Switzerland vs Cameroon 2022 FIFA World Cup, Group Stage
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 Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 36': Collins Fai (Cameroon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, 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.
- 64': Nico Elvedi (Switzerland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 68': Substitution, Cameroon. Gaël Ondoua replaces Martin Hongla.
- 71': Substitution, Switzerland. Fabian Frei replaces Djibril Sow.
- 72': Substitution, Switzerland. Noah Okafor replaces Xherdan Shaqiri.
- 72': Substitution, Switzerland. Haris Seferovic replaces Breel Embolo.
- 74': Substitution, Cameroon. Vincent Aboubakar replaces Eric Choupo-Moting.
- 74': Substitution, Cameroon. Georges-Kévin Nkoudou replaces Karl Toko-Ekambi.
- 81': Substitution, Switzerland. Fabian Rieder replaces Rubén Vargas.
- 81': Substitution, Cameroon. Moumi Ngamaleu replaces Bryan Mbeumo.
- 83': Manuel Akanji (Switzerland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90': Substitution, Switzerland. Eray Cömert replaces Ricardo Rodríguez.
Game Information
Venue: Al Janoub Stadium
Location: Al Wakrah, Qatar
Attendance: 39,089
FIFA World Cup Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
+2 | Brazil | 3 | 6 | 1 |
+1 | Switzerland | 3 | 6 | 1 |
0 | Cameroon | 3 | 4 | 1 |
-3 | Serbia | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Statistics
CMR | SUI | |
---|---|---|
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 |
Switzerland (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Yann Sommer (GK) |
4 | Nico Elvedi |
5 | Manuel Akanji |
13 | Ricardo Rodríguez |
3 | Silvan Widmer |
15 | Djibril Sow |
10 | Granit Xhaka |
8 | Remo Freuler |
7 | Breel Embolo |
17 | Ruben Vargas |
23 | Xherdan Shaqiri |
Cameroon (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
23 | André Onana (GK) |
3 | Nicolas Nkoulou |
21 | Jean-Charles Castelletto |
25 | Nouhou Tolo |
19 | Collins Fai |
14 | Samuel Oum Gouet |
18 | Martin Hongla |
8 | André-Frank Zambo Anguissa |
13 | Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting |
12 | Karl Toko Ekambi |
20 | Bryan Mbeumo |
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