New Delhi: Switzerland has defeated Cameroon by 1-0 on Thursday in the FIFA World Cup. Breel Embolo scored for Switzerland in the 48th minute just after half time. However, he did not celebrate the goal. In fact, Brill was born in Cameroon, but now plays in Switzerland.
After this match, now Switzerland has come on top in Group G with 3 points. The next match of the group will be played between Brazil and Serbia late tonight.
No goals in the first half
In the first half the score was 0-0. Switzerland’s Breel Embolo scored in the 48th minute just after the first half. He received a pass inside the box, taking advantage of which he beat the goalkeeper to score. Switzerland hit 6 shots on goal, one of which went inside the net.
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Cameroon was unable to convert shots into goal
Cameroon created more chances than Switzerland during the game. While Switzerland had 6 shots on goal, Cameroon had 8. Despite this, Cameron was unable to finish well and failed to win the match.
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Starting XI
Switzerland (4-5-1): Jann Sommer, Silvan Widmer, Niko Elvedic, Manuel Akanji, Ricardo Rodriguez, Remo Freulier, Grant Jaka, Mohamed Souv, Ruben Vargas, Xherdan Shaqiri, Breel Embolo.
Cameroon (4-3-3): Andre Onana, Nicolas Nkoulu, Collins FAI, Jean-Charles Castelletto, Nuhou Tolo, Andre-Frank Jambo Anguissa, Samuel Gouet, Martin Hangla, Karl Toko Ekambi, Chopo-Moting Eric Maxim, Brian Mbumo .
