Qatar vs Switzerland — World Cup 2026 Group B
Group BFull Time
🇶🇦QatarFIFA #55
1–1
🇨🇭SwitzerlandFIFA #19
17' B. Embolo (pen) ⚽42' Denis Zakaria 🟨
WC Pedigree
Titles
Apps
1
Goals
Best: Group stage (2022)1
Titles
Apps
12
Goals
Best: Quarter-finals (1934, 1938, 1954)51
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
Lineups
🇶🇦Qatar
Switzerland🇨🇭
🇶🇦Qatar
4-3-3
8
15
11
5
23
4
13
2
16
14
1
🇨🇭Switzerland
3-4-2-1
1
6
5
4
20
8
10
13
11
17
7
Coach: Julen Lopetegui
Coach: Murat Yakin
Substitutions
60'A. Al Oui
60'J. Gaber
60'Y. Abdurisag
65'M. Aebischer
65'D. Ndoye
79'A. O. Madibo
79'R. Vargas
89'R. Rodriguez
89'R. Freuler
Bench
Qatar
- 22Meshaal BarshamG
- 21Salah ZakariaG
- 3Lucas MendesD
- 18Sultan Al-BrakeD
- 25Al-Hashmi Al-HussainD
- 6Abdelaziz HatemM
- 17Ahmed Al-GanehiF
- 20Ahmed FathiM
- 12Karim BoudiafM
- 26Mohamed Naceur AlmanaiM
- 19Almoez AliF
- 9Mohammed MuntariF
- 24Tahsin Mohammed JamshidF
- 10Hassan Al HaydosF
- 7Ahmed AlaaeldinF
Switzerland
- 12Yvon MvogoG
- 21Marvin KellerG
- 25Luca JaquezD
- 18Eray CömertD
- 24Aurèle AmendaD
- 15Djibril SowM
- 22Fabian RiederM
- 9Johan ManzambiM
- 3Silvan WidmerD
- 2Miro MuheimD
- 16Christian FassnachtM
- 14Ardon JashariM
- 26Cédric IttenF
- 23Zeki AmdouniF
- 19Noah OkaforF
Head-to-Head History
Qatar vs Switzerland
🇶🇦1W0D0W🇨🇭
Last meeting
🇶🇦Qatar
1–0Nov 14, 2018
🇨🇭Switzerland
Friendlies · Stadio di Cornaredo (Lugano)