Switzerland took a giant leap towards qualifying for the World Cup knockout stages with an emphatic 4-1 win over Bosnia-Herzegovina in Los Angeles. What had been an otherwise uneventful encounter for the first 73 minutes came to life when 20-year-old Johan Manzambi crashed in a volley just 166 seconds after his introduction, before Tarik Muharemovic was shown a straight red for catching Breel Embolo on the heel as the last man. Embolo then teed up another sub, Ruben Vargas, to hit a first-time shot past
Nikola Vasilj to make it 2-0 and it was three with 90 minutes on the clock when Freiburg midfielder Manzambi coolly side-footed in his second. As it happened | Teams | Stats | Group B guideWorld Cup day-by-day schedule | Latest: World CupFollow our World Cup coverage in the Sky Sports App There was still more action to come, though. On just his third appearance for his country, Ermin Mahmic reduced the deficit when he beat Switzerland goalkeeper Gregor Kobel with the sweetest of volleys
from just inside the box. But the three-goal cushion was restored with one of the final kicks of the game when Swiss captain Granit Xhaka rolled in from the spot after Djibril Sow had been brought down by Amar Memic. What the result means. Rate the players
World Cup 2026, Switzerland vs Bosnia-Herzegovina, Johan Manzambi, Granit Xhaka, Tarik Muharemovic, Breel Embolo, Ruben Vargas, Ermin Mahmic, Los Angeles, Group B
Xhaka scoring penalties now?? wild.
I didn’t even know Switzerland was playing Bosnia in LA lol. The red card part sounds like a mess though, like how you catch someone on the heel and get straight up sent.
Wait so Manzambi scored twice in like 2 minutes after coming on? That’s actually insane. Also are they calling it “volley” but he “side-footed”?? I’m confused but either way 4-1 is a beatdown.
Seems convenient timing with the qualifier stuff… like World Cup is always rigged for the big teams anyway. And Los Angeles?? why is this happening in LA if it’s Switzerland vs Bosnia. I’m not saying the result didn’t happen, just like… the whole setup feels weird.