Qatar v Switzerland, 13 June 2026

Score1-1
RefereeSaid Martínez
CompetitionFIFA World Cup Group B
VenueLevi's Stadium, Santa Clara CA
Attendance67,966

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Kick-off: 12.00pm local . FIFA World Ranking: Qatar 56th, Switzerland 19th . Qatar's Akram Afif scored the only goal of the game in their only previous meeting with Switzerland: an international friendly played in Lugano on 14 November 2018.

1 Qatar

Manager: Julen Lopetegui

1 Switzerland

Manager: Murat Yakin

Goals:

Boualem Khoukhi 90+4 G

Goals:

Breel Embolo penalty 17 P

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Mahmud Abunada
Defender Ayoub Al Oui
Defender/Midfielder Jassem Gaber
Defender/Midfielder Boualem Khoukhi (captain)
Defender/Midfielder Issa Laye
Defender/Midfielder Assim Madibo
Defender/Midfielder Ró-Ró
Midfielder Hazem Ahmed
Midfielder/Forward Yusuf Abdurisag
Midfielder/Forward Akram Afif
Midfielder/Forward Edmilson Junior

Starting lineup:

Gregor Kobel Goalkeeper
Manuel Akanji Defender
Nico Elvedi Defender
Ricardo Rodríguez Defender/Midfielder
Granit Xhaka Defender/Midfielder (captain)
Denis Zakaria Defender/Midfielder
Michel Aebischer Midfielder
Remo Freuler Midfielder
Dan Ndoye Midfielder/Forward
Ruben Vargas Midfielder/Forward
Breel Embolo Forward

Substitutions:

Karim Boudiaf for Jassem Gaber 60
Ahmed Fathy for Ayoub Al Oui 60
Ahmed Alaaeldin for Yusuf Abdurisag 60
Mohamed Mannai for Assim Madibo 78
Hassan Al Haydos for Edmilson Junior 88

Substitutions:

Johan Manzambi for Dan Ndoye 65
Fabian Rieder for Michel Aebischer 65
Zeki Amdouni for Ruben Vargas 79
Ardon Jashari for Remo Freuler 89
Miro Muheim for Ricardo Rodríguez 89

Cards:

Mahmud Abunada 13 Y
Jassem Gaber 23 Y

Cards:

Denis Zakaria 42 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Meshaal Barsham
Goalkeeper Salah Zakaria
Defender Sultan Al Brake
Defender Hashemi Al Hussain
Defender Lucas Mendes
Defender/Midfielder Abdulaziz Hatem
Midfielder Karim Boudiaf
Midfielder Ahmed Fathy
Midfielder Mohamed Mannai
Midfielder/Forward Ahmed Al Ganehi
Midfielder/Forward Hassan Al Haydos
Midfielder/Forward Ahmed Alaaeldin
Midfielder/Forward Tahsin Jamshid
Forward Almoez Ali
Forward Mohammed Muntari

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Marvin Keller
Goalkeeper Yvon Mvogo
Defender Aurèle Amenda
Defender Eray Cömert
Defender Luca Jaquez
Defender Silvan Widmer
Midfielder Cedric Itten
Midfielder Ardon Jashari
Midfielder Johan Manzambi
Midfielder Miro Muheim
Midfielder Fabian Rieder
Midfielder Djibril Sow
Midfielder/Forward Christian Fassnacht
Midfielder/Forward Noah Okafor
Forward Zeki Amdouni

Comments:

After losing their three previous games, Qatar had now earned their first-ever point at a FIFA World Cup finals. . The Maroons had now become the first nation to be behind in each of their first four games at FIFA World Cup tournaments since Greece in 2010. . Julen Lopetegui became the first manager at the FIFA World Cup finals who had previously been chosen as a goalkeeper in the playing squad in an earlier tournament since Russia’s Stanislav Cherchesov, as a player in USA in 1994 and as a manager in Russia in 2018.

Comments:

Switzerland had now commenced their 13th participation at a FIFA World Cup tournament, but they had yet to progress beyond the Quarter-finals. . Ricardo Rodriguez and Granit Xhaka had now become the first players to make 13 appearances for the Swiss at FIFA World Cup tournaments: previously 12 by Xherdan Shaqiri. . With their first-ever penalty at the FIFA World Cup, Breel Embolo also scored the Nati’s opening goal in the last FIFA World Cup tournament, which was played in Qatar in 2022.

