Embolo fires Switzerland to a winning start against Cameroon
Cameroon-born forward Breel Embolo was Switzerland's match-winner in a largely uninspiring contest against the Indomitable Lions in World Cup Group G.
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World Cup 2022: What to expect on Day 5
And so the first round of games will be completed today, with World Cup favourites Brazil taking on Serbia, while Cristiano Ronaldo, currently without a club, is set to make his fifth appearance at the finals as Portugal face Ghana.
Swiss eye strong start in World Cup opener versus Cameroon
AL RAYYAN, Qatar : Switzerland hope to secure early points in a tough Group G when they face Cameroon in their World Cup opener on Thursday after a year of solid performances on the European stage.
Ghana double sees off Swiss in World Cup warm-up
Ghana scored twice in the space of four second-half minutes to secure a convincing 2-0 win over Switzerland in their World Cup warm-up friendly in Abu Dhabi on Thursday.
Yakin names experienced Swiss squad for World Cup
Switzerland coach Murat Yakin will lean on experience at the World Cup in Qatar, naming on Wednesday several veterans, including Granit Xhaka and Xherdan Shaqiri, in a 26-man squad for this month's tournament.
World Cup: An XI that could or will miss Qatar due to injury, including Dybala, Kante & Reus
Richarlison’s World Cup dream was in doubt after he was forced off with an injury in Tottenham Hotspur’s match against Everton on Saturday.
Messi, Neymar, Haaland: The most in-form XI in world football
Lionel Messi, Neymar and Erling Haaland have been in red-hot form so far in the 2022/23 football season and make our best XI of the most in-form players right now.
Spain pip Portugal to Nations League finals as Czechs go down
Portugal, winners of the inaugural Nations League in 2019, needed just a point in Braga to finish top of Group A2 but dropped to second as Morata tapped in Nico Williams' header on 88 minutes. "When we had to stand up, we did," Morata told TVE. "If we had lost, it had to be giving everything we had on the pitch, and that's what we did." Spain join the Netherlands, Italy and Croatia in the finals which are scheduled for June next year.