In the video, Lopetegui attacks the referee. Switzerland’s penalty is “offside”.

The coach of the Qatar national team, Julen Lopetegui, questioned the validity of the penalty awarded to the goal of the Swiss national team during the match between the two teams.

And he started Qatar national teamhis campaign at the 2026 World Cup, with a fateful 1-1 draw against Switzerland.

“We had to be ready to face a better team than us, which is Switzerland, who only conceded two goals during the qualifiers,” Lopetegui said in a statement to BeIN Sports.

He added: “Switzerland received a questionable penalty, possibly offside.”

He continued. “After conceding the goal, we tried to hold on, stay focused and luckily we got the equaliser.”

“I’m very proud of the players’ performance and I’m happy with this score and the challenges are also there in the upcoming matches.”

He noted: “In the second round we will play the host nation Canada and their fans and in their own country. Undoubtedly, they showed in the last game that they have high quality and high speed in their players. Most of them play in major European leagues.”

He concluded, “It’s going to be the same story, we have to prepare, recover now and regain our energy.”