Switzerland wraps up first place in Group B at the World Cup with a 2-1 victory over Canada

VANCOUVER, British Columbia: Switzerland put a damper on Canada’s World Cup party in Vancouver.
The Swiss got goals from Rubén Vargas and Johan Manzambi to beat Canada 2-1 on Wednesday and win Group B. Now Switzerland will get a week of rest before returning to the same city to face one of the eight best third-place finishers on July 2.
“I think that we deserve to be where we are right now,” Switzerland coach Murat Yakin said.

“In three days from now, we will know the opponent of the next match, and now we have the possibility to watch this tournament, and to watch the matches, and we will take what we will get.”
Canada dropped to second place in the group and will play in the knockout round for the first time in team history. But the Canadians had been hoping for a win or a draw on Wednesday so they would play their round of 32 match on home soil.
Instead, Canada will travel Inglewood, California, for its next game on Sunday against the second-place finisher in Group A.
“We wanted to be here in Vancouver, but we still have a massive opportunity ahead of us to find a way to still electrify the nation, even though it’ll be from Los Angeles,” Canada coach Jesse Marsch said.
After Manzambi came off the bench and scored two goals in Switzerland’s 4-1 victory over Bosnia-Herzegovina on Thursday, he earned a spot in the starting lineup against Canada.