Switzerland v Cameroon: Key moments as Embolo nets only goal
The Swiss went top of Group G after their 1-0 win against Cameroon.
Breel Embolo netted the only goal of the game against his birth nation, with fixtures against Brazil and Serbia still to come.
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90+7' The referee checks his watch and blows his whistle to signal the end of this match.
90+6' Haris Seferovic (Switzerland) finds himself free inside the box and pulls the trigger, but his effort is brilliantly stopped by one of the defending players. The ball goes out for a corner. Switzerland can continue in their attacking effort.
90' Substitution. Ricardo Rodriguez makes his way off the pitch and Eray Comert (Switzerland) comes on as his replacement.
83' Manuel Akanji (Switzerland) is booked after bringing down an opponent. Facundo Tello had an easy-decision to make.
81' Rigobert Song decides to make a substitution. Bryan Mbeumo will be replaced by Nicolas Moumi Ngamaleu (Cameroon).
81' The manager has decided to make a substitution and Ruben Vargas walks off the pitch to be replaced by Fabian Rieder (Switzerland).
74' Here is a change. Karl Toko Ekambi is going off and Rigobert Song gives the last tactical orders to Georges-Kevin N'Koudou (Cameroon).
74' Rigobert Song has decided to introduce fresh legs, with Vincent Aboubakar (Cameroon) replacing Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting.
72' Substitution. Breel Embolo walks off the pitch and Haris Seferovic (Switzerland) comes on as a substitute.
72' Murat Yakin prepares a substitution. Xherdan Shaqiri is replaced by Noah Okafor (Switzerland).
72' The manager makes a subsitution with Fabian Frei (Switzerland) coming on for Djibril Sow.
68' Substitution. Gael Ondoua (Cameroon) replaces Martin Hongla.
66' Andre Onana pulls off a great save to deny Ruben Vargas (Switzerland) after receiving a precise defence-splitting pass. The effort is headed for the right side of the goal, but the goalkeeper dives superbly to stop it. Definitely the best save of this match so far! The linesman points to the corner flag, Switzerland are going to take it.
64' Facundo Tello shows a yellow card to Nico Elvedi (Switzerland) for his blatant foul.
48' 1 - 0 Goal! Xherdan Shaqiri plays a pass to the feet of Breel Embolo (Switzerland), and he shoots into the back of the net from inside the box. It's 1:0.
46' Everything is set for the start of the second half.
45+3' That is it for the first half after the referee blows his whistle and the players head to their respective dressing rooms.
36' Collins Fai (Cameroon) has tested the patience of referee Facundo Tello and goes into the book for a previous late challenge.
10' Karl Toko Ekambi (Cameroon) latches onto a rebound in the box and fires a shot just over the bar. That was a promising chance and maybe he should have done better!
10' Yann Sommer pulls off a great save to deny Bryan Mbeumo (Cameroon), who makes himself some space inside the box and unleashes a quick shot towards the middle of the goal.
1' Here we go, today's match is starting right now.
Pre-match:
Switzerland starting XI: Yann Sommer - Silvan Widmer, Nico Elvedi, Manuel Akanji, Ricardo Rodriguez - Remo Freuler, Granit Xhaka - Xherdan Shaqiri, Djibril Sow, Ruben Vargas - Breel Embolo
Cameroon starting XI: Andre Onana - Collins Fai, Nicolas Nkoulou, Jean-Charles Castelletto, Nouhou Tolo - Samuel Gouet, André-Frank Zambo Anguissa, Martin Hongla - Eric Maxim Choupo-Mouting, Karl Toko Ekambi, Bryan Mbeumo
Players to watch: Playing in his third World Cup, Granit Xhaka will lead Switzerland after enjoying a stellar start to the season with Arsenal where he’s also displayed his attacking threat by netting four goals. Vincent Aboubakar will be donning his country’s armband, and he netted eight times as Cameroon finished third at the last Africa Cup of Nations.
Hot stat: Switzerland won their only previous meeting with African opposition at the World Cup - a 2-0 success over Togo in 2006.
World Cup trivia: Rigobert Song, now the Cameroon manager, was named in the 1994 playing squad at the age of 17 alongside the 42-year-old Roger Milla, the largest age gap between teammates in a World Cup squad.
