Qatar vs Ecuador World Cup Picks and Predictions: Goals Stay At a Minimum

Qatar and Ecuador are playing in the World Cup on Sunday afternoon. Ecuador has the better talent on paper, but Qatar has home advantage and no host nation has ever lost their opening match in previous 18 iterations of this tournament.

Qatar is the top seed in the tournament. They are on a four-match win streak. Ecuador reached the World Cup after finishing fourth in CONMEBOL qualification. Their play in South American qualifiers led Tite to nominate them as a team that will shock some at the FIFA World cup. Qatar's team employs a 5-3-2 formation and likes to hit on the break. The team has struggled to score in recent games. Ecuador's defense is very good and they have yet to concede a goal this year. Enner Valencia is a veteran forward who plays for Turkish side Fenerbahce.

Qatar vs Ecuador is a game with few chances. Ecuador will keep a clean sheet.

Qatar are on an unbeaten run of five straight matches. Ecuador have gone six unbeaten in their last 10 matches, but they've won just twice in that span. They have played five teams that will participate in the World Cup and have done well against them. Qatar won the last friendly against Ecuador 4-3 thanks in part to Ecuador finishing with just nine players.

Qatar and Ecuador are playing a friendly match. The books are pricing the match very low. Qatar likes to sit back and counter and steal matches. Ecuador has seen just two goals in their last six matches and has kept four clean sheets. They have not conceded a single goal in that period.

Qatar vs Ecuador is a World Cup match.

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