Qatar
- Khoukhi90+4'
Full Time
Switzerland
- Embolo17'pen
The Players to Watch
Confirmed starting elevens, bench, and substitutions for both sides. Coach and captain detail come from each team's full squad page.
Qatar
4-2-3-1 · Starting XI
Bartolome Marquez
Hassan Al-Haydos
Starting XI · 4-2-3-1
- 1Mahmoud Abunada
- 13Ayoub Al-Oui
- 5Jassem Gaber Abdulsallam
- 16Boualem Khoukhi
Al-Sadd
- 4Issa Laye
- 2Ró-Ró
- 14Homam Ahmed
Al-Gharafa
- 15Yusuf Abdurisag
Al-Sadd
- 23Assim Madibo
Al-Duhail
- 11Akram Afif
Al-Sadd
- 8Edmílson
Substitutions
- 60'
↑Ahmed Fathy
↓Ayoub Al-Oui
- 60'
↑Karim Boudiaf
↓Jassem Gaber Abdulsallam
- 60'
↑Ahmed Alaa Eldin
↓Yusuf Abdurisag
- 79'
↑Mohamed Al-Mannai
↓Assim Madibo
- 88'
↑Hassan Al Haydos
↓Edmílson
Bench15
- 22Meshaal Barsham
- 21Salah Zakaria
- 18Sultan Al Brake
- 25Hashemi Al Hussain
- 3Lucas Mendes
- 17Ahmed Al Ganehi
- 12Karim Boudiaf
- 20Ahmed Fathy
- 6Abdulaziz Hatem
- 24Tahsin Jamshid
- 26Mohamed Al-Mannai
- 10Hassan Al Haydos
- 7Ahmed Alaa Eldin
- 19Almoez Ali
- 9Mohammed Muntari
Switzerland
3-4-3 · Starting XI
Murat Yakin
Granit Xhaka
Starting XI · 3-4-3
- 1Gregor Kobel
Borussia Dortmund
- 5Manuel Akanji
Inter Milan
- 4Nico Elvedi
Borussia Monchengladbach
- 13Ricardo Rodriguez
Real Betis
- 20Michel Aebischer
Pisa
- 8Remo Freuler
Bologna
- 17Ruben Vargas
Sevilla
- 10Granit XhakaC
Sunderland
- 6Denis Zakaria
- 7Breel Embolo
Stade Rennais
- 11Dan Ndoye
Nottingham Forest
Substitutions
- 65'
↑Johan Manzambi
↓Michel Aebischer
- 66'
↑Fabian Rieder
↓Dan Ndoye
- 79'
↑Zeki Amdouni
↓Ruben Vargas
- 89'
↑Miro Muheim
↓Ricardo Rodriguez
- 89'
↑Ardon Jasari
↓Remo Freuler
Bench15
- 21Marvin Keller
- 12Yvon Mvogo
- 24Aurele Amenda
- 18Eray Cömert
- 25Luca Jaquez
- 2Miro Muheim
- 3Silvan Widmer
- 16Christian Fassnacht
- 14Ardon Jasari
- 9Johan Manzambi
- 22Fabian Rieder
- 15Djibril Sow
- 23Zeki Amdouni
- 26Cédric Itten
- 19Noah Okafor
Goal Timeline
2 goals- 17'⚽0 - 1
Breel Embolo(pen)
- 90+4'⚽1 - 1
Boualem Khoukhi
Bookings
3- 16'
Mahmoud AbunadaQatar
- 23'
Jassem Gaber AbdulsallamQatar
- 42'
Denis ZakariaSwitzerland
Match Officials
- Centre RefereeSaid MartinezHonduras
- Assistant Referee 1Walter LópezGuatemala
- Assistant Referee 2Cristian RamírezHonduras
Group Standings
Live points, goal difference, and the qualification cutoff line. The top 2 advance to the Round of 32; eight best third-place finishers across all 12 groups also progress.
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇨🇭SwitzerlandIn match | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 7 |
| 2 | 🇨🇦Canada | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 4 |
| 3 | 🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 4 |
| 4 | 🇶🇦QatarIn match | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | -8 | 1 |
Where to Watch
San Francisco Bay Area Stadium
(Levi's Stadium)
Match #8 of the FIFA World Cup 2026 is played at San Francisco Bay Area Stadium in San Francisco Bay Area, California. Capacity 68,500 for the tournament.
Kick-Off in Your Time Zone
Six common time zones for international fans, plus your local time at the top.
- 🇺🇸ET (Eastern Time, USA)Your zone15:00 EDT
- 🇺🇸PT (Pacific Time, USA)12:00 PDT
- 🇬🇧UK (London)20:00 GMT+1
- 🇪🇸Spain (Madrid)21:00 GMT+2
- 🇧🇷Brazil (São Paulo)16:00 GMT-3
- 🇦🇷Argentina (Buenos Aires)16:00 GMT-3
- 🇯🇵Japan (Tokyo)04:00 GMT+9
- 🇦🇺Australia (Sydney)05:00 GMT+10
- 🇲🇦Morocco (Casablanca)20:00 GMT+1