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As part of the 2026 World Cup, the Qatar national team hosted the favorite of Group B, the Swiss national team, as the nominal host. The hosts are participating in the World Cup for the thirteenth time, led by Spaniard Julen Lopetegui, a specialist who also worked at Real Madrid.
The Swiss team started the match actively and in the 17th minute was awarded a penalty kick, which was taken by Brell Embolo (0:1). The Swiss were moving freely on the field even without the ball, impeding the key players of the Qatar team from organizing attacks.
In the first half, Qatar played defensive football, while Switzerland was more active.
In the second half, Qatar had the same statistics as in the first, but during the opening 45 minutes, the nominal home team had scoring opportunities, and the guests used the first opportunity to win their first victory in the 2026 World Cup, but the Qataris restored the balance of the score (1:1).