The Swiss national team opened its campaign in the 2022 World Cup, which is currently being held in Qatar, with a valuable 1-0 victory over Cameroon, today, Thursday, in the first round of Group G matches.
And at Al Janoub Stadium in Al Wakrah, Swiss striker Brill Embolo scored Switzerland's only goal, received a pass from Xherdan Shakiri from the right side and hit a powerful ball from close range into the net in the 48th minute, giving Switzerland the lead after Cameroon was the better party in the first half.
Embolo, 25, refused to celebrate his goal, and seemed to want to apologize after the rest of the Swiss players ran towards him to celebrate the goal of progress. Embolo was born in Yaoundé but grew up in Basel and scored with Switzerland's first shot on goal.
Embolo, who has Cameroonian origin, scores the goal for Switzerland and refuses to celebrate.
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The attempts of Carl Toko Ekambi, Eric-Maxim Choupo-Moting and Martin Hongla did not succeed in equalizing for Cameroon, and Switzerland missed many opportunities to enhance its progress in light of the brilliance of Cameroonian goalkeeper Andre Onana.
Thus, the Swiss national team - which is participating in the World Cup for the 12th time in its history - won the first 3 points in the group that also includes Brazil and Serbia.
On the other hand, the Cameroonian national team - which records its eighth appearance in the World Cup as the most participating African team in the great football forum - remained without points.
Cameroon will meet its Serbian counterpart next Monday in the next round, which will see a fiery confrontation between the Swiss team and Brazil on the same day.