Which England star has 7 GCSEs? Who has lost half of his finger? Test your knowledge of Thomas Tuchel's squad with our exclusive quiz HERE See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred SourceBy TOM COLLOMOSSE, FOOTBALL REPORTER Published: 22:26 BST, 13 June 2026 | Updated: 22:54 BST, 13 June 2026
Julen Lopetegui spent much of his short spell as Wolves boss on the phone to Howard Webb and for the first 94 minutes here, the Qatar boss must have been tempted to make a beeline for Pierluigi Collina today.That was until Boualem Khoukhi climbed brilliantly at the far post to head home Homam Ahmed’s cross and earn Qatar’s first point in their World Cup history. No wonder they celebrated as though they had won the tournament. Switzerland had 27 shots but could score only one of them and were made to pay. Rattlesnakes were spotted at their training base last week and this was a sting in the tail they could have done without.The chance Switzerland did take was controversial, too. When Remo Freuler was brought down by Qatar goalkeeper Mahmoud Abunada in the 14th minute, replays seemed to show he was narrowly offside.Yet despite a camera being attached to virtually every blade of grass at this World Cup, there was no move to overturn the officials’ decision to award a penalty. Breel Embolo duly converted it.The decision did look tight and FIFA have semi-automatic offsides in place at the tournament. Yet because it was such a close call, it was strange that viewers were not shown the decision-making process.Ex-players in the television studios were grumbling away at half-time and Lopetegui probably felt the same way. It should be said, though, that Qatar looked very limited for much of this match and the Swiss had only themselves to blame. Qatar earned their first ever World Cup point by snatching a late draw against Switzerland Boualem Khoukhi equalised with a header in second half stoppage time to secure a shock result
