FACTS AND STATS: EMBOLO'S GOAL HELPS SWITZERLAND DEFEAT CAMEROON

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FIFA World Cup Group G Match Statistics

SWITZERLAND VS CAMEROON

Venue: Al Janoub Stadium

Switzerland 1 vs 0 Cameroon

B Embolo (48′)

Switzerland XI (4-2-3-1): Sommer; Rodriguez, Akanji, Elvedi, Widmer; Xhaka, Freuler; Shaqiri, Sow, Vargas; Embolo

Cameroon XI (4-3-3): Onana; Tolo, Nkoulou, Castelletto, Fai; Gouet, Anguissa, Honglo; Choupo-Moting, Mbeumo,Toko Ekambi

MATCH FACTS

50% – Xherdan Shaqiri contributed directly to 50% of the Swiss national team’s goals in the last 4 participations of the team in major tournaments (World Cup + European Nations, 12/24), scoring 8 goals and assisting 4.

Cameroon have lost each of their last eight games at the World Cup; only Mexico have ever lost more games in a row in the competition’s history (nine between 1930 & 1958).

Breel Embolo, who was born in Cameroon, has scored in each of his last three competitive appearances for Switzerland – this is his best such run for the national team.

61 – André Onana had 61 touches against Switzerland, the most for a goalkeeper in a #FIFAWorldCup match this year.

0 – None of the four African teams which have already played in this World Cup have scored (Senegal 🇸🇳, Tunisia 🇹🇳, Morocco 🇲🇦 and now Cameroon 🇨🇲). In the 2018 edition, the five African teams only failed to score on five occasions overall.

MATCH STATS

Spain Japan

Possession: 51% 49%

Shots: 7 6

Shots on target: 3 4

Corners: 11 5

Fouls: 12 10

Yellow Card: 2 1

Red Card: 0 0

MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee: Facundo Tello

Assistants: Ezequiel Brailovsky, Gabriel Chade