Valencia scores 1st World Cup goal for Ecuador against Qatar

Nov 19, 2022, 6:31 PM | Updated: Nov 20, 2022, 8:34 am

Ecuador's Enner Valencia scores his side's first goal on a penalty kick during the the World Cup group A soccer match between Qatar and Ecuador at the Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor ,Qatar, Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)

(AP Photo/Darko Bandic)

Referee Daniele Orsato, of Italy, gestures after a goal by Ecuador's Enner Valencia against Qatar was ruled out after a VAR review during a World Cup group A soccer match at the Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor , Qatar, Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Ecuador's Enner Valencia, right, scores a goal that was cancelled by the video referee during the World Cup, group A soccer match between Qatar and Ecuador at the Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Ecuador's Enner Valencia, left, is fouled by Qatar's goalkeeper Saad Al Sheeb, right, in the penalty zone during the World Cup, group A soccer match between Qatar and Ecuador at the Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

AL KHOR, Qatar (AP) — Enner Valencia scored the first goal of the World Cup, converting a penalty in the 16th minute to put Ecuador ahead of host nation Qatar 1-0 on Sunday.

The Ecuador captain, who earned the spot kick himself after being tripped by goalkeeper Saad Alsheeb, had already celebrated scoring a goal inside three minutes.

But following a two-minute video review, it was ruled out for offside.

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