Ecuador broke the rule of unbeaten in the opener of its hosts, or reached the round of 16 after 16 years
Text/Jiang Shihua
Before the opening match of this World Cup, the previous 22 World Cup opening matches played by the hosts, the record of the hosts was actually 16 wins and 6 draws. The undefeated East is interpreted as the host undefeated, but Qatar is a West Asian country after all, and for football, no money is not enough, and money is not omnipotent. Ecuador managed to win 2-0 despite some convergence in the second half, breaking the unbeaten rule of the host country's opener while reaching the last 16 for the second time in its history.
As the two teams participating in the opener, although the gap in the ranking at the national team level is not large, Qatar is only six places behind Ecuador, but the value of the players of the two teams is very different, Qatar is only worth 15 million euros, about one-tenth of Ecuador, this gap is reflected in the game scene: on the one hand, Ecuador plays with ease, if it were not for the goal in the opening 3 minutes because of body hair offside, Ecuador could even have a three-goal lead in the half. On the other hand, Qatar, who participated in the World Cup for the first time, looked at a loss, defenders could not find north, strikers could not find goals, and there were zero shots on target. Although Qatar's goalkeeper is busier than the striker, it has to be said that an official position in the Qing Dynasty is very suitable for him ------ regent (shooting right).
Unlike Qatar's World Cup debut, this is Ecuador's fourth World Cup finals, and the team's mental maturity is much better than that of their opponents, except for a slightly restrained opening national anthem, they still show the South American team's delicate technique at the feet and the tacit understanding between the players. Although Qatar defended the wing, South American teams rarely relied on long passes, Ecuador's rhythmic changes in the middle and the penetration of short passes have put the Asian champions in danger in front of goal, Valencia scored twice, the 33-year-old veteran talked about a youthful madness, and the 2-0 score was both reasonable and expected.
Ecuador reached the round of 16 at the 2006 World Cup in Germany, and now they are just one step away from that goal. Although the Netherlands in this group looks strong, but the other opponent is Senegal without Mane, Ecuador still has the strength to fight against one, after 16 years to reach the round of 16, what an auspicious number, good luck to Ecuador!
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