2022 World Cup: Enner Valencia’s Opening Goal ‘Correctly’ Ruled Out for Offside

• The opening goal of the 2022 FIFA World Cup by Ecuador's Enner Valencia against Qatar was ruled out after a VAR check
• Valencia drew first blood for the South Americans after only two minutes but his joy morphed into agony by the kind courtesy of the dreaded VAR
• The initial decision looked controversial however subsequent photos which surfaced online proved it was the right call from officials

Enner Valencia scored the maiden goal of the 2022 FIFA World Cup however his joy was shortlived as referee Daniel Orsato ruled the goal out for offside.

The former West Ham United and Everton striker took advantage of a dodgy defending by the Qatari defence to head home from close range.

The Ecuador skipper who celebrated with his teammates saw his effort ruled out after a VAR review.

The initial decision left eagle-eyed football fans dumbfounded however with the aid of cutting-edge technology via the VAR, it proved to be the perfect decision.

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Valencia was marginally offside before slotting home from close range as revealed by the technology.

Valencia involved in unbelievable incident

Ecuador marksman Enner Valencia was once involved in an incident that was so unbelievable, that one could only fathom it after watching the video.

Valencia is no stranger to the global spectacle, as he was responsible for scoring his nation's three goals in the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.

Furthermore, he is a big name in his nation as he is the leading goal scorer for his country of all time, with 35 goals in 74 matches.

FIFA warned against favouring Qatar

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that FIFA has had to deal with a potentially embarrassing revelation ahead of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

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The world football governing body reportedly received an integrity alert suggesting that the host nation's football team had received “an unusually high number of penalties” in friendly matches ahead of the tournament. Most of them had not been broadcast or streamed.

According to Fox Sports, the report read: “The integrity alert is understood to have warned FIFA of suggestions that a high number of spot-kicks were awarded to ensure that Qatar achieved positive results in the tournament build-up, although it adds that this claim cannot be verified.