The Qatar national football team considers Boualem Khoukhi the man for big occasions after he led them to a historic and valuable point against Switzerland in their second match in the FIFA World Cup. The clock at the San Francisco Bay Arena showed the 94th minute when Khoukhi headed a cross from Hamam Al-Amin, which was deflected by Swiss substitute Miro Muheim, resulting in a goal that gave Qatar a draw. This equalizer opened up the smiles of the Qatari fans who were following the match with great intensity, wearing their traditional white clothes, hoping for a good start to their World Cup campaign after the disappointment of the 2022 tournament. Khoukhi, of Algerian origin, has scored another important goal in Qatar's football history, establishing himself as a key player in big games. He had previously led the team to qualify for the current World Cup with a header in the decisive match against the UAE in the Asian playoffs. Rashed Al-Yacoub, a star of the Qatari national team and former Al-Arabi player, confirms that Khoukhi's presence in the team's lineup gives confidence to the players and the Qatari sports street in general. Al-Yacoub adds that what distinguishes Khoukhi is that he is a true leader, a good player, and one who has few problems on the field. During his 17-year career in Qatar, Khoukhi has made a significant impact by winning two consecutive Asian Cup titles with the national team. At the age of 19, Khoukhi came to Qatar from the local club Chiraga, to settle with the prestigious Al-Arabi team. Khoukhi shone with Al-Arabi in an impressive way, emerging as one of the best players in the Qatari league, which is full of stars, drawing attention to himself, and participating after obtaining his citizenship with Qatar for the first time in December 2013, in the West Asian Championship under the leadership of Algerian coach Jamal Belmadi. The year 2017 was a turning point in Khoukhi's career after he moved to Al-Sadd, where he secured a key place in the lineup of the Qatari football leader in the center-back position. Fahad Al-Amadi does not see Khoukhi's age as an obstacle to his brilliance, proving that age is just a number, due to his discipline and commitment. He also describes him as the beating heart of the national team and the man for difficult tasks, looking forward with great hope to more brilliance in the next two matches against Canada and Bosnia and Herzegovina to secure qualification for the second round of the World Cup.