Game Summary
Switzerland defeated Cameroon 1-0, with a score by Breel Embolo in the 48th minute. The Swiss team had control of the match, took advantage of one of the few they had and kept the three points. Cameroon was inaccurate in attack, which condemned them to defeat.
End of the Match
Switzerland 1- 0 Cameroon
95'
Seferovic's shot, Castelletto sends it to the corner.
92'
Corner kick for Switzerland.
90'
Switzerland substitution: Rodriguez out, Comert in.
88'
Xhaka's shot is blocked by Onana.
83'
Yellow card for Manuel Akanji.
82'
Corner kick for Switzerland.
81'
Cameroon subs: Mbeumo exits, Ngamaleu enters
81'
Switzerland: Vargas out, Rieder in.
74'
Cameroon changes: Choupo-Moting comes off and Toko Ekambi. In comes Aboubakar and Nkoudou.
73'
Corner kick for Cameroon.
71'
Switzerland changes: Sow, Shaqiri and Sow come off the bench. In come Seferovic, Okafor and Frei.
68'
Cameroon substitution: Hungla out, Ondoua in.
66'
Vargas' shot, but Onana sends it to the corner.
64'
Yellow card for Nico Elvedi.
62'
Choupo-Moting is the man who brings the most danger to the Swiss box.
58'
Vargas offside
57'
Choupo-Moting shoots, but Sommer sends it to the corner.
53'
Mbeumo's cross into the hands of Sommer.
48'
Switzerland's goal, Embolo's pass into the net, Switzerland takes the lead.
THE SECOND HALF STARTS
The second half is underway at the Al Janoub Stadium.
Half Time
Switzerland 0 - 0 Cameroon
46'
Akanji's deflected shot.
45'
Corner kick for Switzerland.
41'
Choupo-Moting shoots, but Elvedi sends it to the corner.
40'
Elvedi's deflected shot.
39'
Castelletto's perfect finish, corner for Switzerland.
36'
Yellow card for Collins Fai.
34'
Good save by Widmer, who avoids Toko Ekambi's shot.
32'
A cross into the area, which Castelletto bursts through.
29'
Hungla's shot is released by Sommer, Vidmer sends it to the corner.
26'
Fai's deflected shot.
24'
Corner kick for Cameroon.
21'
The 2009 U-17 champion Switzerland squad includes Ricardo Rodriguez, Granit Xhaka and Haris Seferovic.
15'
Corner kick for Switzerland
14'
Choupo-Moting steals Ekanji's wallet, but Sommer prevents Cameroon's goal.
13'
Embolo offside.
12'
Xhaka's deflected shot.
10'
Mbeumo and Toko Ekambi miss the first of the match for Cameroon. Switzerland are saved.
5'
Switzerland managed the ball in the first minutes, always looking to connect in attack with Shaqiri.
1'
Corner kick for Switzerland
The match begins
Play is underway at Al Janoub Stadium.
In minutes, the starting whistle
The anthems are playing at the Al Janoub Stadium.
How group G is played
The group gets underway with this match between Cameroon and Switzerland, followed by Brazil and Serbia, while on the second day, Switzerland and Brazil meet and Cameroon will face Serbia. To close the group, Cameroon plays Brazil and there will be a match between Serbia and Switzerland on the last day.
Rigobert Song will look to bring his experience to guide Cameroon
Of that generation of the 90's, with Roger Milla, Oman Biyik, very little remains, that Cameroon managed to enchant many, and it was thought that it could become a real protagonist in the World Cups, however, the African team has been diluted and is presented to the cups as the Cinderella of their groups, Rigobert Song, former player of the national team and now on the bench, will have the difficult mission to improve the results of Cameroon, his experience will be important for his team to achieve a good result.
Switzerland will be looking for its fifth match
The Swiss obsession is to improve their best participation in the World Cups, for that they must reach the fifth game, that is to say, the quarterfinals, the last time they reached that stage was in the 1954 edition, so, Murat Yakin's coaches want to sign a victory against Cameroon in the first game, in order to start on the right foot.
