FIFA World Cup 2022 Highlights Switzerland vs Cameroon: Embolo's 2nd-half strike helps Switzerland make winning start

Switzerland vs Cameroon Highlights FIFA World Cup 2022: Embolo's strike helps Switzerland win by 1-0 against Cameroon. Catch all Live score and update of the Group G opener of the 2022 FIFA World Cup between Switzerland and Cameroon at the Al Janoub Stadium.

Switzerland vs Cameroon Live Score FIFA World Cup 2022 (AP)

Switzerland vs Cameroon Highlights FIFA World Cup 2022: Breel Embolo’s goal lifted Switzerland to a 1-0 win over Cameroon at the World Cup on Thursday and he kept his promise not to celebrate scoring against the country where he was born. The Swiss forward from Yaounde struck with a right-foot shot in the 48th minute, standing all alone eight meters (yards) out in the middle of the goalmouth to take Xherdan Shaqiri’s low pass. Cameroon’s streak of losses at World Cup finals tournaments extended to eight games dating back to 2002. Brazil and Serbia are also in Group G and they meet later Thursday.

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• 24 Nov 2022, 05:27:21 PM IST

  FIFA World Cup Live Updates: Switzerland win

  And there goes the whistle. Cameroon-born Embolo's goal helps Switzerland win the Group G opener. In the second Group G match of the day, Brazil will be up against Serbia. 

  SUI 1-0 CAM | 2nd half

• 24 Nov 2022, 05:23:33 PM IST

  FIFA World Cup Live Updates: 6 minutes of added time

  Six more minutes left with Cameroon to pull off a equaliser here in the Group G opener. 

  SUI 1-0 CAM | 2nd half

• 24 Nov 2022, 05:14:05 PM IST

  FIFA World Cup Live Score: Corner for Switzerland

  Final 8 minutes of the match. Corner for Switzerland. Cameroon struggle to get out amid calls for hand ball. Referee denies. 

  SUI 1-0 CAM | 2nd half

• 24 Nov 2022, 05:05:14 PM IST

  FIFA World Cup Live: Triple change for Switzerland

  Embolo, Shaqiri and Sow replaced by Seferovic, Okafor and Frei. Two for Cameroon - Choupo-Moting and Toko Ekambi in place of Aboubakar and Nkoudou.

  SUI 1-0 CAM | 2nd half

• 24 Nov 2022, 05:03:10 PM IST

  Why the no celebration from Embolo? 

  

  Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 - Group G - Switzerland v Cameroon - Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah, Qatar - November 24, 2022 Switzerland's Breel Embolo celebrates scoring their first goal REUTERS/Carl Recine (REUTERS)

  Embolo is a Cameroon-born Swiss player. Born in 1997, he had received his Swiss citizenship in 2014. Hence, the NO CELEBATION. Respect. 

• 24 Nov 2022, 04:58:30 PM IST

  Switzerland vs Cameroon Live Updates: WHAT A SAVE FROM ONANA

  Vargas pulls the trigger, powerful shot and Onana strong with his reflexes, puts it out for corner. 
  
  The ball finds Embolo unmarked inside the box, but gets the wrong foot as the ball goes out 

  SUI 1-0 CAM | 2nd half

• 24 Nov 2022, 04:49:48 PM IST

  Switzerland vs Cameroon Live Score: Awful cross from Vargas

  Lovely pass from Embolo. Another opportunity for Switzerland. But Vargas skies the cross…awful one that. Also, the offside flag goes up. 

  SUI 1-0 CAM | 2nd half

• 24 Nov 2022, 04:39:11 PM IST

  Switzerland vs Cameroon Live: EMBOLO SCORES

  Just two minutes into the second half and Embolo scores for Switzerland to break the deadlock. NO CELEBRATION! What a cross from Shaqiri and Embolo makes no mistake. 

  SUI 1-0 CAM | 2nd half

• 24 Nov 2022, 04:35:26 PM IST

  FIFA World Cup Live Updates: 2nd half gets underway

  Both teams would be desperate to break the deadlock in the final 45 minutes of the Group B opener. Which team will it be? 

• 24 Nov 2022, 04:29:42 PM IST

  FIFA World Cup Live Score: Stats from the 1st half

  

  Stats from the 1st half (Fifa World Cup grab)

• 24 Nov 2022, 04:20:32 PM IST

  FIFA World Cup Live: First half ends

  And that's that. A goalless first half in Group G opener. The biggest opportunity was that from Manchester City player Akanji just minutes before. 

