Watch Enner Valencia First Goal Scorer World Cup 2022 Video Highlights: Qatar vs Ecuador

First Goal Scorer of World Cup 2022: If you are looking for the first goal video of FIFA World Cup 2022, then you’ll find all the information here. It was Qatar vs Ecuador Group A match and Enner Valencia scored the first goal in this FIFA World Cup 2022 for the Ecuador team. You can catch the Complete Schedule of World Cup 2022 here.

Watch Enner Valencia First Goal of FIFA World Cup 2022, Highlights, and Video

The first goal of the 2022 FIFA World Cup will forever belong to Ecuador’s Enner Valencia. Watch the complete live video highlights of the Goals scored by Enner Valencia here. Ecuador’s last five World Cup goals:  

Valencia vs. Switzerland (2014)

Valencia vs. Honduras (2014) 

Valencia vs. Honduras (2014)

Valencia vs. Qatar (2022)

Valencia vs. Qatar (2022)

• Find the Ecuador Squad for World Cup 2022 here!

For the third straight World Cup, a player has scored a brace in the tournament opener:

2014: Neymar (71 minutes vs Croatia)

2018: Denis Cheryshev (91 minutes vs Saudi Arabia)

2022: Enner Valencia (31 minutes vs Qatar)

LIVE Qatar vs Ecuador, FIFA World Cup 2022: GOAAAL!!! Enner Valencia again!!! The Fenerbahce man has done it again!!! Clinical header from the ex West Ham man!! 2-0 to the South Americans. QAT 0-2 ECU (31st Min)

Enner Valencia scores!!! He holds his composure and converts it to the bottom right corner! The goalie guessed it wrong!

QAT 0-1 ECU | 16:28, 1st Half

Qatar 🇶🇦 look like this game is being played in Quito. Ecuador 🇪🇨 on a tear.pic.twitter.com/oRVVKt8QOk

— Maximiliano Bretos (@MaxBretosSports) November 20, 2022

What a header from Enner Valencia! He’s a man on a mission today and Ecuador’s all-time leading scorer at the #FIFAWorldCup with five goals

(via @FoxSoccer) pic.twitter.com/e7intoM5KD

— SI Soccer (@si_soccer) November 20, 2022

LIVE Qatar vs Ecuador, FIFA World Cup 2022: GOAAL!!! Finally a goal for Ecuador! Enner Valencia makes no mistake from the spot and the South Americans have the all-important lead in the match. 1-0 to La Tri. QAT 0-1 ECU (16th Minute)

Enner Valencia scores the first goal of the #WorldCup !

He has scored the last four World Cup goals for Ecuador, dating back to 2014.

He is now the record goalscorer for the country. pic.twitter.com/gHcthLDZ3S

— ⚽ FBref ⚽ (@fbref) November 20, 2022

Former West Ham striker Enner Valencia has scored the opening goal of the #FIFAWorldCup Cool as you like from the penalty spot.

Former West Ham striker Enner Valencia has scored the opening goal of the #FIFAWorldCup

Cool as you like from the penalty spot. 😎 pic.twitter.com/v4tb9Qv5pi

— i sport (@iPaperSport) November 20, 2022

Qatar vs Ecuador, FIFA World Cup 2022 Live Updates: VALENCIAAAAA!

Caicedo passes it to Estrada from the centre line and he lets Valencia through, who is causing all sorts of troubles! He tries to get past the goalkeeper, who tumbles him down! PENALTY!

Composed 😎🇪🇨#Qatar2022 | #FIFAWorldCup pic.twitter.com/d1pBPGmePJ

— FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) November 20, 2022

Ecuador’s celebrations are beautiful 💛 pic.twitter.com/8pKQ4vo7kp

— GOAL (@goal) November 20, 2022

Qatar fans are keeping their spirits up in the first half 🇶🇦 #FIFAWorldCup pic.twitter.com/3vzg7FeTkI

— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) November 20, 2022

Summary of Enner Valencia First Goal Scorer of World Cup 2022

Enner Valenica now has five goals at World Cup finals – the most by any Ecuador player in history!  He could add even more to that tally by the end of the day, he’s having a field day so far! 

Christian Benitez died tragically in Qatar due to a heart attack 2013. He was replaced in Ecuador national team as striker by Enner Valencia who scored 3 Ecuador goals in the World Cup 2014. Now he’s scored two in the Qatar opener, destiny is crazy some time.

After 32 minutes of the opening game, Enner Valencia scored 33.3% of the goals needed to win the Golden Boot at the last two tournaments. An ice-cold penalty and a pinpoint header. #FIFAWorldCup #Qatar2022

Meanwhile, It’s the first match of the 2022 FIFA world cup. Hosts, Qatar kick start the much-anticipated 2022 FIFA World Cup, the first to be held in the Middle East, against South American nation Ecuador in a Group A tie at the majestic Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, north of Qatar’s capital, Doha.

• Find the Qatar Squad for World Cup 2022 here!

Frequently Asked Questions

Who scored the First Goal of FIFA World Cup 2022?

Enner Valencia

The first goal of the 2022 FIFA World Cup will forever belong to Ecuador's Enner Valencia. He has scored the last four World Cup goals for Ecuador, dating back to 2014. He is now the record goalscorer for the country.

Who is the Head coach of Ecuador national team?

Gustavo Julio Alfaro (born 14 August 1962) is an Argentine former footballer and currently a manager for Ecuador national football team.

Alfaro had a short career as a footballer, he was captain of the Atlético de Rafaela, with which he won promotion to the Argentine Primera División in 1989. Alfaro retired from football in 1992 to concentrate on his coaching career. He won his first league title with Arsenal de Sarandí in the 2012 Clausura.

Who is the Captain of Ecuador national team?

Enner Remberto Valencia Lastra (born 4 November 1989) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Turkish club Fenerbahçe and captains the Ecuador national team

Who is the Top scorer of Ecuador national team?

Enner Remberto Valencia Lastra-

At international level, Valencia has earned over 70 caps for Ecuador since his debut in 2012. He represented the nation at the 2014 FIFA World Cup and the Copa América in 2015, 2016, 2019 and 2021. With 35 goals, Valencia is Ecuador's all-time top goalscorer, and shares with Agustín Delgado the record for most goals at World Cup finals tournaments for the country.

What is the Ecuador national team FIFA code?

ECU-

The FIFA assigns a three-letter country code (more properly termed a trigram or trigraph) to each of its member and non-member countries. These are the official codes used by the FIFA and its continental confederations (AFC, CAF, CONCACAF, CONMEBOL, OFC and UEFA) as name abbreviations of countries and dependent areas, in official competitions.

What is Ecuador national team Home stadium?

Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado, commonly called La Casa Blanca (Spanish for "The White House"), is a football stadium in Quito, Ecuador that is the home ground of LDU Quito. Built between 1995 and 1997, the stadium hosted its first match on March 6, 1997 in a game between LDU Quito and Atlético Mineiro of Belo Horizonte. At an altitude of 2,734 m and with a capacity of 41,575, it is the largest stadium in Quito, and the second largest in Ecuador after the Estadio Monumental Banco Pichincha in Guayaquil.

Who has won most caps in Ecuador national team?

Iván Jacinto Hurtado Angulo (born 16 August 1974) is an Ecuadorian former professional footballer who played as a center back. With 168 international appearances for Ecuador between 1992 and 2014, he is the most capped South American male footballer of all time, and the fifteenth-most capped male international footballer in history.