Click here for attendance stats for Argentina vs Saudi on November 22, 2022 (even bigger crowd than tournament opener)
Ecuador beat hosts Qatar 2-0 in the first game of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, with 67,372 officially in attendance at the Al Bayt stadium on November 20, 2022. The 67,372 strong crowd however ended up seeing Qatar as the first host nation to lose their World Cup opener. Enner Valencia scored both goals for Ecuador.
Some attendance stats for first / opening game of recent FIFA World Cups for comparison
Qatar vs Ecuador 2022 World Cup attendance – 67,372 (Al Bayt Stadium)
Russia vs Saudi Arabia 2018 World Cup attendance- 78,011 (Luzhniki, Moscow)
Brazil vs Croatia 2014 World Cup Attendance- 62,103 (Sao Paulo)
South Africa vs Mexico 2010 WC Attendance- 84,490 (Soccer City, Johannesburg)
Germany vs Costa Rica 2006 WC Attendance- 64,950 (Munich)
France vs Senegal 2002 World Cup crowd- 62,561 (Seoul)
