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Qatar earn first ever World Cup point with late goal

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Qatar players celebrate their stoppage-time goal  vs Switzerland at San Francisco Bay Area Stadium on June 13, 2026 in Santa Clara, California. [Emilee Chinn/AFP]

Qatar's Boualem Khoukhi stunned Switzerland with a late equaliser as the sides played out a 1-1 draw in their opening match at the World Cup on Saturday.

A Breel Embolo penalty had broken the deadlock for Switzerland early in the first half in the San Francisco Bay Area, before the wasteful favourites were made to pay as Qatar earned their first ever point at a World Cup.

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