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Qatar vs Switzerland Head-to-Head — FIFA World Cup 2026

⚽ Group Stage, Match 1
FT1–1
Saturday 13 June 2026  ·  19:00 UTC  ·  Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara

Match Report

Match Events ?
16'🟨Mahmud Abunad Qatar
17'⚽ (P)Breel Embolo Switzerland
23'🟨Jassem Gaber Abdulsallam Qatar
42'🟨Denis Zakaria Switzerland
90'Boualem Khoukhi (Homam Al-Amin)Qatar
Match Statistics ?
Qatar
Switzerland
32%
Possession
68%
4
Shots on Target
7
7
Total Shots
26
3
Corners
10
12
Fouls
11
0.76
xG
3.24
Player Ratings ?
Qatar
7.6Homam Al-AminD
7.2Pedro MiguelD
7.2Boualem KhoukhiD
Switzerland
7.9Rubén VargasF
7.7Ricardo RodríguezD
7.5Michel AebischerM
Starting Lineups ?
Qatar · 4-3-3
1GMahmud Abunad
13DAyoub Al Oui
2DPedro Miguel
16DBoualem Khoukhi
14DHomam Al-Amin
5MJassem Gaber Abdulsallam
23MAssim Madibo
4MIssa Laye
8FEdmilson Junior
15FYusuf Abdurisag
11FAkram Afif
Switzerland · 4-3-3
1GGregor Kobel
6DDenis Zakaria
4DNico Elvedi
5DManuel Akanji
13DRicardo Rodríguez
20MMichel Aebischer
10MGranit Xhaka
8MRemo Freuler
11FDan Ndoye
7FBreel Embolo
17FRubén Vargas

Predictions

Match Prediction ?
Favoured: Switzerland
Expected: Switzerland by 1–2 goals
Confidence: Medium
Qatar 13%Draw 22%Switzerland 64%
xG: 0.67Expected goalsxG: 1.78

Qatar vs Switzerland looks like a Switzerland-favoured matchup based on our pre-tournament model. Switzerland holds a slight edge according to our model, though the gap between the sides is not large enough to treat this as a banker. This prediction should be used as general match context rather than a guaranteed outcome.

Win Probability (Market) ?
80%
Switzerland to Win
Home: 7%  Draw: 13%  Away: 80%
Model Rating Edge ?
Clear Edge
Switzerland stronger
Qatar: 1370 (#41)  ·  Switzerland: 1552 (#15)
H2H Record ?
1–0–0
Qatar leads
Avg 1.0 goals/game · 1 meetings
Qatar
Switzerland
#3
Position ?
#1
1
Points ?
1
0W 1D 0L
Record ?
0W 1D 0L
1
Goals For ?
1
1
Goals Against ?
1
0
Goal Diff
0
#55
FIFA Rank ?
#19
0.0%
Win Prob ?
0.5%
D
Form ?
D

Head-to-Head History

Previous World Cup Meetings
No previous meetings found in our data.
Last 1 Meetings (All Competitions)
1Qatar
0Draw
0Switzerland
14 Nov 2018FriendlySwitzerland0–1Qatar
💡 Betting Angles
Key Angles for this Match
🎯Clear model favourite: Switzerland at 64% win probability.
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