FIFA World Cup

Switzerland vs Cameroon, 2022 FIFA World Cup, Group Stage

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Switzerland
  • 48': Breel Embolo
FT
1 - 0
Cameroon

    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.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Nouhou Tolo.
    • 6': Hand ball by Remo Freuler (Switzerland).
    • 7': Offside, Cameroon. Nouhou Tolo tries a through ball, but Martin Hongla is caught offside.
    • 10': Attempt saved. Bryan Mbeumo (Cameroon) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Martin Hongla with a through ball.
    • 10': Attempt missed. Karl Toko-Ekambi (Cameroon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 12': Attempt missed. Granit Xhaka (Switzerland) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Djibril Sow.
    • 13': Offside, Switzerland. Xherdan Shaqiri tries a through ball, but Breel Embolo is caught offside.
    • 14': Offside, Cameroon. Nicolas Nkoulou tries a through ball, but Eric Choupo-Moting is caught offside.
    • 15': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Nouhou Tolo.
    • 20': Bryan Mbeumo (Cameroon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Foul by Ricardo Rodríguez (Switzerland).
    • 21': Foul by Frank Anguissa (Cameroon).
    • 21': Ricardo Rodríguez (Switzerland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 21': Foul by Nouhou Tolo (Cameroon).
    • 21': Xherdan Shaqiri (Switzerland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 24': Corner, Cameroon. Conceded by Silvan Widmer.
    • 26': Attempt missed. Collins Fai (Cameroon) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Martin Hongla.
    • 29': Foul by Collins Fai (Cameroon).
    • 29': Rubén Vargas (Switzerland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 30': Attempt saved. Martin Hongla (Cameroon) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bryan Mbeumo.
    • 30': Corner, Cameroon. Conceded by Silvan Widmer.
    • 35': Foul by Frank Anguissa (Cameroon).
    • 35': Xherdan Shaqiri (Switzerland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 36': Foul by Collins Fai (Cameroon).
    • 36': Nico Elvedi (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Collins Fai (Cameroon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 40': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Jean-Charles Castelletto.
    • 40': Attempt missed. Nico Elvedi (Switzerland) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Rubén Vargas with a cross following a corner.
    • 41': Attempt blocked. Eric Choupo-Moting (Cameroon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 41': Corner, Cameroon. Conceded by Nico Elvedi.
    • 45'+1': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Samuel Oum Gouet.
    • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Manuel Akanji (Switzerland) header from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Rubén Vargas with a cross following a corner.
    • 45'+2': Foul by Djibril Sow (Switzerland).
    • 45'+2': Frank Anguissa (Cameroon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Switzerland 0, Cameroon 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Switzerland 0, Cameroon 0.
    • 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.
    • 49': Foul by Ricardo Rodríguez (Switzerland).
    • 49': Frank Anguissa (Cameroon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 50': Attempt saved. Nicolas Nkoulou (Cameroon) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Karl Toko-Ekambi with a headed pass.
    • 51': Breel Embolo (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Foul by Nicolas Nkoulou (Cameroon).
    • 53': Bryan Mbeumo (Cameroon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 53': Foul by Ricardo Rodríguez (Switzerland).
    • 57': Attempt saved. Eric Choupo-Moting (Cameroon) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 57': Corner, Cameroon. Conceded by Yann Sommer.
    • 58': Offside, Switzerland. Breel Embolo tries a through ball, but Rubén Vargas is caught offside.
    • 62': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Nicolas Nkoulou.
    • 64': Eric Choupo-Moting (Cameroon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 64': Foul by Nico Elvedi (Switzerland).
    • 64': Nico Elvedi (Switzerland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 65': Foul by Remo Freuler (Switzerland).
    • 65': Karl Toko-Ekambi (Cameroon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 66': Attempt saved. Frank Anguissa (Cameroon) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bryan Mbeumo with a cross.
    • 66': Attempt saved. Rubén Vargas (Switzerland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Silvan Widmer.
    • 66': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by André Onana.
    • 67': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Frank Anguissa.
    • 68': Bryan Mbeumo (Cameroon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 68': Foul by Ricardo Rodríguez (Switzerland).
    • 68': Collins Fai (Cameroon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 68': Foul by Rubén Vargas (Switzerland).
    • 68': Substitution, Cameroon. Gaël Ondoua replaces Martin Hongla.
    • 70': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Nouhou Tolo.
    • 71': Substitution, Switzerland. Fabian Frei replaces Djibril Sow.
    • 72': Substitution, Switzerland. Noah Okafor replaces Xherdan Shaqiri.
    • 72': Substitution, Switzerland. Haris Seferovic replaces Breel Embolo.
    • 73': Corner, Cameroon. Conceded by Fabian Frei.
    • 74': Substitution, Cameroon. Vincent Aboubakar replaces Eric Choupo-Moting.
    • 74': Substitution, Cameroon. Georges-Kévin Nkoudou replaces Karl Toko-Ekambi.
    • 76': Foul by Nouhou Tolo (Cameroon).
    • 76': Noah Okafor (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 78': Foul by Haris Seferovic (Switzerland).
    • 78': Nicolas Nkoulou (Cameroon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 79': Foul by Fabian Frei (Switzerland).
    • 79': Samuel Oum Gouet (Cameroon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Substitution, Switzerland. Fabian Rieder replaces Rubén Vargas.
    • 81': Substitution, Cameroon. Moumi Ngamaleu replaces Bryan Mbeumo.
    • 82': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Nicolas Nkoulou.
    • 83': Foul by Manuel Akanji (Switzerland).
    • 83': Frank Anguissa (Cameroon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Manuel Akanji (Switzerland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 86': Foul by Moumi Ngamaleu (Cameroon).
    • 86': Ricardo Rodríguez (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Attempt saved. Granit Xhaka (Switzerland) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Noah Okafor.
    • 90': Fabian Rieder (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Foul by Gaël Ondoua (Cameroon).
    • 90': Substitution, Switzerland. Eray Cömert replaces Ricardo Rodríguez.
    • 90'+2': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Nouhou Tolo.
    • 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Haris Seferovic (Switzerland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fabian Rieder with a headed pass.
    • 90'+5': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Jean-Charles Castelletto.
    • 90'+6': Foul by Georges-Kévin Nkoudou (Cameroon).
    • 90'+6': Manuel Akanji (Switzerland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Switzerland 1, Cameroon 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Switzerland 1, Cameroon 0.