  SUI 0-0 CAM | 1st half

• 24 Nov 2022, 04:18:30 PM IST

  Switzerland vs Cameroon Live Updates: Corner for Switzerland

  Gouet loses his balances and concedes the corner for Cameron at the stroke of half time. Akanji leaps high, makes contact with the ball, but gets it past the goalpost. 

  SUI 0-0 CAM | 1st half

• 24 Nov 2022, 04:11:56 PM IST

  Switzerland vs Cameroon Live Score: Perfect challenge from Castelletto

  Castelletto makes an excellent challenge to halt that Swiss attack. Corner for Switzerland, but opportunity missed. 

  SUI 0-0 CAM | 1st half

• 24 Nov 2022, 04:07:17 PM IST

  Switzerland vs Cameroon Live Score: What a challenge from Widmer!

  Excellent football from Cameroon. Makes the run through the right plank, and gets the cross in. Cameroon player charges forward to tap the ball in before Widmer gets in the way with a superb challenge. Cameroon are playing better football here. 

  SUI 0-0 CAM | 1st half

• 24 Nov 2022, 04:04:59 PM IST

  Switzerland vs Cameroon Live: Good football from Switzerland

  Vargas creates a great opportunity from the right plank. Gets in a dangerous ball. But Cameroon defender denies the opportunity. Kicked out of danger comfortably. 

  SUI 0-0 CAM | 1st half

• 24 Nov 2022, 04:03:21 PM IST

  FIFA World Cup Live Updates: Sommer denies Cameroon

  Cameroon are nicely working the ball in the box, creating more opportunities. Sommer comes to rescue for Switzerland to deny Cameroon another opportunity. 

  SUI 0-0 CAM | 1st half

• 24 Nov 2022, 03:57:28 PM IST

  FIFA World Cup Live Score: Cameroon showing some promise

  Cameroon showing some promise with their attack in the fist half after bit of a slow start, although not much shots on target yet. 

  SUI 0-0 CAM | 1st half

• 24 Nov 2022, 03:47:39 PM IST

  FIFA World Cup Live: Choupo-Moting…MISSED

  Choupo-Moting collects the ball and makes the long sprint. Swizterland defender looks to catch on, but Choupo-Moting is ahead. Huge opportunity, but the defender catches up and Choupo-Moting fails to make an impact. 

   

• 24 Nov 2022, 03:45:20 PM IST

  Switzerland vs Cameroon Live Updates: Clever pass but offside

  Clever little pass from Shaqiri inside the box, but finds the player offside. The flag went up immediately. 

  SUI 0-0 CAM | 1st half

• 24 Nov 2022, 03:42:16 PM IST

  Switzerland vs Cameroon Live Score: HUGE opportunity missed for Cameroon

  Lovely pass and an attempt was fired and blocked. Another opportunity came off the rebound but was skied. 

  SUI 0-0 CAM | 1st half

• 24 Nov 2022, 03:31:33 PM IST

  Switzerland vs Cameroon Live: All set for Group G opener

  Group G opener between Switzerland and Cameroon gets underway at the Al Janoub Stadium. 

• 24 Nov 2022, 03:27:40 PM IST

  FIFA World Cup Live Updates: Anthem time

  

  Time for national anthem ahead of Switzerland vs Cameroon match

• 24 Nov 2022, 03:24:04 PM IST

  FIFA World Cup Live Score: Cameroon side all set for the big game

• 24 Nov 2022, 03:19:55 PM IST

  FIFA World Cup Live: Here is the confirmed line-ups for the two sides…

  Switzerland XI: Yann Sommer (GK), Silvan Widmer, Nico Elvedi, Manuel Akanji, Breel Embolo, Remo Freuler, Granit Xhaka, Ricardo Rodriguez, Djibril Sow, Ruben Vargas, Xherdan Shaqiri.

  Cameroon XI: Andre Onana (GK), Nicolas Nkoulou, Andre-Frank Zambo- Anguissa, Karl Toko Ekambi, Eric-Maxim Choupo-Moting, Samuel Oum Gouet, Martin Hongla, Collins Fai, Bryan Mbeumo, Jean-Charles Castelletto, Nouhou Tolo.

• 24 Nov 2022, 03:16:05 PM IST

  Switzerland vs Cameroon Live Updates: Switzerland in World Cups

  This will be their 12th appearance in the World Cup finals. Their best ever finish was in 1934, 1938 and 1954 when they had made the quarterfinals on each ocassion.

• 24 Nov 2022, 03:12:30 PM IST

  FIFA World Cup Live Score and Updates: How did Switzerland qualify?

