Qatar's footballers drew 1:1 with Switzerland in Group B at the World Cup after a goal by Boualem Khoukhi in stoppage time. The match in Santa Clara brought Qatar its first-ever point at a World Cup. Tagesspiegel ↗
Switzerland took the lead in the 17th minute when Breel Embolo converted a penalty kick. The penalty was preceded by a disputed situation, in which it was debated whether Remo Freuler was offside before goalkeeper Mahmoud Abunada's intervention. After the match, FIFA admitted to a technical malfunction, as the offside line was not available in the television broadcast during this situation. According to the information available, however, the referee acted correctly. Tagesspiegel ↗
After taking the lead, the Swiss dominated play and created several chances, but failed to add a second goal. Murat Yakin's team thus failed to see the match through to a winning conclusion, despite Qatar being considered a clear underdog going into the match. In the closing stages, Khoukhi scored with a header to level the score at a final 1:1. sport.pravda.sk ↗
The result represents a significant milestone for Qatar and a loss of two points for Switzerland at the start of the group stage. After the match, attention also continued to focus on the workings of the VAR system, and it remains to be seen whether FIFA will release further footage of the disputed situation preceding Switzerland's penalty. Deutschlandfunk ↗
Qatar shocked Switzerland with a late Khoukhi goal
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Fußball-WM: FIFA räumt technische Panne bei WM-Spiel ein
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| 03:14 14.06.
Was this offside? Fifa under pressure to release VAR images
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| 00:36 14.06.
Erste WM-Überraschung: Katar bestraft Schweizer Chancenwucher mit spätem Ausgleich
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| 23:29 13.06.
Zweites Spiel in Gruppe B: Schock in der Nachspielzeit: Schweiz nur 1:1 gegen Katar
Tagesspiegel
| 23:09 13.06.
Katar rastet aus: Schweiz muss für Chancenwucher teuer bezahlen
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Zweites Spiel in Gruppe B: Schock in der Nachspielzeit: Schweiz nur 1:1 gegen Katar
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