Bosnia and Herzegovina beat Qatar in Seattle on Wednesday, June 24 giving them a likely spot in the knockout round of the 2026 World Cup.

Qatar's Assim Madibo was handed a five-match ban as punishment for his challenge on Canada's Ismael Kone, which resulted in the midfielder suffering a broken leg. But did Madibo deserve it? The suspension was handed out by Fifa's disciplinary committee,

Qatar has become the place where FIFA experiments with the next generation of football technology. The results are already visible across this year’s World Cup.

Game summary of the Qatar vs. United Arab Emirates Fifa World Cup Qualifying - Afc game, final score 2-1, from October 14, 2025 on ESPN.

Pass or Fail? Expectation. Pre-Tournament Ranking: #42. Before the World Cup kicked off, I had Qatar ranked as the 42nd be

Qatar were knocked out of the World Cup after defeat by Bosnia and Herzegovina on Wednesday, but coach ​Julen Lopetegui said his players should be proud of ‌their progress, having won their first point at the finals.

Qatar netted a last-gasp equalizer to steal a point from Switzerland in the teams’ 2026 World Cup opener, a 1-1 draw at at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, on Saturday, June 13. Switzerland’s Breel Embolo calmly converted a penalty kick in the 17th minute and it looke dlike the Swiss would hold on the rest of the way – until Boualem Khoukhi scored in the 94th minute for Qatar.