1 Qatar

Manager: Julen Lopetegui

Goals:

Boualem Khoukhi 90+4 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Mahmud Abunada
Defender Ayoub Al Oui
Defender/Midfielder Jassem Gaber
Defender/Midfielder Boualem Khoukhi (captain)
Defender/Midfielder Issa Laye
Defender/Midfielder Assim Madibo
Defender/Midfielder Ró-Ró
Midfielder Hazem Ahmed
Midfielder/Forward Yusuf Abdurisag
Midfielder/Forward Akram Afif
Midfielder/Forward Edmilson Junior

Substitutions:

Karim Boudiaf for Jassem Gaber 60
Ahmed Fathy for Ayoub Al Oui 60
Ahmed Alaaeldin for Yusuf Abdurisag 60
Mohamed Mannai for Assim Madibo 78
Hassan Al Haydos for Edmilson Junior 88

Cards:

Mahmud Abunada 13 Y
Jassem Gaber 23 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Meshaal Barsham
Goalkeeper Salah Zakaria
Defender Sultan Al Brake
Defender Hashemi Al Hussain
Defender Lucas Mendes
Defender/Midfielder Abdulaziz Hatem
Midfielder Karim Boudiaf
Midfielder Ahmed Fathy
Midfielder Mohamed Mannai
Midfielder/Forward Ahmed Al Ganehi
Midfielder/Forward Hassan Al Haydos
Midfielder/Forward Ahmed Alaaeldin
Midfielder/Forward Tahsin Jamshid
Forward Almoez Ali
Forward Mohammed Muntari

Comments:

After losing their three previous games, Qatar had now earned their first-ever point at a FIFA World Cup finals. . The Maroons had now become the first nation to be behind in each of their first four games at FIFA World Cup tournaments since Greece in 2010. . Julen Lopetegui became the first manager at the FIFA World Cup finals who had previously been chosen as a goalkeeper in the playing squad in an earlier tournament since Russia’s Stanislav Cherchesov, as a player in USA in 1994 and as a manager in Russia in 2018.

1 Switzerland

Manager: Murat Yakin

Goals:

Breel Embolo penalty 17 P

Starting lineup:

Gregor Kobel Goalkeeper
Manuel Akanji Defender
Nico Elvedi Defender
Ricardo Rodríguez Defender/Midfielder
Granit Xhaka Defender/Midfielder (captain)
Denis Zakaria Defender/Midfielder
Michel Aebischer Midfielder
Remo Freuler Midfielder
Dan Ndoye Midfielder/Forward
Ruben Vargas Midfielder/Forward
Breel Embolo Forward

Substitutions:

Johan Manzambi for Dan Ndoye 65
Fabian Rieder for Michel Aebischer 65
Zeki Amdouni for Ruben Vargas 79
Ardon Jashari for Remo Freuler 89
Miro Muheim for Ricardo Rodríguez 89

Cards:

Denis Zakaria 42 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Marvin Keller
Goalkeeper Yvon Mvogo
Defender Aurèle Amenda
Defender Eray Cömert
Defender Luca Jaquez
Defender Silvan Widmer
Midfielder Cedric Itten
Midfielder Ardon Jashari
Midfielder Johan Manzambi
Midfielder Miro Muheim
Midfielder Fabian Rieder
Midfielder Djibril Sow
Midfielder/Forward Christian Fassnacht
Midfielder/Forward Noah Okafor
Forward Zeki Amdouni

Comments:

Switzerland had now commenced their 13th participation at a FIFA World Cup tournament, but they had yet to progress beyond the Quarter-finals. . Ricardo Rodriguez and Granit Xhaka had now become the first players to make 13 appearances for the Swiss at FIFA World Cup tournaments: previously 12 by Xherdan Shaqiri. . With their first-ever penalty at the FIFA World Cup, Breel Embolo also scored the Nati’s opening goal in the last FIFA World Cup tournament, which was played in Qatar in 2022.