Cameroon nominated by some of its legends
When Samuel Etto gave his predictions about the results of this World Cup, he gave the Cameroon team as a great protagonist of this cup, it remains to be seen if the prediction of the former African player is fulfilled, what can be said at the moment is that African teams are always presented as tough rivals in the orbital competitions, but when it comes to seeing their results, very few have had a really outstanding participation.
Switzerland to start off on the right foot
The Swiss national team has not been doing well according to their last results, they did not show a good image in their last friendly match against Ghana, however, considering that it was a match very close to the orbital competition, the level shown could be somewhat different, but today with the start of the World Cup they need a victory to be on their way to a possible qualification to the round of 16 in Qatar 2022.
Starting XI- Cameroon
Andre Onana; Nicolas Nkoulou, Collin Fai, Jean Charles Castelletto, Tolo Nouhou; Andre Frank Zambo Anguissa, Samuel Gouet, Martin Hongla, Karl Toko Ekambi; Eric Maxim Choupo- Moting y Bryan Mbeumo.
Starting XI- Switzerland
Switzerland will be formed with Yann Sommer; Silvan Widmer, Manuel Akanji, Nico Elvedi, Ricardo Rodríguez; Remo Freuler, Granit Xhaka, Djibril Sow; Xherdan Shaqiri, Breel Embolo y Ruben Vargas.
Today's match day
The fifth day of the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar opens with the match between Switzerland and Cameroon. This will be the first clash between Europeans and Africans, as well as the opening match of Group G, where they share the group with multiple world champions Brazil and Serbia.
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What time is Switzerland vs Cameroon?
This is the kick-off time for the Switzerland vs Cameroon match on November 24, 2022 in several countries:
Argentina: 7:00 hrs. - DIRECTV Sports and TyC Sports
Bolivia: 6:00 hrs. - Tigo Sports and Claro Sports
Brazil: 7:00 hrs. - Globo and SporTV
Chile: 6:00 hrs. - DIRECTV Sports and Claro Sports
Colombia: 5:00 hrs. - DIRECTV Sports
Ecuador: 5:00 hrs. - DIRECTV Sports and Claro Sports
Spain: 18:00 hrs. - Gol Mundial
Mexico: 4:00 hrs. - TUDN and Sky HD
Paraguay: 6:00 hrs. - Tigo Sports and Claro Sports
Peru: 5:00 hrs. - DIRECTV Sports and Claro Sports
Uruguay: 7:00 hrs. - DIRECTV Sports and Claro Sports
Possible starting XI - Cameroon
Andre Onana; Collins Fai, Nicolas N’Koulou, Jean-Charles Castelletto e Nouhou Tolo; Karl Toko Ekambi, Martin Hongla, Olivier Ntcham e Bryan Mbeumo; Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting e Vincent Aboubakar.
Possible starting XI - Switzerland
Yann Sommer; Silvan Widmer, Nico Elvedi, Manuel Akanji and Ricardo Rodriguez; Djibril Sow, Granit Xhaka and Remo Freuler; Xherdan Shaqiri, Breel Embolo and Ruben Vargas.
Previous statements
Swiss midfielder Remo Freuler, said: "We have been working very well together in the last few games. We have one of the best midfields in terms of work rate and we are also very strong technically. We don't have to fear anyone."
Cameroon midfielder Bryan Mbeumo said: "I've always wanted to play in a World Cup since I was young. Just to walk around the pitch with a big crowd and stuff would be amazing. It's going to be crazy."
Squad Team- Cameroon
Goalkeepers
André Onana (Inter), Devis Epassy (Abha) y Simon Ngapandouetnbu (Olympique de Marsella)
Defenders
Jean-Charles Castelletto (Nantes), Enzo Ebosse (Udinese), Collins Fai (Al-Tai), Olivier Mbaizo (Philadelphia Union), Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders), Nicolas Nkoulou (Watford), Christopher Wooh (Stade Rennais) y Olivier Ntcham (Celtic).
Midfielders
Jerome Ngom (San Diego Loyal), Moumi Ngamaleu (Dinamo Moscú), Christian Bassogog (Shanghái Shenhua), Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) y George Nkoudou (Besiktas).
Forwards
Jean-Pierre Nsame (Young Boys), Vincent Aboubakar (Al-Nassr), Karl Toko Ekambi (Olympique de Lyon), Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (Bayern Múnich), Souaibou Marou (Coton Sport FC).
