Asian champions Qatar held Switzerland to a 1–1 draw in the Bay Area — a result that looked decent until Switzerland found their gears and Qatar fell apart against Canada. For one night, though, the Maroon matched a European seed.

This was a textbook smash-and-grab: Switzerland piled up 68% possession, 26 shots (their most in any World Cup match since 1966) and 3.2 xG, yet converted only Embolo's 17th-minute penalty before Boualem Khoukhi's 90+4 header rescued a point for Qatar. Qatar mustered just 6 shots for 0.6 xG, so the scoreline massively flatters them against the underlying numbers — a roughly 2.6 xG overperformance by Qatar's defense and keeper Abunada (booked early but otherwise resolute) blunting the Swiss volume. The 42-to-8 edge in opposition-box touches shows Switzerland's total territorial control, but their wasteful finishing turned a comfortable win into a chastening draw and Qatar's first-ever World Cup point.