Highlights | Uruguay(0) vs South Korea(0) Football Score - FIFA World Cup 2022: Match ends drawEuro 2020 quarterfinalists Switzerland will open their FIFA World Cup 2022 Group G campaign against Cameroon on Thursday (November 24). The Swiss have an impressive record in the World Cups, having progressed to the second stage in three of their last four appearances in the past. The team will be led by Arsenal mid-fielder Granit Xhaka and will be hoping to improve on their Round of 16 appearance in the 2018 World Cup, where they were eliminated by Sweden. Switzerland can’t afford a slip-up in this match as they have tougher opponents like Neymar’s Brazil waiting for them in this tough group.
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Switzerland vs Cameroon, Highlights: Switzerland win 1-0
Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting was asking for the ball in the middle and was left frustrated in the end. The first chance of the game. 15:38 (IST)24 Nov 2022 Both teams have started off slowly. Still assessing each other. 15:30 (IST)24 Nov 2022 This is the first international fixture between Switzerland and Cameroon. 15:27 (IST)24 Nov 2022 Lots of passion among the Cameroonians as they belt out their anthem.
All action at the moment. 16:52 (IST)24 Nov 2022 Spaces appear in the Cameroon backline as they search for an equaliser. 16:48 (IST)24 Nov 2022 Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting with great feet but there's no team-mate to cross to inside the box and he shoots straight at Sommer from a tight angle. 16:44 (IST)24 Nov 2022 STAT courtesy BBC: Cameroon have failed to win in their last four matches when conceding the opening goal in the World Cup dating back to 24th June 2010 against Netherlands. 16:39 (IST)24 Nov 2022 GOAL! Breel Embolo in the 48th minute! Switzerland 1 Cameroon 0. The man born in Cameroon scores against the country of his birth. No celebration though as a mark of respect. Loads of space for Shaqiri on the right and he delivers a pinpoint cross to the 6-yard box where Embolo sweeps home.
Switzerland vs Cameroon 1-0: World Cup 2022 – as it happened
Switzerland vs Cameroon LIVE World Cup 2022: Latest score and updatesSportFootballWorld CupSwitzerland 1-0 Cameroon: Embolo did not celebrate after scoring against the country of his birth, in what proved to be the winner in a lively Group G clashFifa World Cup: Results and reaction from day fouAn apologetic Breel Embolo scored the winner against the country of his birth to hand Switzerland a 1-0 victory over Cameroon in their World Cup Group G clash at the Al Janoub Stadium on Thursday. Embolo swept home a low Xherdan Shaqiri cross after 48 minutes and then stood still with a rueful frown on his face as his team mates celebrated around him.
The Swiss and Cameroon teams have played at 19 World Cup finals, with the Swiss making their debut in 1934 and Cameroon in 1982. Switzerland have been three-time quarterfinalists in 1934, 1938 and 1958 while Cameroon also reached the last eight stage in their famous run in 1990. In the second match of the day, Luis Suarez’s Uruguay will take on dangerous South Korea side in a Group H match at 630pm IST while Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal will open their campaign against Ghana at 930pm IST.
Haris Seferovic has a glorious chance as he is through on goal, cuts inside and shoots but Jean-Charles Castelletto keeps Cameroon just about alive with a last-ditch block. Desperate defending. 17:19 (IST)24 Nov 2022 Granit Xhaka is allowed some space and he shoots with his left-foot but Onana has a comfortable stop to his left even though it was on target. 17:13 (IST)24 Nov 2022 Cameroon too make a change: Bryan Mbeumo off and Moumi Ngamaleu on. 17:11 (IST)24 Nov 2022 Now Swiss make another change: Ruben Vargas off and Fabian Rieder on.
Can't miss from there. 16:19 (IST)24 Nov 2022 HALF-TIME! Switzerland 0 Cameroon 0. The best chance of the half fell to Switzerland's Akanji but it was Cameroon who posed the greater threat. 16:18 (IST)24 Nov 2022 WHAT A CHANCE! For Manuel Akanji who rises high but glances his header just wide of the far-post. That should be 1-0 to Swiss. 16:17 (IST)24 Nov 2022 Two minutes of added time.
Switzerland 1 - 0 Cameroon - Match Report & Highlights
The 25-year-old was born in Yaounde but raised in Basel. Cameroon were the better side in the opening half and might have had the lead as Karl Toko Ekambi, Eric-Maxim Choupo-Moting and Martin Hongla all missed good chances against a lacklustre Switzerland side that battled to get out of first gear. But the Swiss were much improved in the second period and took the lead through Embolo’s well-worked goal. Ruben Vargas missed an excellent chance to score a second but was thwarted by goalkeeper Andre Onana as Cameroon ran out of steam. Follow all the reaction with our live blog below, before attention turns to Uruguay vs South Korea in Group H1669303547Portugal vs Ghana as Ronaldo startsAfter Uruguay and South Korea’s goalless draw, we now head over to the other game in Group H between Portugal and Ghana.
Switzerland vs Cameroon Live Score, FIFA World Cup 2022
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