FIFA Takes Qatar's World Cup Goal Away from Khoukhi, Awards It to Muheim Own Goal

FIFA has officially altered the attribution of Qatar's dramatic late equalizer against Switzerland, now crediting the goal to a Miro Muheim own goal rather than to Qatari captain Boualem Khoukhi.

The historic moment, which secured Qatar its first-ever point in the World Cup, occurred in added time when Khoukhi rose to meet a cross from the left. His header appeared to beat Swiss goalkeeper Gregor Kobel, initially leading to widespread credit for Khoukhi as the scorer.

However, upon review, FIFA determined that the ball deflected off Swiss defender Muheim before entering the net. Consequently, the goal has been officially recorded as an own goal by the German-based Muheim, a defender for Hamburger SV.

This decision means Khoukhi, a veteran with over a hundred international caps and an Algerian-born naturalized Qatari player for Al Sadd, does not receive credit for what would have been a monumental goal. The goal scored by Muheim is the second own goal of the current World Cup, with the first being attributed to Paraguay's Damián Bobadilla in their match against the United States.