World Cup: Goalkeeper Saad Al Sheeb Under Heavy Attack After Goals Conceded Against Ecuador

• Ecuador on Sunday night, 20 November, defeated Qatar in the opening match of the 2022 World Cup
• The host nation failed to impress in front of their fans who blamed goalkeeper Saad Al Sheeb for his errors
• Many fans have also claimed that it may be hard for Qatar to win any game at the 2022 FIFA tournament

Qatar goalkeeper Saad Al Sheeb has been attacked on social media by football fans who were not satisfied with his performance against Ecuador in the opening match of the 2022 World Cup.

Going into the 2022 World Cup, Qatar as the host nation prepared hard and put in place many resources for them to have a good tournament in their nation.

As the host country, people of Qatar were expecting their players to shine against Ecuador in the first match, but the South Americans were more determined to win.

Black Stars of Ghana arrive in Qatar ahead of World Cup cladded in beautiful African wear

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Ecuador started the match impressively and it took them 15 minutes to open scoring through Enner Valencia who also went ahead to double the lead via a penalty in the 31st minute.

Fans have now taken to Twitter to condemn the performance of Al Sheeb claiming that he could be the worst goalie in World Cup history.

See the reactions of fans

Valencia scores the first goal

Earlier, Sports Brief had reported how Ecuador talisman Enner Valencia scored the first goal of the 2022 FIFA World Cup via the penalty spot in the opening match of the competition.

Valencia had earlier broken the game's deadlock against host nation Qatar after just two minutes however his goal was ruled out for offside after a VAR review.

Footage of thousands of fans cheering the Black Stars during arrival in Qatar emerges

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The ex-West Ham United frontman took advantage of a dodgy defending in the box by Qatar to head home into the yawning net.

His joy was short-circuited by the dreaded VAR but was on hand to score the tournament's first goal when he coolly slotted home from 12 yards.