Switzerland vs Cameroon LIVE World Cup 2022: Result, final score and reaction after Breel Embolo goal

Switzerland 1-0 Cameroon: Embolo did not celebrate after scoring against the country of his birth, in what proved to be the winner in a lively Group G clash

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An apologetic Breel Embolo scored the winner against the country of his birth to hand Switzerland a 1-0 victory over Cameroon in their World Cup Group G clash at the Al Janoub Stadium on Thursday.

Embolo swept home a low Xherdan Shaqiri cross after 48 minutes and then stood still with a rueful frown on his face as his team mates celebrated around him. The 25-year-old was born in Yaounde but raised in Basel.

Cameroon were the better side in the opening half and might have had the lead as Karl Toko Ekambi, Eric-Maxim Choupo-Moting and Martin Hongla all missed good chances against a lacklustre Switzerland side that battled to get out of first gear.

But the Swiss were much improved in the second period and took the lead through Embolo’s well-worked goal. Ruben Vargas missed an excellent chance to score a second but was thwarted by goalkeeper Andre Onana as Cameroon ran out of steam.

Follow all the reaction with our live blog below, before attention turns to Uruguay vs South Korea in Group H

Switzerland vs Cameroon latest updates

• Switzerland edged past a spirited Cameroon to make a winning start to their Qatar World Cup campaign at the Al Janoub Stadium
• 95’ - LAST DITCH BLOCK! Castelletto denies Seferovic, lunging to stop his shot from inside the box (SUI 1-0 CMR)
• 66’ - TOP SAVE! Onana makes brilliant stop from Vargas (SUI 1-0 CMR)
• 48’ - GOAL! Embolo smashes home Shaqiri’s cross to break the deadlock (SUI 1-0 CMR)
• 46’ - SITTER! Akanji, unmarked, plants a header wide from six yards at a corner (SUI 0-0 CMR)
• 35’ - CHANCE! Widmer makes a brilliant recovery challenge to deny Toko Ekambi a tap-in from six yards (SUI 0-0 CMR)
• 14’ - CHANCE! Akanji’s last-ditch challenge denies Choupo-Moting’s finish after going through one-on-one (SUI 0-0 CMR)
• 10’ - CHANCE! Toko Ekambi wastes glorious chance to break the deadlock, blazing over from 12 yards (SUI 0-0 CMR)
• Action continues with Uruguay vs South Korea in Group H

[24 November 2022 10:13 · Jamie Braidwood]

Switzerland 0-0 Cameroon

12 mins: Classic. Xhaka takes aim from range but blasts over. The big question is, can the midfielder replicate his Arsenal form for his country?

[24 November 2022 10:12 · Jamie Braidwood]

Switzerland 0-0 Cameroon

10 mins: CHANCE! Cameroon should be 1-0 up! Switzerland are sliced open through with a simple ball through the middle. Mbeumo takes the shot first time, which is parried away by Sommer. It drops to Karl Toko Ekambi, but he fires over from inside the box!

[24 November 2022 10:09 · Jamie Braidwood]

Switzerland 0-0 Cameroon

7 mins: Shaqiri is able to turn and run after receiving the ball in a pocket of space. Wimmer provided an option out wide but Cameroon are able to get out to stop the cross.

[24 November 2022 10:07 · Jamie Braidwood]

Switzerland 0-0 Cameroon

5 mins: Cameroon win a free kick wide on the left, their first opportunity to threaten Switzerland. Mbeumo’s cross is headed clear by Xhaka.

[24 November 2022 10:06 · Jamie Braidwood]

Switzerland 0-0 Cameroon

4 mins: Embolo is seeing a lot of the ball early on, too, and is dropping deep receive posession. Cameroon aren’t sure how to deal with it.

[24 November 2022 10:04 · Jamie Braidwood]

Switzerland 0-0 Cameroon

3 mins: Switzerland start on the front foot, seeing plenty of the ball in the Cameroon half in the opening stages. Shaqiri, who starts on the right, sees a cross blocked as he looked to cut in on his left foot.

[24 November 2022 10:03 · Jamie Braidwood]

Switzerland 0-0 Cameroon

1 min: Switzerland win an early corner, taken by Shaqiri. It’s hacked clear by Cameroon at the front post.

[24 November 2022 10:01 · Jamie Braidwood]

KICK-OFF! Switzerland 0-0 Cameroon

We have a huge on-the-pitch shadow at the Al Janoub Stadium. Classic World Cup.

[24 November 2022 09:59 · Jamie Braidwood]

Switzerland vs Cameroon

Here are the anthems - Switzerland’s is lovely and gentle, Cameroon’s powerful and shouty. Good stuff all around.

Kick-off next!

[24 November 2022 09:57 · Jamie Braidwood]

Switzerland vs Cameroon

Lovely scenes before kick-off as Cameroon legend Roger Milla receives recognition from Fifa for his iconic goals in the 1990 World Cup, including in the famous win against Argentina. Can Cameroon take inspiration?

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