World Cup 2022: Switzerland 1-0 Cameroon

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Switzerland's Breel Embolo scored the only goal against Cameroon - the country of his birth - in a hard-fought World Cup Group G opener.

Embolo refused to celebrate when he finished off a slick Swiss attack shortly after half-time.

The Indomitable Lions were unfortunate to lose after an enterprising display at the Al Janoub Stadium in Qatar.

However, with Brazil looming in this group, Embolo's strike secured a valuable three points for Switzerland.

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Switzerland

SwitzerlandCameroon

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Cameroon

Switzerland

Starting XI

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Sommer

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Widmer

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Akanji

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Elvedi

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13

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Rodríguez

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Freuler

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10

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Xhaka

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Shaqiri

Average rating

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Sow

Average rating

6.05

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17

Player name

Vargas

Average rating

6.18

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7

Player name

Embolo

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9

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Seferovic

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6.39

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18

Player name

Cömert

Average rating

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19

Player name

Okafor

Average rating

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20

Player name

Frei

Average rating

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25

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Rieder

Average rating

5.29

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Cameroon

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Onana

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Collins Fai

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Castelletto

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Nkoulou

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Tolo

Average rating

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Anguissa

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Oum Gouet

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Hongla

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Mbeumo

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Choupo-Moting

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Toko-Ekambi

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Ondoua

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Ngamaleu

Average rating

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Nkoudou

Average rating

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Aboubakar

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10Line-upsMatch StatsLive Text

Line-ups

Switzerland

Formation 4-2-3-1

1

Sommer

3

Widmer

5

Akanji

4

Elvedi

13

Rodríguez

8

Freuler

10

Xhaka

23

Shaqiri

15

Sow

17

Vargas

7

Embolo

1

Sommer

3

Widmer

5

Akanji

Booked at 83mins

4

Elvedi

Booked at 64mins

13

Rodríguez

Substituted for

Cömert

at

90'

minutes

8

Freuler

10

Xhaka

23

Shaqiri

Substituted for

Okafor

at

72'

minutes

15

Sow

Substituted for

Frei

at

71'

minutes

17

Vargas

Substituted for

Rieder

at

81'

minutes

7

Embolo

Substituted for

Seferovic

at

72'

minutesSubstitutes

2

Fernandes

6

Zakaria

9

Seferovic

12

Omlin

14

Aebischer

16

Fassnacht

18

Cömert

19

Okafor

20

Frei

21

Kobel

22

Schär

24

Köhn

25

Rieder

26

Jashari

Cameroon

Formation 4-3-3

23

Onana

19

Fai Collins

21

Castelletto

3

Nkoulou

25

Tolo

8

Anguissa

14

Oum Gouet

18

Hongla

20

Mbeumo

13

Choupo-Moting

12

Toko-Ekambi

23

Onana

19

Fai Collins

Booked at 36mins

21

Castelletto

3

Nkoulou

25

Tolo

8

Anguissa

14

Oum Gouet

18

Hongla

Substituted for

Ondoua

at

68'

minutes

20

Mbeumo

Substituted for

Ngamaleu

at

81'

minutes

13

Choupo-Moting

Substituted for

Aboubakar

at

74'

minutes

12

Toko-Ekambi

Substituted for

Nkoudou

at

74'

minutesSubstitutes

1

Ngapandouetnbu

2

Ngom Mbekeli

4

Wooh

5

Ondoua

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Ngamaleu

7

Nkoudou

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Nsame

10

Aboubakar

11

Bassogog

15

Kunde

16

Epassy

17

Mbaizo

22

Ntcham

24

Ebosse

26

Marou

Referee:Facundo Tello

Match Stats

Live Text

Post update

Match ends, Switzerland 1, Cameroon 0.

Full Time

Second Half ends, Switzerland 1, Cameroon 0.

Post update

Manuel Akanji (Switzerland) wins a free kick on the right wing.

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Foul by Georges-Kévin Nkoudou (Cameroon).

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Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Jean-Charles Castelletto.

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Attempt blocked. Haris Seferovic (Switzerland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fabian Rieder with a headed pass.

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Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Nouhou Tolo.

Substitution

Substitution, Switzerland. Eray Cömert replaces Ricardo Rodríguez.

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Foul by Gaël Ondoua (Cameroon).

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Fabian Rieder (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

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Attempt saved. Granit Xhaka (Switzerland) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Noah Okafor.

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Foul by Moumi Ngamaleu (Cameroon).

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Ricardo Rodríguez (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Booking

Manuel Akanji (Switzerland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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Foul by Manuel Akanji (Switzerland).

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Frank Anguissa (Cameroon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

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Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Nicolas Nkoulou.

Substitution

Substitution, Cameroon. Moumi Ngamaleu replaces Bryan Mbeumo.

Substitution

Substitution, Switzerland. Fabian Rieder replaces Rubén Vargas.

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Foul by Fabian Frei (Switzerland).

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