Valencia Scores World Cup-Best 3rd Goal in Ecuador Draw

Ecuador's Enner Valencia celebrates with his teammates after scoring his side's first goal during the World Cup group A soccer match between Netherlands and Ecuador, at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha, Qatar, on Nov. 25, 2022. Natacha Pisarenko/AP Photo

AL RAYYAN, Qatar—Ecuador striker Énner Valencia scored a World Cup-best third goal Friday in a 1–1 draw against the Netherlands that eliminated host nation Qatar from the tournament.

The draw gave both the Dutch and Ecuador one point apiece to move them to four points in Group A. It left Qatar with zero points after losing 3–1 to Senegal hours earlier.