FIFA World Cup 2022 Switzerland vs Cameroon Report: Cameroon has made a good start with a win in the first match of Group G.
FIFA World Cup 2022: In the first match of the fifth day of the Football World Cup 2022 in Qatar, Switzerland started their victory in the tournament by defeating Cameroon 1-0. This Group G match saw strong attacks from both the sides, but the quality of finishing touches from both the teams was not good and this was the reason that despite creating many chances, only one goal could be scored in the whole match and Cameroon failed to match.
In this first match of Group G at Al Janoub Stadium in Al Warqah city, an equal contest was expected between the two teams and the same was witnessed. Cameroon had a chance to take the lead in the 10th minute, but Mbumo, instead of passing to striker Eric Maxime Chupo Moting, took a shot at goal and failed. Then Cameron failed to capitalize on the opportunity found on the rebound.
Cameroon had to bear the brunt of missing this big opportunity as after this Switzerland started taking control of the match and also intensified the attacks. However, even after this the first half remained at 0-0. Taking advantage of Cameroon’s first half failure, Switzerland took the lead within the first 3 minutes of the second half.
In the 48th minute of the match, the ball came to Zehdran Shaqiri on the right wing, who gave an excellent pass to Breel Embolo in the box. Embolo scored a powerful shot with his right foot from a distance of just 4-5 feet from the goal, which the Cameroonian goalkeeper could not stop.
This goal was very special for 25-year-old Brill because he scored this goal against the country where he was born. After this goal of Brill, Cameron tried hard, but he could not penetrate the Swiss defense. At the same time, Switzerland also tried to double the lead but Cameroon goalkeeper Andre Onna stopped him with an excellent save. However, Mbolo’s goal was enough for Switzerland and he opened the account with a win.
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