Qatar and Switzerland Share Points in 1-1 Draw
In a tightly contested World Cup Group Stage encounter at the San Francisco Bay Area Stadium in Santa Clara, California, Qatar and Switzerland played out a 1-1 draw on June 13, 2026. A crowd of 67,966 witnessed Switzerland take the lead through a first-half penalty from Breel Embolo, but Qatar battled back and snatched a dramatic equalizer deep into second-half stoppage time through Boualem Khoukhi's header to secure a share of the spoils.
Key Events
16' - Yellow card shown to Qatar goalkeeper Mahmud Abunada.
17' - Penalty Goal! Breel Embolo steps up and converts from the spot to give Switzerland the lead. Score: 0-1.
23' - Jassem Gaber of Qatar receives a yellow card.
42' - Switzerland's Denis Zakaria is booked.
45' - First half concludes with Switzerland leading 1-0.
60' - Qatar make a triple substitution: Ahmed Fathi, Karim Boudiaf, and Ahmed Alaaeldin replace Ayoub Al Oui, Jassem Gaber, and Yusuf Abdurisag.
66' - Switzerland respond with a double change: Johan Manzambi and Fabian Rieder come on for Dan Ndoye and Michel Aebischer.
78' - Mohamed Al Mannai replaces Assim Madibo for Qatar.
79' - Zeki Amdouni takes over from Rubén Vargas for Switzerland.
89' - Final round of changes: Hassan Al Haidos replaces Edmílson Junior for Qatar, while Switzerland bring on Miro Muheim and Ardon Jashari for Ricardo Rodríguez and Remo Freuler.
90+4' - Goal! Homam Elamin delivers a cross and Boualem Khoukhi rises to head the ball home, levelling the score at 1-1 in dramatic fashion.
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