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Qatar vs Switzerland — World Cup 2026 Group B

Group BFull Time
🇶🇦QatarFIFA #55
1–1
🇨🇭SwitzerlandFIFA #19
🟨 Mahmud Abunad 16'🟨 Jassem Gaber Abdulsallam 23'⚽ Boualem Khoukhi 90'
17' Breel Embolo (pen) ⚽42' Denis Zakaria 🟨

WC Pedigree

Titles
Apps
1
Goals
1
Best: Group stage (2022)
Titles
Apps
12
Goals
51
Best: Quarter-finals (1934, 1938, 1954)
Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, CA

Match Recap

Switzerland drew 1-1 with Qatar in their opening Group B match, a group that also includes Canada and Bosnia And Herzegovina. Breel Embolo scored Switzerland's goal from a penalty in the 17th minute, but Qatar equalized in the 90th minute via an own goal.

Generated 2026-07-17 12:04 UTC

AI-assisted analysis — may contain inaccuracies

Performers

Player of the Match

Rubén Vargas

🇨🇭Switzerland·F

1 on target

7.9Rating

Minutes

79'

Shots

1/2

Passes

30 · 27%

Key passes

5

Duels won

8/11

Dribbles

2

Tackles

1

🇶🇦QatarTop 3
  1. 1

    Homam Al-Amin

    D · 1 assist

    7.6
  2. 2

    Pedro Miguel

    D · 90 mins

    7.2
  3. 3

    Boualem Khoukhi

    D · 1 goal

    7.2
🇨🇭SwitzerlandTop 3
  1. 1

    Rubén Vargas

    F · 1 on target

    7.9
  2. 2

    Ricardo Rodríguez

    D · 2 key passes

    7.7
  3. 3

    Michel Aebischer

    M · 1 on target

    7.5

Head-to-Head History

Qatar vs Switzerland

1 meeting
🇶🇦1W0D0W🇨🇭

Last meeting

🇶🇦Qatar
1–0Nov 14, 2018
🇨🇭Switzerland

Friendlies · Stadio di Cornaredo (Lugano)