Muheim Own Goal in 94th Minute Stuns Switzerland — Qatar Claim Historic First World Cup Point
In four years, Qatar went from the most humiliated World Cup hosts in history to the team that broke Swiss hearts in stoppage time. Miro Muheim’s 90+4 minute own goal — headed in under pressure from Boualem Khoukhi — cancelled out Breel Embolo’s first-half penalty and earned Qatar a stunning 1-1 draw against Switzerland at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara on June 13, 2026. It is Qatar’s first-ever point in FIFA Men’s World Cup history. Back home in Doha, the celebrations will have lasted all night.
Qatar vs Switzerland 1-1 Highlights — The Most Dramatic Draw of World Cup 2026
In front of 67,966 fans at the San Francisco Bay Area Stadium, this match had absolutely no right to end the way it did. Switzerland dominated from the first whistle — 26 shots, their most ever recorded in a single World Cup game dating back to 1966 — and looked in complete control for 89 minutes. Then came the cross, the header, and the moment that left one French-language Swiss broadcaster running the headline: “QATARSTROPHE.”
Match Summary:
| Qatar | Switzerland | |
| Score | 1 | 1 |
| Goals | Muheim OG (90+4′) | Embolo (17′ pen) |
| Assists | Homam Ahmed (90+4′) | Freuler (17′) |
| Shots | 7 | 26 |
| Saves | Kobel 1 | Abunada 7 |
| Venue | Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara, California | |
| Attendance | 67,966 |
Breel Embolo Penalty Goal — Switzerland Dominate but Fail to Kill the Game
Switzerland came into this match as heavy favourites and played like it from the very first minute. They pressed high, moved the ball quickly, and made Qatar look like a team that had no business sharing a pitch with them.
17′ — Breel Embolo converts the penalty. Remo Freuler ran onto Embolo’s header inside the area, dinking the ball goalward past Abunada — who came off second best in the resulting collision. Referee Said Martinez pointed straight to the spot after a VAR review confirmed the penalty. Embolo stepped up with the cool authority of a man who has now scored in four consecutive major tournaments, rolling the ball into the bottom corner past a diving Abunada. Switzerland 1-0 Qatar, and entirely deserved.
What followed, however, was a masterclass in wastefulness. Abunada produced 7 crucial saves — including a fine reaction stop from Rubén Vargas at his near post — while Michel Aebischer’s shot was cleared off the goal-line deep in first-half stoppage time. Embolo shot into the side-netting. Substitute Johan Manzambi fired narrowly wide. Switzerland had every opportunity to bury this game and simply could not take any of them.
Qatar, to their credit, were not passive. Edmilson Junior ran clear in the second minute after a slip by Manuel Akanji — only to place his shot too close to Kobel. Akram Afif, Qatar’s dangerman, was tightly shackled for long stretches but created danger whenever he found space. As the second half wore on and Switzerland slowed in the California heat, the feeling began to grow that one chance was all Qatar would need.
📺 Watch the full match highlights: Qatar vs Switzerland 1-1 — FIFA World Cup 2026 Official Highlights
Qatar First World Cup Point — Khoukhi’s Header Changes History in 90+4
The moment arrived in the fourth minute of stoppage time, and it was delivered with the conviction of a team that refused to accept defeat.
Left-back Homam Ahmed burst forward on the overlap down Qatar’s left flank and delivered a deep, curling cross into the Swiss penalty area. Swiss substitute Miro Muheim — on the pitch for only minutes — leaped to meet it alongside Qatar captain Boualem Khoukhi. Under intense physical pressure from Khoukhi, Muheim’s header deflected off his own skull and past a helpless Gregor Kobel into the bottom corner. FIFA confirmed the goal as a Muheim own goal.
The Qatar bench erupted. Khoukhi fell to his knees on the Levi’s Stadium turf. The 26 shots Switzerland had racked up counted for absolutely nothing.
It was the fourth-latest game-tying goal in regulation time in World Cup history — and without question the most significant goal Qatar has ever scored at a World Cup finals. After losing all three matches as hosts in 2022, after the humiliation and the questions, after four years of rebuilding under Julen Lopetegui, Qatar have their first World Cup point. A moment that will live in Qatari football history forever.
FIFA World Cup 2026 Group B Standings — All Four Teams Level on One Point
The result sent shockwaves through Group B — which had already seen Canada and Bosnia draw 1-1 earlier in the day. For the first time at this World Cup, an entire group is completely level after matchday one.
| Team | P | W | D | GD | Pts |
| Canada 🇨🇦 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Bosnia 🇧🇦 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Qatar 🇶🇦 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Switzerland 🇨🇭 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Switzerland will be devastated — and rightly so. Their wastefulness in front of goal was staggering, and their failure to convert 26 shots into more than one goal is the kind of statistical anomaly that haunts teams long after the tournament ends. Granit Xhaka was uncharacteristically muted. Embolo was excellent but unsupported. The Swiss must regroup fast.
For Qatar, the momentum heading into their clash with Canada on June 18 could not be higher. For Switzerland, facing Bosnia-Herzegovina on June 18 in Los Angeles, a comfortable win is now a must.
Group B is entirely, gloriously wide open.
For full FIFA World Cup 2026 Group B results, live coverage and match highlights, visit fawanewss.co.uk. Full fixtures, group standings and squads at the official FIFA website.
