Enner Valencia scored the opening goal of the 2022 World Cup with a penalty for Ecuador against hosts Qatar. We take a look back at who scored the first goals at other World Cups. In 2018, Yuri Garzinskyi scored the first in a 5-0 victory over Saudi Arabia. Russia are now disqualified because of the war with Ukraine.
These are the first goals at all World Cups
World Cup 2022: Enner Valencia penalty for Ecuador
World Cup 2018: Yuri Gazinskyi header for Russia
World Cup 2014: Marcelo own goal for Croatia
World Cup 2010: Siphiwe Tshabalala with a left footed strike for South Africa
World Cup 2006: Philipp Lahm with a right footed strike for Germany
World Cup 2002: Bouba Diop on the rebound for Senegal
World Cup 1998: Cesar Sampaio with his shoulder for Brazil
World Cup 1994: Jürgen Klinsmann after a goalkeeping error for Germany
World Cup 1990: Oman Biyik header for Cameroon
World Cup 1986: Alessandro Altobelli with a shot at the far post for Italy
World Cup 1982: Erwin Vanderbergh with a shot across the goalkeeper for Belgium
World Cup 1978: Bernard Lacombe first minute header for France
World Cup 1974: Paul Breitner with a shot outside the box for Germany
World Cup 1970: Dinko Dermendzhiev after a rehearsed move for Bulgaria
World Cup 1966: Pele free-kick for Brazil
World Cup 1962: Hector Facundo after three minutes for Argentina
World Cup 1958: Oreste Corbatta after two minutes for Argentina
World Cup 1954: Milos Milutinovic after 15 minutes for Yugoslavia
World Cup 1950: Ademir de Menezes after half an hour for Brazil
World Cup 1938 Josef Gauchel for Germany. This was the last World Cup for 12 years
World Cup 1934: Ernesto Belis in the third minute for Argentina
World Cup 1930: Lucien Laurent with the first goal in World Cup history for France