Qatar vs Ecuador: In just next few hours, the world will witness the biggest sporting event unfolding when hosts Qatar will lock horns with Ecuador in the first match of FIFA World Cup 2022 at the 60,000-seat Al Bayt Stadium on November 20. A total number of 32 teams will battle it out at the grandest stage of them all to win football's holy grail. From BTS' K-pop superstar Jeon Jungkook to India's dancing sensation Nora Fatehi, many global stars from dance and music industry are lined-up to perform at FIFA World Cup 2022 opening ceremony, which will take place ahead of QAT vs EC World Cup match. 


Qatar squad at the FIFA World Cup 2022 


Goalkeepers: Saad Alsheeb, Meshaal Barsham, Yousef Hassan.


Defenders: Pedro Miguel, Musaab Khidir, Tarek Salman, Bassam Al-Rawi, Boualem Khoukhi, Abdelkarim Hassan, Homam Ahmed, Jassem Gaber.


Midfielders: Ali Asad, Assim Modibo, Mohammed Waad, Salem Al-Hajri, Moustafa Tarek, Karim Boudiaf, Abdelaziz Hatim, Ismail Mohamad.


Forwards: Naif Alhadhrami, Ahmed Alaaeldin, Hassan Al-Haydos, Khalid Muneer, Akram Afif, Almoez Ali, Mohamed Muntari.


Head Coach:  Félix Sánchez


2022 FIFA World Cup: Qatar Complete Schedule (IST)


Nov 20, 2022, Wed - 21:30 (IST), Qatar vs Ecuador 


Nov 25, 2022, Sun - 18:30 (IST) , Qatar vs Senegal


Nov 29, 2022, Thu - 20:30 (IST), Netherlands vs Qatar


Ecuador squad at the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar


Goalkeepers: Alexander Dominguez, Hernan Galindez, Moises Ramirez


Defenders: Robert Arboleda, Xavier Arreaga, Pervis Estupinan, Piero Hincapie, William Pacho, Diego Palacio, Jackson Porozo, Angelo Preciado, Felix Torres


Midfielders: Jose Cifuentes, Alan Franco, Carlos Grueso, Jhegson Mendez, Ayrton Preciado, Jeremy Sarmiento


Forwards: Michael Estrada, Romario Ibarra, Angel Mena, Gonzalo Plata, Djorkaeff Reasco, Kevin Rodriguez, Enner Valencia


2022 FIFA World Cup Live Telecast In India: The live broadcast rights of the FIFA World Cup 2022 in India are with Viacom18 (that's Sports18 and Sports18 HD for TV viewers), while the live streaming of the tournament will be available for free on JioCinema.