Brazil, Morocco, and Scotland were drawn into the same group, mirroring the 1998 tournament in France. That year, Brazil topped Morocco 3-0 on the way to reaching the final. Brazil enter Saturday aiming for another deep run after reaching the quarterfinals in four of the past five World Cups and the semifinal in 2014. Morocco arrive off a Cinderella run in 2022, when they their group and knocked out Spain and Portugal before falling to France in the semifinals.
Scotland are also in action Saturday against Haiti, who are taking part in their first World Cup since 1974. Qatar open against Switzerland, while Australia and Türkiye, the USMNT's next two opponents, close out the day's play.
Saturday's World Cup Schedule
Four matches are on the slate for Saturday:
- 3 p.m. ET (Fox): Qatar vs. Switzerland, Levi's Stadium (Santa Clara, California)
- 6 p.m. ET (FS1): Brazil vs. Morocco, MetLife Stadium (East Rutherford, New Jersey)
- 9 p.m. ET (FS1): Haiti vs. Scotland, Gillette Stadium (Foxboro, Massachusetts)
- 12 a.m. ET (FS1): Australia vs. Türkiye, BC Place (Vancouver)
Qatar vs. Switzerland Starting Lineups
Qatar's confirmed XI: Mahmud Abunada; Ayoub Al Oui, Pedro Miguel, Boualem Khoukhi, Homam Elamin; Issa Laye, Jassem Gaber, Assim Madibo; Edmílson Junior, Yusuf Abdurisag, Akram Afif.
Switzerland's starting XI vs. Qatar: Gregor Kobel; Denis Zakaria, Nico Elvedi, Manuel Akanji; Michel Aebischer, Remo Freuler, Granit Xhaka, Ricardo Rodríguez; Dan Ndoye, Rubén Vargas; Breel Embolo.
Qatar's 26-Man Squad
Qatar's full roster for the tournament:
- Goalkeepers: Shehab Ellethy (Al Shahania), Salah Zakaria (Al Duhail), Meshaal Barsham (Al Sadd), Mahmoud Abunada (Al Rayyan)
- Defenders: Boualem Khoukhi (Al Sadd), Pedro Miguel (Al Sadd), Sultan Al-Brake (Al Duhail), Tarek Salman (Al Sadd), Al-Hashmi Al-Hussain (Al Arabi), Ayoub Al-Oui (Al Gharafa), Bassam Al-Rawi (Al Duhail), Rayyan Al-Ali (Al Gharafa), Issa Laye (Al Arabi), Lucas Mendes (Al Wakrah), Mohammed Waad (Al Shamal), Niall Mason (Qatar)
- Midfielders: Ahmed Fathy (Al Arabi), Jassim Gaber (Al Rayyan), Assim Madibo (Al Wakrah), Abdulaziz Hatem (Al Rayyan), Karim Boudiaf (Al Duhail), Mohamed Al-Mannai (Al Shamal), Homam Al-Amin (Cultural Leonesa)
- Forwards: Almoez Ali (Al Duhail), Akram Afif (Al Sadd), Tahsin Mohammed (Al Duhail), Edmílson Junior (Al Duhail), Ahmed Al-Ganehi (Al Gharafa), Ahmed Alaa (Al Rayyan), Sebastián Soria (Qatar), Hassan Al-Haydos (Al Sadd), Mubarak Shanan (Al Duhail), Mohammed Muntari (Al Gharafa), Yusuf Abdurisag (Al Wakrah)
Switzerland's 26-Man Squad
Switzerland's full roster for the tournament:
- Goalkeepers: Gregor Kobel (Borussia Dortmund), Yvon Mvogo (Lorient), Marvin Keller (Young Boys)
- Defenders: Manuel Akanji (Inter Milan), Nico Elvedi (Borussia Mönchengladbach), Ricardo Rodriguez (Real Betis), Silvan Widmer (Mainz), Miro Muheim (Hamburger SV), Aurèle Amenda (Eintracht Frankfurt), Eray Cömert (Valencia), Luca Jaquez (Stuttgart)
- Midfielders: Granit Xhaka (Sunderland), Johan Manzambi (Freiburg), Remo Freuler (Bologna), Denis Zakaria (Monaco), Ardon Jashari (AC Milan), Djibril Sow (Sevilla), Christian Fassnacht (Young Boys), Michel Aebischer (Pisa), Fabian Rieder (Augsburg), Rubén Vargas (Sevilla)
- Forwards: Breel Embolo (Rennes), Noah Okafor (Leeds), Dan Ndoye (Nottingham Forest), Zeki Amdouni (Burnley), Cedric Itten (Fortuna Dusseldorf)
World Cup Odds for Saturday
Four World Cup matches are on the schedule for Saturday. FanDuel Sportsbook posted odds for Qatar vs. Switzerland and Australia vs. Türkiye. The source did not include the specific betting lines for those matchups.
