Topic: Is the host draw in the ceremony match? (Read 560 times)

I expect a draw because Qatar is the host and doesn't have experience in football, and so more sure when kick off Qatar use a scheme 5-3-2 but my guess is wrong because Ecuador is much more solid on each line, their attack is more focus and there is no more obstacle on a center that make more freely to piece Qatar defense.

the ceremony match has been completed, so I have to lock this thread, thanks for all post.

It's obvious that Senegal is more performing than the Qatar because the level of performance of Senegal today if they meet with Qatar i believe that the Senegal will win the match, because their performance can't be use to compare with the performance of the Qatar, so i will agree with you.

In fact, if we look at the Qatar football rankings based on the FIFA rankings, we will see that the ranking difference is not much different between Qatar and Ecuador. Ecuador is ranked 44th while Qatar is ranked 50th so I am very surprised that Qatar lost 2-0 to Ecuador in the ceremony match. senegal is much stronger than qatar, qatar will definitely be ranked at the bottom of group A.

Yes, and the money that they've spent to make it happen is surely a lot. There are other countries that have proposed to be the host and they're rejected and maybe some other time, the other bidders and countries will get to have the chance to host this big event.
With all of the tourists that have come just to watch the World Cup, I'm sure that they'll be able to at least get somehow a huge chunk from the investment that they've made for hosting this event and that's just part of it as a starter to boost their economy as it goes on.

There are too many speculations and conspiracy theories but with this by Ecuador, I hope that they'll release a statement to clarify things that there's really no bribery that has happened.

If it will come from them, then that will close the case and will stop everyone from speculating and the issue was just made to discredit the host.

In that case, it means that there's no need for them to have any statement then just to clarify things. I guess being silent is also a good idea that there's nothing for them to defend because there's nothing that has happened.

In fact, they were not as terrible as you write, but they were definitely weaker than Ecuador. Qatar has a good overall team movement, but they are very bad in the fight for the ball - they either lose or break the rules. With all this, they had several chances to score. In terms of tournament, I am sure that this championship is over for them, the most they can count on is a draw with Senegal, but given that Senegal will fight for second place, this is also unlikely.

I'm sure the bribery news is just a hoax, we can see from the seriousness of the Ecuador players yesterday against Qatar, even though in the first half there was a bit of tension in the first goal which ended offside, The Ecuador team knows and appreciates that they are playing against the host, but yesterday we all saw that Ecuador was not in a state of bribery, even though the news said that there were 8 Ecuadorian players involved, the facts spoke on the field Ecuador 2-0.

No, this case is 'dead' there is no development, Qatar is providing the field and tournament at the 2022 world cup this time, not as the host of the players, 2-0 has been scored, the bribery case is not proven and closed.

Alot of persons, including myself expected Qatar to win the March yesterday simply because they are the host, and since as back as I can remember, South Africa is the only country that have lost in their opening match, many thought Qatar wouldnt want to join that category and would fight to win the game, but it's rather unfortunate that they ended up loosing 2:0 Ecuador.
But on the other hand, it great that the match turned out free and fair for both teams, atleast, the loss against Ecuador have cleared the air concerning the rumors that was been spread around that Qatar bribed eight( Ecuador players to allow them win the match.

You don't say that. Even in any season, whether in digitalized era or not, bribery happens. But on this case, we haven't seen a strong evidence to prove that there really has a bribery that has happened.

Thus, Ecuador has won which had some players accused of being bribed by the losing team which is the host team, Qatar.

We'll see where this development will go further or the issue will just die eventually.

