FIFA World Cup

FT Wednesday, June 24, 2026
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Switzerland DWDDW 2
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Match Report

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Switzerland beat Canada to top group as co-hosts fail to seal home round-of-32 match

Breel Embolo helped to dash co-hosts Canada's hopes of a last-32 clash on home soil as unbeaten Switzerland clinched top spot in Group B with a 2-1 victory in Vancouver.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
19
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
1
7
Corner Kicks
2
2
Saves
6
44.7
Possession
55.3
13
SHOTS
6
7
ON GOAL
4
0.5
On Target %
0.7
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
271
Accurate Passes
369
339
Passes
443
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
6
Accurate Crosses
1
26
Crosses
6
0.2
Cross %
0.2
43
Long Balls
45
20
Accurate Long Balls
17
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
3
Blocked Shots
1
5
Effective Tackles
7
9
Tackles
16
0.6
Tackle %
0.4
13
Interceptions
4
19
Effective Clearances
44
19
Clearances
44

Highlights

00:39 Promise David: Canada's goal was always the knockouts Watch on ESPN 01:50 Will the 'bigger' teams be concerned about facing Canada or Switzerland? Watch on ESPN 02:09 Nicol: Canada will regret not finishing top of Group B Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

CAN leads series 1-0

Lineups

SUI · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Gregor KobelG
  2. 5Manuel AkanjiCD-L
  3. 4Nico ElvediCD-R
  4. 13Ricardo RodríguezLB
  5. 25Luca JaquezRB
  6. 9Johan ManzambiAM
  7. 10Granit XhakaLM
  8. 8Remo FreulerRM
  9. 7Breel EmboloF
  10. 17Rubén VargasAM-L
  11. 15Djibril SowAM-R

CAN · 4-4-2

  1. 16Maxime CrépeauG
  2. 13Derek CorneliusCD-L
  3. 4Luc de FougerollesCD-R
  4. 22Richie LaryeaLB
  5. 2Alistair JohnstonRB
  6. 6Mathieu ChoinièreCM-L
  7. 25Nathan SalibaCM-R
  8. 20Ali AhmedLM
  9. 17Tajon BuchananRM
  10. 9Cyle LarinCF-L
  11. 10Jonathan DavidCF-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. 32' Cyle Larin (Canada) is shown the yellow card.
  6. 32' Granit Xhaka (Switzerland) is shown the yellow card.
  7. 46' Goal! Switzerland 1, Canada 0. Rubén Vargas (Switzerland) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Johan Manzambi with a cross.
  8. 57' Goal! Switzerland 2, Canada 0. Johan Manzambi (Switzerland) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Breel Embolo.
  9. 58' Substitution, Canada. Stephen Eustaquio replaces Mathieu Choinière.
  10. 58' Substitution, Canada. Tani Oluwaseyi replaces Cyle Larin.
  11. 58' Substitution, Canada. Liam Millar replaces Ali Ahmed.
  12. 71' Delay in match for a drinks break.
  13. 71'
  14. 74' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  15. 74'
  16. 74' Substitution, Switzerland. Michel Aebischer replaces Djibril Sow.
  17. 74' Substitution, Switzerland. Silvan Widmer replaces Luca Jaquez.
  18. 74' Substitution, Canada. Promise David replaces Tajon Buchanan.
  19. 76' Goal! Switzerland 2, Canada 1. Promise David (Canada) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nathan Saliba.
  20. 80' Substitution, Switzerland. Dan Ndoye replaces Rubén Vargas.
  21. 83' Substitution, Canada. Jacob Shaffelburg replaces Richie Laryea.
  22. 85' Substitution, Switzerland. Christian Fassnacht replaces Johan Manzambi.
  23. 85' Substitution, Switzerland. Cedric Itten replaces Breel Embolo.
  24. 87' Liam Millar (Canada) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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