than my country's team, definitely qatar will not win any other game left, netherlands and senegal are much better team than ecuador and i doubt qatar will be able to beat netherlands and senegal

[blockman]

Qatar is not really good at football which they know this but they just want to get attention at this year that was why they did everything to make sure the world cup was hosted in their country. I just didn't bet on Qatar because I know it will be a lost the game was interesting to me because Ecuador won as predicted and made my day .

Having to host the huge event is what will make their economy boost. It's just a plus if they win many games in the group stages but the main thing about their hosting is to make the attention to help their economy higher. As they lose the opening match, to those experts who have a lot of experience watching these events.
Do you think that Qatar will happen to have a chance to win against Senegal which is their next match by Friday?

[GiftedMAN]

Qatar is not good at football which they know but they just want to get attention this year that was why they did everything to make sure the world cup was hosted in their country. I just didn't bet on Qatar because I know it will be a loss the game was interesting to me because Ecuador won as predicted and made my day.

Having to host the huge event is what will make their economy boost. It's just a plus if they win many games in the group stages but the main thing about their hosting is to make the attention to help their economy higher. As they lose the opening match, to those experts who have a lot of experience watching these events.
Do you think that Qatar will happen to have a chance to win against Senegal which is their next match by Friday?

The fact that Qatar got the opportunity to host the world cup is already a boost to their economy because people from all over the world will have the opportunity to experience the country and mostly do business with them and this will help the country to get more popularity and it will also bring an increase to their GDP. Watching Qatar play against Ecuador without getting one shoot-on-target shows a poor display and a very weak performance from the host country and it is an indication that they were not well prepared to face Ecuador today. I think they can't win any match in the group stage again because the Senegalese team will capitalize on their poor defending and lack of communication between their goalkeeper and defenders to defeat them and get all the three-point. If they can not defeat Ecuador and Senegal then I don't see them getting a goal against the strongest team in their group Netherlands.

[TimeTeller]

the Qatar team played very badly at their own home, even Qatar only controlled 37% "ball possession", Ecuador will definitely win

Qatar without a doubt must be the worst team in this world cup, it was looking like the Qatari players had never played before or had never seen a ball before, I honestly cannot understand how a rich country like Qatar that had many years to if they were organized they couldn't hire a good coach and prepare their team better, with so much money they have they could have got a good coach who would have prepared their team years before the cup started and they wouldn't have to face the shame they went through today, it looks like these Guys from Qatar only care about the beauty of their city and tourism and the profits they're going to make with this world cup and they don't care about their team

I know Qatar will not win their opening match but I thought it can be possible for a draw but the game showed that Qatar might not even win any of their group stage matches and that might also go down in history too.

Qatar is not really good at football which they know this but they just want to get attention at this year that was why they did everything to make sure the world cup was hosted in their country. I just didn't bet on Qatar because I know it will be a lost the game was interesting to me because Ecuador won as predicted and made my day .

I also expected that Qatar would at least play well, but all I saw was a team so bad that it even irritated me a lot watching this game, and it was unacceptable to see how those from Qatar who had years to prepare and have a lot of money come to show this team disaster, they are worse than my country's team, definitely qatar will not win any other game left, netherlands and senegal are much better team than ecuador and i doubt qatar will be able to beat netherlands and senegal

With all the rumors surrounding about this match, Ecuador vs Qatar, Qatar bribing some players of Ecuador.
Still, they haven't performed well in the stadium. It means they really couldn't excel on this sports no matter what.
Getting great on this sports, would take a lot of years of practice and yes, good coach who knows what he's doing.
A lot are expecting something from Qatar team as they are the host country, but turned out, they are not ready for this sports.

[Cryptomultiplier]

I really wasnt surprised by Qatar's performance. What is to expect from a team without much football appearance, both international and domestic. It is going to take a lot of years and grassroot football development for them to be better. They have a second and third match to decided if they stay or leave.

[LUCKMCFLY]

Well, the Qatar thing doesn't surprise me, I expected that Ecuador would have won with more advantage, for me these things have a lot of weight at the moment that Ecuador scored the first goal that they later invalidated, which was quite strange for me, because It is very difficult to see that out of place, the truth is that I did not understand it, it was millimetric, I know that things for arbitration are quite clear now, and they have quite advanced technology for this, of course it is not that I question, but things as they are , it is quite timely for Qatar that something like this has happened.

I put everything in the context that things are like more jusdtyas now? In any case, there is still a lot to show in the World Cup, it remains to be seen.

BBC angers Qatar World Cup fans as Beeb misses opening ceremony before Qatar vs Ecuador

World Cup fans have been left fuming with the BBC after the opening ceremony for the tournament was not broadcast on TV prior to the opening match on Sunday evening. The glamorous ceremony took place at Al Bayt Stadium before hosts Qatar took on Ecuador, but UK viewers were denied the chance to watch the ceremony on TV in the build-up to the curtain raiser.

Source: https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/1699105/BBC-TV-coverage-World-Cup-fans-opening-ceremony-Qatar-vs-Ecuador

[Strongkored]

I really wasnt surprised by Qatar's performance. What is to expect from a team without much football appearance, both international and domestic. It is going to take a lot of years and grassroot football development for them to be better. They have a second and third match to decided if they stay or leave.

Maybe when Ecuador's first goal was disallowed because offside, those who believed the news about bribery must have thought that it was proven and there was a surprise where the hosts won this first match, but everything went according to predictions and surprises like it was impossible for yesterday's match because their levels are different, it's just that after leading 2-0 Ecuador no longer played as insistently as the first half, Ecuador had to learn from Germany who humiliated Brazil with a landslide score even though it was the host.
@blue Snow My suggestion is to lock this thread, because the first match is over, unless you change the title to whether Qatar will score in this World Cup.