Even though Qatar is hosting the World Cup in this period but I don't believe there is bribery to favor the host because in the digitalization era there will be no opportunity to commit bribes because it is very easy for the public to know during the match or after, so the match proves that Qatar is playing fairly and no irregularities were found in the match based on my observations. I agree with @Strongkored opinion,  Ecuador should not be satisfied with the first half winning goal but they need to commit to playing tough for their next goal opportunity. I'm not a fan of either so I don't bet on the first match of the world cup.

last night's victory against Qatar cleared up the confusion of bribery rumors circulating everywhere, but that's football and this big event the world cup has only been held for 4 years no team should betray their country just for money, I don't bet on this match because I'm worried about that issue and Qatar made a surprise but instead Ecuador won the game congrats to ecuador and Qatar should learn from yesterday's defeat maybe their confidence is not fully good because of yesterday's opening match, hope OP locks this thread too

Your friends predicted 2 goals to 2 because of the bribe? Or they think Qatar is that strong to draw? Ecuador is much more stronger and it is the country that won the first match with 2 goals and Qatar not having anything goal scored. The news about Qatar bribing eight Ecuador players was just a rumour, never mind it. World cup is not an underdog match that are easily manipulated.

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.

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




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

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.

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.

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.

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?

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 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

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 .

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

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.

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

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.

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

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 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.

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.


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.

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.

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

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.

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.

and also we see there are rumors of Ecuador players being bribed by Qatar, but apart from that news I think the game will also be a draw because Qatar also doesn't want as the host to lose in the opening event of the world cup later, I choose not to bet on this match preferring other matches that may be safer

Whether we like it or not, the World Cup is always a ground for political agenda. Of course, we have doubts if the accusation is true especially since there is no evidence presented. I wonder what happens to the accuser if he is totally wrong? Taha even concluded a fixed score of 1-0 in favor of Qatar. This kind of accusation would've been ignored easily but knowing how Qatar rigged the previous bidding in order to host this event, this may be true. $7.4 million is dust money for Qatar anyways. And although Qatar expects not to qualify in the playoffs, winning a game is very important for them as a host especially when it is the opening game of the event. And Qatar also wants to show the world that they are better than Saudi Arabia.

Anything related to the world cup in Qatar, always has a negative perspective. starting from bribery cases to host the world cup, beer ban, and many others. and now, new rumors have surfaced of Qatar trying to bribe Ecuardor players. I can't stop thinking, is this a campaign.

To be honest, I don't like to involve football and politics, I'm not interested in that. but why are they bribing Ecuador, is it only because the reason is "PRIDE". and only to win in the opening game of this championship. while in the end they will be overthrown by other big teams like the Netherlands and Senegal.

I'm not pro Qatar, it's just that it's too forced to believe all the rumors that have been spreading so far. if that's true, why doesn't FIFA act on it ASAP.  this confused us. even though if we refer to the available statistics, Qatar vs Ecuador is quite even.

I just heard that rumors, $7,4 Million dollar is huge money for only 8 Ecuador players. That thin score difference has the plan to trick officials to do not finding out if the score was set up. but this is still a rumor, not proven true same as rumors they bribe official Fifa to make them host the world cup 2022. But, This looks interesting situation if that exact score going to be true, the bettor who follows that issue will get a huge profit.

If they lose in the first match then what's the matter of that? Being a host country does not always mean that they will win the first match or any other match during the event but losing is always part of the game and it does not mean that we didn't try our best though our performance can always be seen and judge.

It's just there are teams that excel's a little bit better than us. We shall not worry because our own country will still be proud of us and even the whole world but not if they found out that there are bribery or corruption that happen only for us to secure the win. That is something that is unacceptable for every people who are in their right minds.

In the opening match, hosts Qatar will play against Ecuador. But there is great confusion about who will win this match? Due to the promotion match, Qatar will be supported by many even though they are relatively weak compared to Ecuador. Many people think that there is a possibility of a draw in the match. But overall I think Ecuador has more chances to win. I don't want to be emotional as Qatar hosting the World Cup.

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.

Can you substantiate such a statement with something? Do you think that the hosts grow a third leg or the referee allows them to play with their hands? In VAR times, the "favor" of judges matters less. Most likely you are relying on historical statistics, but earlier this happened (stable victories of the hosts of the tournament in the group stage) due to the fact that the hosts were strong teams and they received at least two weak teams as opponents. Now the situation is different - Qatar is an outsider in the group.

as the host I don't think Qatar will let Ecuador win this match and vice versa, I also bet on a draw for this ceremonial match, the two will attack each other and also defend each other so no one will win this match, it could be that the score of this match is only 0 - 0

Ecuador is a hot country, Im going with simple logic as to why Qatar wont win this one especially.  Against a country from a poorer climate and if its hot on that day especially, then maybe and recently its been especially hotter then normal.  Qatar can outperform but I'll guess its the heat that most helps them to do so and makes its far  more likely as a good bet.

