Qatar
Classement FIFA #36(0 : 1)
Switzerland
Classement FIFA #19- 📅 Date
- 🕐 Heure
- 🏟 Stade San Francisco Bay Area (Santa Clara)
- 🧑⚖️ Arbitre Said Martinez
🧠 Match Summary
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Switzerland dominated from the first whistle at Santa Clara, controlling 68% of possession and registering an extraordinary 26 shots compared to Qatar's six, yet they were ultimately denied a crucial Group B victory. Breel Embolo converted a 17th-minute penalty to give the Swiss an early advantage, and they continued to press relentlessly, forcing five saves from the Qatari goalkeeper throughout the contest.
Qatar, making their second consecutive World Cup appearance, refused to surrender, and their resilience was rewarded in dramatic fashion when Boualem Khoukhi headed home in the 90th minute to earn a stunning equaliser. The 1-1 draw, overseen by referee Said Martinez, leaves both sides with complicated paths to the round of sixteen as Group B reaches its conclusion.
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🎬 Match highlights (video)
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⚡ Match events
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16'
Mahmoud Abunada
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17'
Breel Embolo
(Penalty)
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23'
Jassem Gaber
📋 a bad foul
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42'
Denis Zakaria
📋 a bad foul
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90'
Boualem Khoukhi
📊 Statistics
👕 Composition
Qatar 4-3-3
Starting XI
- Mahmoud Abunada
- Ayoub Al-Oui
- Homam Ahmed
- Assim Madibo
- Pedro Miguel
- Boualem Khoukhi
- Jassem Gaber
- Issa Laye
- Yusuf Abdurisag
- Edmílson Junior
- Akram Afif
Substitutes
- Hassan Al-Haydos
- Ahmed Al-Ganehi
- Mohamed Manai
- Mohammed Muntari
- Lucas Mendes
- Al-Hashmi Al-Hussain
- Tahsin Jamshid
- Meshaal Barsham
- Sultan Al-Brake
- Abdulaziz Hatem
- Ahmed Fathy
- Ahmed Alaaeldin
- Almoez Ali
- Salah Zakaria
- Karim Boudiaf
Switzerland 4-3-3
Starting XI
- Gregor Kobel
- Denis Zakaria
- Ricardo Rodríguez
- Granit Xhaka
- Nico Elvedi
- Manuel Akanji
- Michel Aebischer
- Remo Freuler
- Breel Embolo
- Dan Ndoye
- Rubén Vargas
Substitutes
- Eray Cömert
- Marvin Keller
- Aurèle Amenda
- Miro Muheim
- Silvan Widmer
- Noah Okafor
- Luca Jaquez
- Fabian Rieder
- Djibril Sow
- Zeki Amdouni
- Yvon Mvogo
- Christian Fassnacht
- Johan Manzambi
- Cedric Itten
- Ardon Jashari
📋 Match officials & info
- 🌐 Match number 8 of 104
- 🏆 Stage Group B
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🧑⚖️ Main referee
Said Martinez (هندوراس)
- 🚩 Assistant referees TBA before kickoff
- 📺 Video referee (VAR) TBA before kickoff
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⏱ Fourth official
Oshane Nation (جامايكا)
- 🟨 Yellow cards 2 — 1
