hello and welcome to sportsday. it s likely to be a unique world cup for a host of reasons. and we have another from the first match of the tournament. no host nation had ever lost their opening game until now. qatar beaten 2 0 by ecuador at the al bayt stadium. where we canjoin nesta mcgregor. nesta. it was a fairly comfortable win for ecuador. it you may be able to hear the fans behind me singing and i am sure that they will be singing long into the night. the writing was on the wall from early on. ecuador in their fourth world cup qatar in their first. the south americans dominated possession they look stronger physically and they looked more tactically aware. i don t think it s our touch the ball in that quarter box until the second half. so a very, very comfortable win. eaten
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hello and welcome to sportsday. i m hugh ferris. our headlines this evening. qatar become the first host nation to lose their opening match of the world cup. beaten by ecuador. for the iran game and each one they have in qatar, england will take the knee ahead of kick off. we think it is a strong statement that will we think it is a strong statement that will go around the world for people that will go around the world for heaple to that will go around the world for people to see. that inclusivity is very people to see. that inclusivity is very important. emma hayes returns to the touchline as her chelsea team go top of the wsl. also coming up in the programme. a fitting finish for verstappen. he wins a 15th grand prix in abu dhabi to end a record breaking season.
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enner valencia won a penalty and then converted it giving his side then converted it giving his side the lead. qatar s first goal has come from the spot. the hosts were struggling to get out of their own half and soon they were two down. this cross finding that man valencia again. ecuador in control. this wasn t in qatar s script. many of the home fans left during the second half and with qatar failing to score, those that remained so their team become the first hopes to lose at an opening world cup. qatar now face a battle to get out of group a. that was a poor performance, and it does make you wonder how they get on again stronger teams like senegal and the netherlands and they may struggle to progress in their own tournament. tomorrow, back in britain will turn very much both to england and wales. england trained