The team of Qatar is totally unknown to me. I remember that most of the national teams in the Persian gulf have Brazilian and African players instead of Arab players. Maybe this would help for raising the overall level of those national teams. I don't know how many Arab players are playing for Qatar. Ecuador is the obvious favorite for winning the opening match. 2.41 seems like a really good bet, but I'm sure that this ratio will change.

The time for the world cup, which we have been waiting for years, is coming, but unfortunately, there is more talk of bribery than football. It may be an organization that will write its name badly in the history of the World Cup. I hope the rumors are not true. The whole world will watch the matches and everyone will see a negative situation. All this bribery etc. I don't give a chance to the hosts in the first game. Ecuador is at a very good level in terms of football quality.

That interesting forecast, They have already bribed the official FIFA to vote for the host. Now. the money talking again to set the score for all involved in the match like the referee and Official. Seem like I make the wrong bet this time, I have never thought of this third situation before putting the bet. But, I hope for fair play, that is really outrageous if corruption scores on the opening match where watching by billions of people around the world.

Ecuador is a very strong team in football, I believe Qatar will lose in this match.
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.

This is a nice speculation.... A sort that seems really truer -- as an illusion -- than the main events itself 😂
I mean, why should we underated any national team? Most especially when they're hosting this whole shitt? Uhhuuu... It's something that has happened and history could possibly repeat itself...but it's not just the same team, so that'll only be a coincidence if it happens.
I'd bet on Ecuador to win or draw, just to be on the safe side .... that's a combo, instead of risking my whole stake for a draw and then it ends 0.1 lol. Well, we done have an option but to sit tight and watch the whole gameplay.

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Host always have the higher chance of winning the match. Ecuador is predicted to be the winner based on the performance. For me it is Qatar to win the match and the win could make the tournament even more interesting as the locals will have expectation over the upcoming matches. Being the host it'll give their best than the opponent and the same could bring win to Qatar. No popular faces, yet this is strong with the Asia Cup win against Japan. Even though it happened years back, it is still remembered as there is big break after on due to pandemic.

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.

sometimes as the hosts are always lucky to win in a football match whether it's as a consolation prize for them, but Qatar is also a great team it seems like they can win the game with a narrow score of 1 - 0

Ecuador is right above Qatar, in terms of football the Ecuador team has more potential to get points in the match later. I'm not sure with Qatar although as the host this team will be get points in the match later, do you didn't try other options for example betting on over/under goals, and others bet? I personally, although Ecuador has more potential to get points, I don't daringly to bet on 1x2.

We already realize the level of corruption there will be for this world cup, and i think qatar will pay for the win on this match. The world cup is a big party, and if Qatar lose the first match that wouldn't be nice for the place, that's why they must win it.

Is just my point of view, maybe i'm wrong, as you say, we will see the result once the games ends.

By the way, i can't wait for the opening event, for sure it will be nuts.

My choice is Ecuador as a bet but not to place faster, I do when a few hours start.

It will be a little different, but I know that in this prediction it is difficult to predict who will win. I only determine that Ecuador will be better than Qatar, but as for the hosts, there is progress, but for my choice, I think Ecuador is more suitable for me.

Whatever the result, it will be interesting for me, if the host wins, there will be an achievement for him.

First, I don't think historical patterns matter. Even if in the previous 10 World Cups the hosts won the first game, this does not mean that they will win the first game at the 11th World Cup. Secondly, earlier the hosts of the championships were generally strong and their positive results were natural. Now everything is decided by money and even such a weak country in terms of football as Qatar hosts the World Cup. They were able to buy themselves the right to host the World Cup, but can they buy at least some good result in the game?

There's nothing wrong with choosing a draw, but I'm absolutely sure this match won't end in a draw. But I don't think a small bet on a draw should worry you, so relax and enjoy your bet, Lol.

I haven't made my choice yet, but it looks like Qatar has a better chance of winning as host to this year's World Cup especially vs Ecuador.

