FIFA World Cup

FT Thursday, November 24, 2022
Cameroon WLLDD 0
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Switzerland LWWWL 1
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Al Janoub Stadium · 39,089 att. · FS1

Match Report

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Apologetic Breel Embolo gives Switzerland narrow World Cup win over Cameroon

An apologetic Breel Embolo scored the winner against the country of his birth to hand Switzerland a 1-0 victory over Cameroon.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
12
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
2
5
Corner Kicks
11
2
Saves
5
49.2
Possession
50.8
8
SHOTS
7
5
ON GOAL
3
0.6
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
420
Accurate Passes
432
494
Passes
514
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
3
23
Crosses
20
0.2
Cross %
0.2
57
Long Balls
44
26
Accurate Long Balls
24
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
1
Blocked Shots
1
6
Effective Tackles
5
12
Tackles
15
0.5
Tackle %
0.3
11
Interceptions
3
16
Effective Clearances
20
16
Clearances
20

Lineups

SUI · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Yann SommerG
  2. 4Nico ElvediCD-L
  3. 5Manuel AkanjiCD-R
  4. 13Ricardo RodríguezLB
  5. 3Silvan WidmerRB
  6. 15Djibril SowAM
  7. 10Granit XhakaLM
  8. 8Remo FreulerRM
  9. 7Breel EmboloF
  10. 17Rubén VargasAM-L
  11. 23Xherdan ShaqiriAM-R

CMR · 4-3-3

  1. 23André OnanaG
  2. 3Nicolas NkoulouCD-L
  3. 21Jean-Charles CastellettoCD-R
  4. 25Nouhou ToloLB
  5. 19Collins FaiRB
  6. 14Samuel Oum GouetCM
  7. 18Martin HonglaLM
  8. 8Frank AnguissaRM
  9. 13Eric Maxim Choupo-MotingF
  10. 12Karl Toko EkambiLF
  11. 20Bryan MbeumoRF

Timeline

  1. 36' Collins Fai (Cameroon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 48' Goal! Switzerland 1, Cameroon 0. Breel Embolo (Switzerland) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Xherdan Shaqiri.
  3. 64' Nico Elvedi (Switzerland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 68' Substitution, Cameroon. Gaël Ondoua replaces Martin Hongla.
  5. 71' Substitution, Switzerland. Fabian Frei replaces Djibril Sow.
  6. 72' Substitution, Switzerland. Noah Okafor replaces Xherdan Shaqiri.
  7. 72' Substitution, Switzerland. Haris Seferovic replaces Breel Embolo.
  8. 74' Substitution, Cameroon. Vincent Aboubakar replaces Eric Choupo-Moting.
  9. 74' Substitution, Cameroon. Georges-Kévin Nkoudou replaces Karl Toko-Ekambi.
  10. 81' Substitution, Switzerland. Fabian Rieder replaces Rubén Vargas.
  11. 81' Substitution, Cameroon. Moumi Ngamaleu replaces Bryan Mbeumo.
  12. 83' Manuel Akanji (Switzerland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 90' Substitution, Switzerland. Eray Cömert replaces Ricardo Rodríguez.

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