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Text Highlights: Switzerland vs Qatar
Full text-based highlights from Levi's Stadium as Qatar struck late to deny Switzerland a winning start to their World Cup campaign.
Switzerland and Qatar played out a dramatic 1–1 draw in their Group B opener at Levi's Stadium. Here are the key moments as they happened:
- 17th Minute: Penalty for Switzerland after a foul on Granit Xhaka. Breel Embolo steps up and calmly slots the ball into the bottom left corner to make it 1-0.
- 34th Minute: Qatar's first real chance as Almoez Ali breaks free, but his low shot is well saved by Yann Sommer at the near post.
- 62nd Minute: A frantic period of Swiss pressure. Meshaal Barsham makes two incredible saves in quick succession to deny Shaqiri and Freuler.
- 82nd Minute: Xherdan Shaqiri strikes the base of the post with a curling effort from the edge of the area. Switzerland inches away from doubling their lead.
- 94th Minute: DRAMA! A deep cross finds Boualem Khoukhi at the back post. He powers a header past Sommer to level the score in the final seconds of stoppage time.
- 96th Minute: Full-time. A hard-fought point for Qatar and a frustrating draw for the Swiss favorites.
The result leaves Group B completely balanced, with all four teams (including Canada and Bosnia) level on one point after the first round of matches.