    Statistics

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    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

    Game Information

    Competition: FIFA World Cup

    Venue: Al Janoub Stadium
    Location: Al Wakrah, Qatar
    Attendance: 39,089

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    # TEAM GP GD PTS
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    2 Egypt 0 0 0
    3 Iran 0 0 0
    4 New Zealand 0 0 0
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    Line-Ups

    SUI Switzerland (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Yann Sommer (GK)
    4 Nico Elvedi Yellow Card
    5 Manuel Akanji Yellow Card
    13 Ricardo Rodríguez
    3 Silvan Widmer
    15 Djibril Sow
    10 Granit Xhaka
    8 Remo Freuler
    7 Breel Embolo
    17 Rubén Vargas
    23 Xherdan Shaqiri
    Switzerland Substitutes:
    Fabian Schär, Denis Zakaria, Fabian Frei, Haris Seferovic, Noah Okafor, Fabian Rieder, Philipp Köhn, Gregor Kobel, Jonas Omlin, Ardon Jashari, Christian Fassnacht, Edimilson Fernandes, Michel Aebischer, Eray Cömert.

    CMR Cameroon (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    23 André Onana (GK)
    3 Nicolas Nkoulou
    21 Jean-Charles Castelletto
    25 Nouhou Tolo
    19 Collins Fai Yellow Card
    14 Samuel Oum Gouet
    18 Martin Hongla
    8 Frank Anguissa
    13 Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting
    12 Karl Toko Ekambi
    20 Bryan Mbeumo
    Cameroon Substitutes:
    Devis Epassy, Georges-Kévin N'Koudou, Jean-Pierre Nsame, Nicolas Moumi Ngamaleu, Vincent Aboubakar, Jerome Ngom Mbekeli, Pierre Kunde, Christian Bassogog, Enzo Ebosse, Olivier Ntcham, Souaibou Marou, Simon Ngapandouentnbu, Christopher Wooh, Olivier Mbaizo, Gaël Ondoua.

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