2026 World Cup - Qatar vs Switzerland: official lineups!

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For the opening day of Group B in the World Cup, Qatar will face off against Switzerland in a clash that promises to be highly unpredictable.

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In the other group match, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Canada played to a 1-1 draw. Jovo Lukic opened the scoring in the 21st minute for the Bosnians before Cyle Larin leveled the match in the 78th minute.

Spanish coach Julen Lopetegui, in charge of Qatar, has placed his trust in the following starting lineup:

📋 | The stage is set!
Here is #AlAnnabi’s starting XI for our #FIFAWorldCup 2026™ opener against Switzerland 🇨🇭🌍#AllForQatar 🏆 pic.twitter.com/2TtMsaYA1Z

— Qatar Football Association (@QFA_EN) June 13, 2026

For his part, Murat Yakin, Switzerland's head coach, will kick off the match with the following eleven:

So starten wir in die WM
Notre onze de départ pour le premier match
Così scenderemo in campo

📺 SRF 2, RTS 2, RSI La 2 pic.twitter.com/56gTvamTFJ

— 🇨🇭 Nati (@nati_sfv_asf) June 13, 2026

As a reminder, these two teams have only met once before. In 2018, “Al Annabi” clinched a narrow victory thanks to a goal from Akram Afif.

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