It is difficult to determine in this match and Qatar may be superior to the host. There is a lot of morale there from the fans to support their national team as their favorite, while Ecuador is a team that always performs at the World Cup but does not rule out Qatar also being able to beat in this ceremonial match. in the know and other statistics to place the ideal bet because I see that the odds are indeed quite large for both.
Maybe the game can end in a draw but I think Qatar can dominate the game and can win too.

If we compare the antecedents of both teams in football; on paper Ecuador remains the better team amongst both team. With host Qatar; they have the home fans advantage and that could be a morale booster for them against Ecuador. I think it will be a straight win for Ecuador; and if qatar wants to stand a chance and get a draw; perhaps they can try stopping Ecuador talisman in Michael Estrada

Apparently someone chose Qatar. actually I am more pro for Ecuador, but based on considerations and the results of the friendly match that Ecuador played did not produce satisfactory results. even though we know, that it's not a real match. from a series of trials that Ecuador underwent, it seems that Ecuador's strength is not too big in this championship.

I observed, the results of the friendly matches they did. out of 6 friendly matches, Ecuador was only able to win two matches.  namely against Nigeria 1-0, Cape Verde 0-1, the rest of the friendly matches only ended in a draw.
what caught my attention the most was Ecuador's matches against Asian teams such as Saudi Arabia, Japan, Iraq, all of which ended with a score of 0-0. even though it was a friendly game. however, don't forget that they are measuring the strength of each of their teams.

with all considerations, Qatar is the home team, plus they have slaughtered Japan in the 2019 Asian Cup final. I am optimistic, in the opening match Qatar has the potential to overthrow Ecuador. or at least the final result will end in a draw

It is in any case 1 of the matches played in the first round in which the differences in strength are minimal. We can't even rule out a score like 0-0 in this match. These types of matches are known for the number of goals scored few. The bookmakers think Ecuador is slightly better, but the fact that Qatar plays this game at home could have a very big influence. Qatar has no world top players, but it does have a few good players from the national competition and have also gained international experience. Whoever loses this match seems to me already eliminated for the next round of the tournament.

I have not seen Qatar team play any soccer, but I have seen and heard of the South African team and I bet that they are way ahead of Qatar when it comes to soccer. Qatar plays Equador in their first game, and they may have the home advantage of the home crowd and play better as they as are also already very used to the weather condition. Qatar can draw the game.

Qatar has already beaten Ecuador in a friendly match in 2018 4:3. In addition, Sanchez Bas's wards drew with Chile in September (2:2). Qatar performed well at the end of last year in the framework of the Arab States Cup, where it lost to the future champion Algeria with a score of 1:2, and then won the match for third place against Egypt. And so, in general, the national teams of Qatar and Ecuador are about equal rivals, but this time I think that Qatar should be helped by native walls.

The Qatar national team is a clear underdogs in this competition. Their performance in recent times have not been very impressive, they lost two of three recent matches and drew one. But they shouldn't be underrated because the defeated teams like Ghana and Bulgaria. The Ecuador teams have not also been impressive because they couldn't win lowly FIFA rated teams like Iraq and Saudi Arabia, getting just draws in both matches. But they also won big African teams like Nigeria and Cape Verde. The host teams might not have a lot of experienced players but the have the zeal and the fans. The team would be desperate to prove that the country's investment in this World Cup is not in vain.   

History will repeat may not be really applicable in this scenario, of course there is a probability for a draw but its better to concentrate more on the team analysis and make a decision about your bet depends on it instead of looking at a random things and make any conclusions regarding isn't worth it in my opinion.

For me, the victory of Ecuador is obvious in this game, which means that the odds that the bookmakers give now (2.41) are super profitable. I think that the bookies are so generous because they are hedging the mood of the fans who, for historical reasons, override the strength of the hosts. Plus, there is a risk that in this game the result will be the result of corruption and some secret agreements (like the very fact that this World Cup is held in Qatar).