Squad Team- Switzerland
Goalkeepers
Jonas Omlin (Montpellier FRA), Gregor Kobel (Dortmund GER), Yann Sommer (Mönchengladbach GER), Philipp Köhn (Salzburg GER).
Defenders
Eray Cömert (Valencia SPA), Nico Elvedi (Mönchengladbach GER), Manuel Akanji (Manchester City ENG), Ricardo Rodríguez (Torino ITA), Silvan Widmer (Mainz 05 GER), Fabian Schär (Newcastle ENG).
Midfielders
Fabian Frei (Basel SWI), Ardon Jashari (Luzern SWI), Denis Zakaria (Chelsea ENG), Fabian Rieder (Young Boys SWI), Granit Xhaka (Arsenal ENG), Djibril Sow (Eintracht GER), Michel Aebischer (Bologna ITA), Remo Freuler (Nottingham Forest ENG), Christian Fassnacht (Young Boys SWI), Edimilson Fernandes (Mainz 05 GER).
Forwards
Xherdan Shaqiri (Chicago Fire USA), Renato Steffen (Lugano SWI), Noah Okafor (Salzburg AUS), Rubén Vargas (Augsburgo GER), Breel Embolo (Mónaco FRA), Haris Seferovic (Galatasaray TUR).
Refereeing team
Referee: Facundo Tello (Argentina)
Assistant 1: Ezequiel Brailovsky (Argentina)
Assistant 2: Gabriel Chade (Argentina)
Fourth official: Said Martinez (Honduras)
VAR: Mauro Vigliano (Argentina)
AVAR: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)
Offside VAR: Pau Cebrian (Spain)
Support VAR: Ricardo De Burgos (Spain)
Key player - Cameroon
One of the players to watch out for in Cameroon is Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting, the 33-year-old experienced striker currently linked with Bundesliga side Bayern Munchen. During the African Qualifiers for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, he played six matches, scoring two goals but failing to assist.
Key player - Switzerland
One of the most prominent players in Switzerland is Breel Embolo, a 25-year-old Cameroonian-born player who plays for the Swiss national team. Currently playing for AS Monaco in Ligue 1, the striker will be playing in his second World Cup after his participation in Russia 2018, and during the European Qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar he played four matches, scoring three goals.
History Switzerland vs Cameroon
This will be the first meeting between the Swiss and Cameroon in their history.
For the Swiss, it will be their 12th appearance at the World Cup finals, while Cameroon is making its 8th appearance at the World Cup.
Switzerland has faced an African opponent only once in the World Cup, in the 2006 edition, with a 2-0 win over Togo. Meanwhile, Cameroon has 14 matches against European opponents, and its only victory was in Italy 90 against Romania.
News - Cameroon
Cameroon reached the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar after finishing first in Group D of the African Qualifiers with 15 points, this was achieved after playing six matches, of which they won five and lost one, also finished with a goal difference of +9, this after scoring twelve goals and conceding three, After the end of the group and according to the qualification rules of the qualifying round, Ghana had to play a playoff against Algeria, this in a two-legged tie, in which they lost their home game by 0-1, however, in the second leg they defeated Algeria by 2-1, qualifying by having scored more away goals.
Last three matches
South Korea 1 - 0 Cameroon (International Friendly)
Cameroon 1 - 1 Jamaica (International Friendly)
Cameroon 1 - 1 Panama (International Friendly)
News - Switzerland
Switzerland qualified for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar after winning Group C of the UEFA qualifiers with 18 points, surpassing multiple world champions Italy. Switzerland played 8 matches, winning 5 and drawing 3, scoring 15 goals and allowing only 2 goals.
Prior to the World Cup, they played in the group stage of the UEFA Nations League, finishing third in Group 2 of League A, behind Spain and Portugal.
Last three matches
Spain 1 - 2 Switzerland (Nations League)
Switzerland 2 - 1 Czech Republic (Nations League)
Ghana 2 - 0 Switzerland (International Friendly)
The stadium
The match between Switzerland and Cameroon will take place at the Al Janoub Stadium, located Located near the ancient fishing city of Al Wakrah (Qatar), it was released in 2019, and has a capacity of approximately 40,000 spectators.
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