Ecuador presented in the World-wide of Qatar 2022 with the clear idea to make history and give a hit on the table from the beginning and has not left to happen the first opportunity. In fact, already it will go in in the books of history like the first selection that wins to a host team in an inaugural party after defeating to Qatar this Sunday 2-0.
Any local team along the history had fallen in the meeting that opened the tournament. In fact so alone South Africa, in front of Mexico, conceded a tie (1-1) in the edition of 2010. This impressive register has broken it the selection of Ecuador, in the inaugural crash of Qatar 2022, the first World-wide in Middle East and in an Arab country, the one who has made history when aiming the victory in front of the host.
The local selection could not do at all in front of an inspired Enner Valencia, that was to some centimetres to mark three so many in the own first time. The forward of the Fenerbahce, that in the previous participation mundialista of 'The Tri', in Brazil 2014, had marked all the goals of his team (three), directed the triumph with a doublet. The selection Qatarí did not have any capacity of reaction and finished adding the first defeat for a local selection.
From Germany 2006 adopted the format that where carries out the World-wide is said team the one who begins the competition, something that keeps until in this edition. It is missing to see how it will do in the 2026, that the headquarters will be tripartita with Mexico, United States and Canada, in a tournament that besides will mark the change of contingents of 32 to 48 selections.
Lacking Mexico again
Previously, without carrying out the above-mentioned tradition, in some Glasses of the World coincided or organised so that the host country initiated the contest. Something that calls the attention is that in several meetings of inauguration, the Mexican selection has been part and never has won a duel of this type, even playing home in the edition of Mexico 1970.