FIFA World Cup

FT Thursday, June 18, 2026
Bosnia-Herzegovina WWDDD 1
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Switzerland LDWDD 4
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BIH011
SUI044
SoFi Stadium · 70,026 att. · FOX

Match Report

Switzerland turn on class late to ease past Bosnia-Herzegovina

Substitute Johan Manzambi scored his first World Cup goal on an outstanding volley in the 74th minute, and Switzerland erupted late for a 4-1 victory over Bosnia-Herzegovina on Thursday to take control of its group.

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Team Stats

18
Fouls
7
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
3
3
Corner Kicks
7
3
Saves
2
37.7
Possession
62.3
5
SHOTS
13
3
ON GOAL
7
0.6
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
287
Accurate Passes
516
354
Passes
586
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
1
Accurate Crosses
1
12
Crosses
23
0.0
Cross %
0.0
48
Long Balls
50
13
Accurate Long Balls
25
0.3
Long Balls %
0.5
1
Blocked Shots
3
3
Effective Tackles
13
13
Tackles
19
0.2
Tackle %
0.7
11
Interceptions
5
36
Effective Clearances
17
36
Clearances
17

Highlights

01:08 Robson: The subs changed the game for Switzerland Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

BIH leads series 1-0

Lineups

SUI · 4-3-1-2

  1. 1Gregor KobelG
  2. 5Manuel AkanjiCD-L
  3. 4Nico ElvediCD-R
  4. 13Ricardo RodríguezLB
  5. 3Silvan WidmerRB
  6. 11Dan NdoyeM
  7. 10Granit XhakaCM
  8. 22Fabian RiederAM
  9. 8Remo FreulerLM
  10. 20Michel AebischerRM
  11. 7Breel EmboloCF-R

BIH · 4-4-2

  1. 1Nikola VasiljG
  2. 4Tarik MuharemovicCD-L
  3. 18Nikola KaticCD-R
  4. 5Sead KolasinacLB
  5. 7Amar DedicRB
  6. 14Ivan SunjicCM-L
  7. 6Benjamin TahirovicCM-R
  8. 19Kerim AlajbegovicLM
  9. 15Amar MemicRM
  10. 11Edin DzekoCF-L
  11. 10Ermedin DemirovicCF-R

Timeline

  1. 23' Delay in match for a drinks break.
  2. 23'
  3. 25' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  4. 25'
  5. 39' Delay in match (Switzerland).
  6. 39'
  7. 39' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  8. 39'
  9. 56'
  10. 56'
  11. 59' Amar Dedic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 61' Edin Dzeko (Bosnia and Herzegovina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 63' Substitution, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Ivan Basic replaces Benjamin Tahirovic.
  14. 64' Substitution, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Esmir Bajraktarevic replaces Edin Dzeko.
  15. 65' Nico Elvedi (Switzerland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 69' Delay in match for a drinks break.
  17. 69'
  18. 71' Substitution, Switzerland. Djibril Sow replaces Michel Aebischer.
  19. 71' Substitution, Switzerland. Johan Manzambi replaces Dan Ndoye.
  20. 71' Substitution, Switzerland. Rubén Vargas replaces Fabian Rieder.
  21. 72' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  22. 72'
  23. 74' Goal! Switzerland 1, Bosnia and Herzegovina 0. Johan Manzambi (Switzerland) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
  24. 80' Tarik Muharemovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) is shown the red card.
  25. 84' Goal! Switzerland 2, Bosnia and Herzegovina 0. Rubén Vargas (Switzerland) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Breel Embolo.
  26. 86' Substitution, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Jovo Lukic replaces Ermedin Demirovic.
  27. 86' Substitution, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Amir Hadziahmetovic replaces Ivan Sunjic.
  28. 86' Substitution, Switzerland. Luca Jaquez replaces Silvan Widmer.
  29. 89' Substitution, Switzerland. Cedric Itten replaces Breel Embolo.
  30. 90' Goal! Switzerland 3, Bosnia and Herzegovina 0. Johan Manzambi (Switzerland) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rubén Vargas.
  31. 90'+1' Substitution, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Ermin Mahmic replaces Kerim Alajbegovic.
  32. 90'+3' Goal! Switzerland 3, Bosnia and Herzegovina 1. Ermin Mahmic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal following a corner.
  33. 90'+7' Goal! Switzerland 4, Bosnia and Herzegovina 1. Granit Xhaka (Switzerland) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.

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