Switzerland’s goal in their shock 1-1 draw with Qatar sparked fury with fans left in the dark about a contentious offside decision.On the third day of the World Cup, the European nation was handed a penalty when Remo Freuler was flattened by Qatari goalkeeper Mahmoud Abunada inside the area.Freuler looked close to offside before winning the penaltyITV SportHonduran referee Hector Said Martinez Sorto had an easy choice as the pair hit the deck.However, Bologna star Freuler, who played 33 times for Nottingham Forest in the 2022/23 season, looked very close to being offside.VAR checked the penalty, including the offside, and cleared it while shot-stopper Abunada was receiving treatment, despite no evidence being shown on the broadcast.It wouldn’t be a football tournament without a Breel Embolo goal and the Rennes forward stepped up to score from 12 yards for his 25th goal on the international stage.That wasn’t the end of the subject, though, and at half-time Manchester United legend Gary Neville was unhappy.He insisted that with the decision looking so close, with some believing Freuler looked offside, evidence should have been provided.Semi-automated VAR is in use, but no image was provided in the broadcast before the half-time whistle.Speaking in the ITV Sport studio, Neville said: “FIFA are the host broadcaster, they’ve got the evidence of the automatic decision which they can show us.“Why are they not showing us?“They did this in the last tournament, fans are already distrusting of FIFA and technology to start with.Freuler was cleaned out by Abunada for the penaltyGetty“There is a massive question mark over that, because that is offside in my eyes, until they prove me different.”Duncan Ferguson added: “I think it’s tight. I’d like to see it from the other side of the pitch but, yeah, it does look offside. I agree with you.”Meanwhile, Ian Wright, on the back of an emotional reunion with son Bradley Wright-Phillips, said: “With the semi-automatic lines, why haven’t we seen that?“He looks offside. I just can’t understand it.”At the end of it all, a profligate Switzerland side were unable to see the game out.According to OPTA, Murat Yakin’s side had 26 shots with only seven on target and an expected goals (xG) total of 3.6.View Tweet: https://t.co/TVOZ5LkXMuUnfortunately, the only stat that truly matters is the scoreline and in added time Qatar silenced the Swiss with an equaliser.It went down as a Miro Muheim own goal as he headed in his own net under pressure from Boualem Khoukhi.World Cup 2026: More from talkSPORTWorld Cup 2026 Betting offersWorld Cup 2026 Betting tips and predictionsWorld Cup 2026 AI predictionsWorld Cup 2026 Betting guideWorld Cup 2026 Top goalscorer oddsEngland to win World Cup 2026 oddsWorld Cup 2026: Best young player odds