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Breel Embolo has scored six goals successful his past 10 appearances for SwitzerlandSwitzerland's Breel Embolo scored the lone extremity against Cameroon - the state of his commencement - successful a hard-fought World Cup Group G opener.
Embolo refused to observe erstwhile helium finished disconnected a slick Swiss onslaught soon aft half-time.
The Indomitable Lions were unfortunate to suffer aft an enterprising show astatine the Al Janoub Stadium successful Qatar.
However, with Brazil looming successful this group, Embolo's onslaught secured a invaluable 3 points for Switzerland.
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Switzerland
Squad number1Player nameSommer
Squad number3Player nameWidmer
Squad number5Player nameAkanji
Squad number4Player nameElvedi
Squad number13Player nameRodríguez
Squad number8Player nameFreuler
Squad number10Player nameXhaka
Squad number23Player nameShaqiri
Squad number15Player nameSow
Squad number17Player nameVargas
Squad number7Player nameEmbolo
Squad number9Player nameSeferovic
Squad number18Player nameCömert
Squad number19Player nameOkafor
Squad number20Player nameFrei
Squad number25Player nameRieder
Cameroon
Squad number23Player nameOnana
Squad number19Player nameCollins Fai
Squad number21Player nameCastelletto
Squad number3Player nameNkoulou
Squad number25Player nameTolo
Squad number8Player nameAnguissa
Squad number14Player nameOum Gouet
Squad number18Player nameHongla
Squad number20Player nameMbeumo
Squad number13Player nameChoupo-Moting
Squad number12Player nameToko-Ekambi
Squad number5Player nameOndoua
Squad number6Player nameNgamaleu
Squad number7Player nameNkoudou
Squad number10Player nameAboubakar
Line-ups
Switzerland
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Sommer
- 3Widmer
- 5AkanjiBooked astatine 83mins
- 4ElvediBooked astatine 64mins
- 13RodríguezSubstituted forCömertat 90'minutes
- 8Freuler
- 10Xhaka
- 23ShaqiriSubstituted forOkaforat 72'minutes
- 15SowSubstituted forFreiat 71'minutes
- 17VargasSubstituted forRiederat 81'minutes
- 7EmboloSubstituted forSeferovicat 72'minutes
Substitutes
- 2Fernandes
- 6Zakaria
- 9Seferovic
- 12Omlin
- 14Aebischer
- 16Fassnacht
- 18Cömert
- 19Okafor
- 20Frei
- 21Kobel
- 22Schär
- 24Köhn
- 25Rieder
- 26Jashari
Cameroon
Formation 4-3-3
- 23Onana
- 19Fai CollinsBooked astatine 36mins
- 21Castelletto
- 3Nkoulou
- 25Tolo
- 8Anguissa
- 14Oum Gouet
- 18HonglaSubstituted forOndouaat 68'minutes
- 20MbeumoSubstituted forNgamaleuat 81'minutes
- 13Choupo-MotingSubstituted forAboubakarat 74'minutes
- 12Toko-EkambiSubstituted forNkoudouat 74'minutes
Substitutes
- 1Ngapandouetnbu
- 2Ngom Mbekeli
- 4Wooh
- 5Ondoua
- 6Ngamaleu
- 7Nkoudou
- 9Nsame
- 10Aboubakar
- 11Bassogog
- 15Kunde
- 16Epassy
- 17Mbaizo
- 22Ntcham
- 24Ebosse
- 26Marou
Referee:Facundo Tello
Attendance:39,089
Live Text
Match ends, Switzerland 1, Cameroon 0.
Second Half ends, Switzerland 1, Cameroon 0.
Manuel Akanji (Switzerland) wins a escaped footwear connected the close wing.
Foul by Georges-Kévin Nkoudou (Cameroon).
Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Jean-Charles Castelletto.
Attempt blocked. Haris Seferovic (Switzerland) near footed changeable from the centre of the container is blocked. Assisted by Fabian Rieder with a headed pass.
Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Nouhou Tolo.
Substitution, Switzerland. Eray Cömert replaces Ricardo Rodríguez.
Foul by Gaël Ondoua (Cameroon).
Fabian Rieder (Switzerland) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Attempt saved. Granit Xhaka (Switzerland) near footed changeable from extracurricular the container is saved successful the bottommost close corner. Assisted by Noah Okafor.
Foul by Moumi Ngamaleu (Cameroon).
Ricardo Rodríguez (Switzerland) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Manuel Akanji (Switzerland) is shown the yellowish paper for a atrocious foul.
Foul by Manuel Akanji (Switzerland).
Frank Anguissa (Cameroon) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Nicolas Nkoulou.
Substitution, Cameroon. Moumi Ngamaleu replaces Bryan Mbeumo.
Substitution, Switzerland. Fabian Rieder replaces Rubén Vargas.
Foul by Fabian Frei (Switzerland).
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