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Qatar stuns Switzerland in the last minute of extra time, Xhaka and friends waste endlessly
2026-06-13 23:30:00 / SPORT
Switzerland was surprised by Qatar in Santa Clara, holding to a 1-1 draw in a match they dominated from start to finish, but were surprised in the final moments.
Despite the volume created, Granit Xhaka's team failed to score more, sometimes due to their own mistakes, and sometimes condemned by fate.
From the first minutes, Switzerland managed to show strength against a modest opponent, and the pressure and actions created were rewarded in the 17th.
Freuler suffers a foul from the goalkeeper and falls in the area, with the referee not hesitating to award a penalty to the Helvetians.
Embolo takes over, who makes no mistake and scores the goal for Qatar. Even after the goal, Switzerland did not stop the pace, ending a first half with many chances created.
In the second half, Switzerland continued to dominate, but seeing the opponent's weaknesses, they mostly tried to maintain their advantage in order to spend as little energy as possible.
This way of playing proved to be wrong because in the last moments Qatar managed to score and get their first point in a World Cup. Switzerland on the other hand takes a hit, but qualification is all on the line.
Qatar: Abunad; Oui, Miguel, Khoukhi, Al-Amin; Abdulsallam, Madibo, Laye; Junior, Abdurisag, Afif; Coach: Julen Lopetegui;
Switzerland: Kobel; Elvedi, Akanji, Zakaria; Rodriguez, Xhaka, Freuler, Aebischer; Vargas, Embolo, Ndoye; Coach: Murat Yakin;
Embolo 16′, Khoukhi 90+3′
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