  Switzerland had topped Group C in UEFA division of the World Cup qualifiers where they had held former champions Italy to a goaless and 1-1 draw in two matches.

• 24 Nov 2022, 03:08:58 PM IST

  FIFA World Cup Live Updates: Cameroon in World Cups

  This will be their eighth appearance in the World Cup finals. Once once did they ever cross the group-stage barrier, back in 1990, when they had reached the quarters.

• 24 Nov 2022, 03:04:50 PM IST

  FIFA World Cup Live Score: How did Cameroon qualify?

  Cameroon topped Group D in second round of the CAF division of the World Cup qualifiers. In the third round, they beat Algeria via away-goal rule after 2-2 draw in the two-leg meeting, to make the World Cup finals.

• 24 Nov 2022, 03:00:33 PM IST

  FIFA World Cup Live: Facing each other for first time?

  Interestingly, Switzerland and Cameroon have never faced each other in any competition. And their first ever meeting will be at the biggest stage of all. 

• 24 Nov 2022, 02:57:25 PM IST

  Switzerland vs Cameroon Live Updates: About the venue, Al Janoub Stadium

  This will be the second World Cup game that Al Janoub Stadium will host after France versus Australia tie of Grpup D on November 22. A total of 40,875 spectators had attended the match in the retractable roof football stadium in Qatar. It will host five more World Cup matches including a Last 16 tie.

• 24 Nov 2022, 02:50:18 PM IST

  Switzerland vs Cameroon Live Score: How does Cameroon's squad looks like?

  Goalkeepers: Andre Onana, Devis Epassy, Simon Ngapandouetnbu

  Defenders: Jean-Charles Castelletto, Enzo Ebosse, Collins Fai, Olivier Mbaizo, Nouhou Tolo, Nicolas Nkoulou, Christopher Wooh

  Midfielders: Olivier Ntcham, Gael Ondoua, Martin Hongla, Pierre Kunde, Samuel Oum Gouet, Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa, Jerome Ngom

  Forwards: Nicolas Ngamaleu, Christian Bassogog, Bryan Mbeumo, Georges-Kevin Nkoudou, Jean-Pierre Nsame, Vincent Aboubakar, Karl Toko-Ekambi, Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting, Souaibou Marou

• 24 Nov 2022, 02:45:01 PM IST

  Switzerland vs Cameroon Live: How does Switzerland's squad looks like?

  Goalkeepers: Gregor Kobel, Yann Sommer, Jonas Omlin, Philipp Kohn

  Defenders: Manuel Akanji, Eray Comert, Nico Elvedi, Fabian Schar, Silvan Widmer, Ricardo Rodriguez, Edimilson Fernandes

  Midfielders: Michel Aebischer, Xherdan Shaqiri, Renato Steffen, Granit Xhaka, Denis Zakaria, Fabian Frei, Remo Freuler, Noah Okafor, Fabian Rieder, Ardon Jashari

  Forwards: Breel Embolo, Ruben Vargas, Djibril Sow, Haris Seferovic, Christian Fassnacht

• 24 Nov 2022, 02:41:08 PM IST

  FIFA World Cup Live Updates: What does the FIFA Rankings say? 

  Switzerland are ranked 15th presently while Cameroon, once ranked 11th in the world, are now placed 43rd in the list.

• 24 Nov 2022, 02:37:00 PM IST

  FIFA World Cup Live Score:  How does Group G look?

  To start with, they have five-time champions Brazil, who have never suffered a group-stage exit. The competition hence is between Switzerland, Cameroon and Serbia for that remaining spot for the Round of 16. Both Switzerland and Cameroon would want to make a winning start in the Group G opener while Serbia will take on Brazil later tonight. 

• 24 Nov 2022, 02:30:36 PM IST

  FIFA World Cup Live: What's been the scenario so far in other groups?

  Group A: Ecuador 2-0 Qatar, Netherlands 2-0 Senegal

  Group B: England 6-2 Irand, USA 1-1 Wales

  Group C: Saudi Arabia 2-1 Argentina, Mexico 0-0 Poland

  Group D: Denmark 0-0 Tunisia, France 4-1 Australia

  Group E: Japan 2-1 Germany, Spain 7-0 Costa Rica

  Group F: Morocco 0-0 Croatia, Belgium 1-0 Canada

• 24 Nov 2022, 02:25:41 PM IST

  Hello and welcome!

  Hello and welcome to the Live coverage of the Group G opener of the 2022 FIFA World Cup between Switzerland and Cameroon at the Al Janoub Stadium. Stay tuned for more updates!