In the match between Qatar and Switzerland, the first penalty for the 2026 World Cup was awarded.

The first penalty at the 2026 World Cup was awarded in a match between the national teams of Qatar and Switzerland. This became known on June 13.

It is known that the penalty was awarded by the referee from Honduras, Said Martinez, after Mahmoud Abunada knocked down Remo Froiler in his penalty area in the 14th minute.

The penalty was successfully converted by Swiss national team striker Bril Embolo in the 17th minute.

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On June 13, the national teams of Qatar and Switzerland announced the starting squads for the match of the first round of the group stage of the 2026 World Cup. The Qatari team will include Abounada, Al-Oui, Pedro Miguel, Khouhi, Al-Amin, Abdulsallam, Madibo, Laye, Edmilson, Afif and Abdourisag from the first minutes on the field. Kobel, Akanji, Elvedi, Rodriguez, Ebisher, Zakaria, Xhaka, Froiler, Ndoye, Vargas and Embolo will play for Switzerland from the first minutes, Sport-Express reports.

The 2026 FIFA World Cup kicked off on June 11 in Mexico City, and it will last more than a month. The striker of the Mexican national football team, Julian Quinones, scored the first goal in the championship on June 11, opening the scoring in the ninth minute of the match. He broke into the center of the penalty area and shot past the goalkeeper. At the end of the game, the winner with a score of 2:0 was the Mexican national team.