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Qatar v Switzerland: World Cup 2026 – live

The Guardian Sport Saturday 13 June 2026, 17:00 UTC By John Brewin 1 min read
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⚽️ Kick-off 12pm local, 3pm EST, 8pm BST, 4am Sun AEST⚽️ Player guide | Bracketology | Golden Boot | Mail JohnThe 2022 hosts’ preparations for the tournament were disrupted as the US-Iran war caused the cancellation of valuable friendlies against Serbia and champions Argentina in March. The coach, Julen Lopetegui, had wanted as many minutes as possible with his players, having only been appointed in May 2025.

⚽️ Kick-off 12pm local, 3pm EST, 8pm BST, 4am Sun AEST
⚽️ Player guide | Bracketology | Golden Boot | Mail John

The 2022 hosts’ preparations for the tournament were disrupted as the US-Iran war caused the cancellation of valuable friendlies against Serbia and champions Argentina in March. The coach, Julen Lopetegui, had wanted as many minutes as possible with his players, having only been appointed in May 2025. Worryingly, they had won only one out of 11 games under the former Spain and Real Madrid manager before the World Cup warm-up games.

Lopetegui did what he had to do though, making sure Qatar reached the World Cup finals, but it was a close call. The Maroons finished fourth out of six teams in the main qualifying group before – aided by home advantage and a favourable schedule – drawing 0-0 with Oman and beating UAE 2-1 to ensure qualification.

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Qatar (LOCATION) Switzerland (LOCATION) World Cup 2026 (EVENT) Sun AEST (PERSON) US (LOCATION) Iran (LOCATION) Serbia (LOCATION) Argentina (LOCATION) Julen Lopetegui (PERSON) Spain (LOCATION) Real Madrid (ORG) the World Cup (EVENT) Maroons (ORG) Oman (LOCATION)
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