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Match #08Group B

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Kick-off

15:00 EDT

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πŸ‘₯ Probable Lineups

The Players to Watch

Projected starting elevens for both sides. Full squad lists, coaches, and tactical setup are on the team pages.

Home Team

Qatar

4-3-3 Β· Projected XI

Head coach

Bartolome Marquez

Captain

Hassan Al-Haydos

Likely Starting XI Β· 4-3-3

Goalkeeper
1
  • 1Meshaal Barsham

    Al-Sadd

Defenders
4
  • 2Pedro Miguel

    Al-Sadd

  • 5Boualem Khoukhi

    Al-Sadd

  • 4Tarek Salman

    Al-Sadd

  • 18Homam Ahmed

    Al-Gharafa

Midfielders
3
  • 8Karim Boudiaf

    Al-Duhail

  • 10Hassan Al-HaydosC

    Al-Sadd

  • 11Akram Afif

    Al-Sadd

Forwards
3
  • 9Ismail Mohamad

    Al-Duhail

  • 19Almoez Ali

    Al-Duhail

  • 7Ahmed Alaaeldin

    Al-Gharafa

Projected lineup. Updates once the official starting XI is confirmed.

Full squad and tactics
Away Team

Switzerland

4-2-3-1 Β· Projected XI

Head coach

Murat Yakin

Captain

Granit Xhaka

Likely Starting XI Β· 4-2-3-1

Goalkeeper
1
  • 1Yann Sommer

    Inter Milan

Defenders
4
  • 2Silvan Widmer

    Mainz

  • 5Manuel Akanji

    Inter Milan

  • 4Nico Elvedi

    Borussia Monchengladbach

  • 13Ricardo Rodriguez

    Real Betis

Midfielders
5
  • 10Granit XhakaC

    Sunderland

  • 8Remo Freuler

    Bologna

  • 23Xherdan Shaqiri

    FC Basel

  • 11Ruben Vargas

    Sevilla

  • 20Dan Ndoye

    Nottingham Forest

Forwards
1
  • 7Breel Embolo

    Stade Rennais

Projected lineup. Updates once the official starting XI is confirmed.

Full squad and tactics
Group B

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.

Top 2 advanceThird place may qualifyStandings update once results lock in.
Match Venue

Where to Watch

San Francisco Bay Area Stadium stadium

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.

  • πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈET (Eastern Time, USA)Your zone15:00 EDT
  • πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈPT (Pacific Time, USA)12:00 PDT
  • πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§UK (London)20:00 GMT+1
  • πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡ΈSpain (Madrid)21:00 GMT+2
  • πŸ‡§πŸ‡·Brazil (SΓ£o Paulo)16:00 GMT-3
  • πŸ‡¦πŸ‡·Argentina (Buenos Aires)16:00 GMT-3
  • πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅Japan (Tokyo)04:00 GMT+9
  • πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊAustralia (Sydney)05:00 GMT+10
  • πŸ‡²πŸ‡¦Morocco (Casablanca)20:00 GMT+1
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