I still think that Ecuador will win in this opener, Qatar has neither experience nor history in World Cup and football.
Ecuador is still far above them. There are no Qatar players who play in famous leagues like LaLiga, Serie A or EPL while Ecuador has them some of the players have experience playing in those leagues, this experience will affect the performance and Ecuador are favorites to get 3 points if they don't play nervous because of being opening match.

this is a game in which even choosing a draw is still a risky bet, perhaps betting that there will not be many goals could be a good option, since in these games the teams will play in defense and not much in attack, perhaps choosing to bet on Asian Handicap
Ecuador (0.25) with an odd of @1.48 and a safer bet, of course Qatar could still win the game and with that the person would lose the bet, but if the game also ends in a draw the person would win the bet, that is, it is a good choice to bet in the Asian Handicap Ecuador (0.25) at least this is what I will do in case I bet on this game


maybe there's some bad news on the ecuador team or something else or it could be because it's the first game of the competition and the bookmakers don't have much data on head-to-head matches between these two teams and that's why they've placed these two odds that are high, but if we look closely at the two teams, ecuador is better than qatar, that's why i believe ecuador will win this game even with all the difficulties for not playing at home

It's hard to speculate but since you already bet on DRAW, I think that was just a reasonable bet.

The fact that those odds are considered high, means that bookies are likely to think that all options are really tough picks. Even referring to past performance, wild forecast, fearless analysis, etc. maybe your best reference is really the one that's on your mind.

Well then, good luck with your bet.

The high odds on both teams which is above 2.0 is a clear indication that neither of the team has the dominance to win the game. A draw is a wise choice here if I were be betting on this match. I have no great experience on football game but I’m betting on it occasionally basedmon the odds alone. The higher the odds of both team usually ended up a draw at the end.

But having a home court advantage should be considered too since the crowd cheer always gove motivation on players especially on crucial time. So I bet Qatar 1-0 on this game for my Duelbits World Cup Predictor picks. I have nothing to lose so I choose the crowd power over stats this time.

You're very correct and I agree with you. Qatar does not have a good number of notable players to face the South American side Ecuador
in the opening game and we can't compare the past result of the past host of the world cup Russian and Brazil because the two teams have good players that are playing in big teams in Europe so it was easy for the two countries to win in their opening games another advantage they had was the countries they faced in their opening matches I think it's good to put that into consideration when analyzing the possibility of the host winning the opening games.


On the other hand, I think Qatar will have a chance to win or draw Ecuador in the opening game following the home advantage they will be given as the host country and the joy and moral boost they will have as their fans will come out in mass to sing and play different instruments in their names, who knows if they have good players that will be showing their skills during this time we should not underrate them till the end of the game.

If, we refer to the FIFA rating that each of these teams has. obviously, the safest choice is to choose Ecuador in terms of betting.  besides having a FiFA ranking above the Qatar team, Ecuador also has long experience in the world cup event. flashback to Ecuador's statistics, Ecuador was able to overthrow Chile with a score of 0-2, hold Brazil to a 1-1 draw, hold Argentina to a 1-1 draw. on paper, Ecuador is superior to Qatar.

On the other hand, Qatar is the home team. where they will play in front of their own public, the moral support of the fans will fill the stadiums to support the team from their country. Don't forget, Qatar is a 2019 Asian Cup finalist. They have a lot of naturalized players, although most of the naturalized players are from the Arabian peninsula.
if we refer to the FIFA rating that Qatar has, the difference is not too far. Qatar is ranked 50th, Ecuador is ranked 44th. This means that the fight in this opening match will be quite balanced. I don't want to be reckless in predicting this opening match, because after all, the home team shouldn't be taken lightly.

And yes, if we refer to the odds that each of these teams has. I am a little surprised, the available odds are not far apart. it is unlikely that the match will end in a draw, but it seems that it is the ideal choice. however, somehow I think Qatar will win this opening match.

I find it extremely difficult for Qatar to win or draw this game and the past results of Russia and Brazil are different cases,Qatar has not a great team and most likely if they were not the host country they would not be in the World Cup at all.The quality of Ecuador coming from South America is clearly much higher and only if they greatly underestimate Qatar then and only then they may lose some points and get a draw in this opening game,I doubt Ecuador can lose this game,it would be a big surprise for the opening game of the tournament.

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?.