Qatar earn first World Cup point with last-gasp equaliser against Switzerland

Qatar won their first ever point at a World Cup finals as a dramatic injury-time equaliser earned a draw against a lacklustre Switzerland in the second game of Group B on Saturday.

Canada had drawn with Bosnia-Herzegovina in the group's opener on Friday night, giving favourites Switzerland the chance to take an early lead at the top of the four-team standings - an opportunity they forfeited quite spectacularly.

After Breel Embolo's first-half penalty had them on course for victory, they contrived to throw away their lead with virtually the last act of the game, punished for a casual performance lacking in cutting edge.

Late in stoppage time, Homam Ahmed hung up a hopeful ball to the back post, where Boualem Khoukhi arrived with perfect timing to power a superb header home and draw Qatar deservedly level.

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Switzerland, tipped to be dark horses at this tournament, amassed 26 shots, with an xG value of 3.24, but had only one goal to show for their casual efforts - scored from the spot. Spurning so many openings always made them liable to giving up a chance late on, and as it turned out, Qatar only needed one to impact the scoreline.

Gary Neville called Switzerland a level below 'class' on ITV coverage. It leaves every side in Group B level on one point after the first round of games, wide open for any nation to try to secure qualification to the knockout phase.

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3: Huge chance fell for Edmilson to give Qatar the lead, sent through 1v1 with Gregor Kobel after a Manuel Akanji mistake.

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10: Dan Ndoye ballooned chance over the crossbar from a teasing Ricardo Rodriguez cut back.

14: PENALTY! Spot-kick awarded to Switzerland after Michael Aebischer, who, to the eye, looked offside in the build up, was fouled by goalkeeper Mahmud Abunada.

17: GOAL! Embolo rolled calm penalty past Abunada.

35: Ndoye squandered another opening after being teed up by Embolo. The chance count continued to mount.

43: Edmilson drew a smart stop from Kobel with low snapshot.

45: Ndoye made it a hat-trick of misses as Abunada denied him again.

67: Granit Xhaka struck wide of the mark from a presentable position just outside the box.

85: Embolo wriggled free inside the area but allowed the ball to roll away before making proper contact on the strike.

90+4: GOAL! Switzerland were made to pay for a tepid second half as Khoukhi levelled with an expert header.

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