Daniele Orsato will whistle Qatar vs. Ecuador, first game of the 2022 World Cup

Italy, current European champion but who did not qualify for the World Cup, will have a representative on Sunday for the opening match of the competition: Daniele Orsato referee has been appointed for the match between Qatar and Ecuador, FIFA announced this Friday

The 46-year-old Italian referee refereed the final of the Champions League of 2020, that Bayern Munich beat Paris SG in Lisbon (1-0).

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With experience

He was also present four years ago at the last World Cup held in Russia, where Italy was not present either, in charge of video assistance (VAR). Orsato has been licensed by FIFA since 2010.

Qatar and Ecuador will meet on Sunday at 11 am Colombian time at the Al Bayt Stadium in Doha.

The host country, which is playing its first World Cup, and Ecuador, which is participating for the fourth time, are in group A along with Senegal and the Netherlands. Italy is one of the great absentees of this World Cup.

The ‘Azzurra’ was eliminated in the play-off by North Macedonia and has not participated in a World Cup since 2014, a competition in which they have been crowned champions four times in the history of the competition (1934, 1938, 1982 and 2006).

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AFP