The

upper

hand

at

the

Al

Janoub

Stadium

today.

Let's

hand

you

over

to

your

match

commentators.

Andros

Townsend.

But

first,

Seb

Hutchinson.

Yes,

Thank

you,

Laura.

Expectations

are

high

for

the

Swiss.

Their

quarter-final

run

at

Euro

was

followed

by

topping

a

qualification

group

that

included

Euro

champions

Italy.

As

for

Cameroon,

they

had

high

hopes

of

being

African

champions.

On

home

soil

earlier

this

year,

Only

to

fall

at

the

semi-final

stage.

And

just

like

their

opponents

today,

They

would

pay

the

price

via

a

penalty

shootout.

Some

have

said

this

isn't

the

strongest

Cameroon

side

they've

taken

to

a

tournament.

Jachina

said

this

is

the

strongest

Swiss

side

they've

taken

to

a

tournament.

And

as

we've

seen

so

far

in

this

tournament,

It

cannot

predict

what

may

unfold.

A

few

familiar

faces

for

those

who

follow

English

football

and

plenty

for

those

who

follow

football

in

general.

A

side

from

Europe

takes

on

a

side

from

Africa

at

the

Al

Janoub

Stadium.

With

that

Cameroon

line-up,

It's

his

first

World

Cup.

We're

expecting

plenty

of

Cameroon

fans,

That's

for

sure,

In

this

arena.

We'll

see

if

they'll

be

heard.

A

big

challenge

on

the

African

side

today.

A

man

who's

played

at

four

World

Cups

and

is

managing

at

his

first

World

Cup.

As

always,

The

action

will

start

shortly.

But

before

then,

The

national

anthem.

It's

Switzerland

against

Cameroon.

At

the

Algenoob

Stadium

for

Switzerland

against

Cameroon.

Let's

take

a

look

at

the

teams.

The

Swiss

select

eight

of

the

faces

that

began

the

loss

on

spot

kicks

to

Spain

at

the

last

Euros.

Granit

Xhaka

missed

that

game

through

suspension

and

also

all

of

the

World

Cup

qualifiers.

but

is

back

to

captain

a

side

that

features

a

former

Liverpool

and

Stoke

City

man.

Jordan

Shaqiri.

He

plays

for

Chicago

Fire

in

the

USA

and

is

about

to

embark

on

his

fourth

World

Cup.

As

for

Cameroon,

Well...

This

Cameroon

XI

features

six

of

the

players

that

started

the

semi-final

defeat

to

Egypt

in

the

African

Cup

of

Nations

earlier

this

year.

One

of

the

new

faces

is

Brentford's

Brian

Mbomo.

He

only

made

his

international

debut

this

autumn.

The

big

surprise

is

that

figurehead

striker

Vincent

Aboubakar

is

only

on

the

bench.

Eric-Maxim

Choupo-Moting.

A

man

who's

really

done

the

rounds

in

European

football.

PSG.

Bayern

Munich.

Stoke

City

and

many

others.

With

Abubakar

on

the

bench,

that's

the

big

surprise

in

their

team.

The

Swiss

are

a

tight-knit

unit

with

plenty

of

familiar

faces.

This

World

Cup

has

thrown

up

a

fair

few

surprises.

On

paper

these

sides

are

perhaps

more

closely

matched,

but

the

Swiss

will

be

the

favorites.

How

will

they

impose

themselves

on

Cameroon?

Switzerland

and

Cameroon's

men's

sides

are

meeting

for

the

first

time.

No

template

for

this

one.

So

let's

see

how

it

plays

out.

Andros

Townsend.

Plenty

of

familiar

faces

on

the

pitch.

Indeed.

Lots

of

Premier

League

and

ex-Premier

League

players

on

show

this

afternoon.

Choupo-Moting.

Giza

for

the

Swiss.

Shaqiri.

Of

course.

Xhaka.

who

we

know

well,

Akanji

from

Man

City.

So,

no,

It's

going

to

be

a

very

fascinating

game

this

afternoon.

Two

sides

with

three

in

midfield.

That

balance

will

be

fascinating.

Players

who've

come

up

against

each

other

before.

Let's

see

how

it

plays

out.

Swiss

side

with

players

who've

been

at

multiple

tournaments.

It's

been

Xherdan

Shaqiri

to

Widmer.

Already

looking

to

stretch

his

Cameroon

defence,

Down

the

left-hand

side

where

Nouhou

is,

Nouhou

Tolo.

known

as

Nouhou,

plays

his

football

for

Seattle

Sounders

in

the

United

States.

And

Murat

Yakin,

his

last

tournament

in

charge.

a

former

international.

Early

corner

for

Switzerland

to

be

taken

by

Shaqiri.

And

it

goes.

It

was

an

awkward

one

for

Cameroon

to

deal

with.

The

ball

to

the

near

post

and

they

clear

it

away.

What's

interesting

is

the

Swiss

in

their

last

game

against

Ghana,

they

tried

a

three

at

the

back

and

two

wing-backs

in

Vargas

and

Widmer

and

it

didn't

really

work

out.

So

it's

no

surprise

to

see

the

manager

revert

back

to...

The

tried

and

tested

formation.

That

was

a

surprise

for

Onana

there.

He

can

pick

up

the

pieces,

but

not

quite

won

back

by

Vargas.

You

want

to

see

the

balance

of

this

Swiss

midfield.

In

particular,

Granit

Xhaka

has

a

new

lease

of

life

at

Arsenal.

He

can

always

be

at

the

base

of

midfield

for

his

club,

but

for

his

country.

He

has

an

influence

higher

on

the

pitch,

and

he

will

hope

to

be

today.

To

be

honest,

he's

always

been

a

big

influence.

I

think

he

had

some

unfair

criticism

at

times

a

few

years

ago

during

his

early

phase

at

Arsenal,

but

always,

every

time

I've

played

against

him,

always

been

a

presence

in

that

midfield

and

an

anchor

for

the

attacking

players

ahead

of

him.

That's

why

it's

great

to

have

you

alongside

us

for

this

one,

Andros.

You

can

give

that

unique

opinion

as

a

current

player

who

played

against

many

of

these

players.

I

don't

think

you

played

against

Rigobert

Song,

though,

did

you?

Slightly

before

my

time.

He

covered

everybody's

time

for

so

long.

Inside

and

see

if

he

can

get

on

the

ball

and

find

little

pockets

inside

Rodriguez;

the

man

you

always

see

on

that

left-hand

side

for

Switzerland

is

Akanji.

You

mentioned

earlier

Boubica

dropping

to

the

bench,

no

surprise

watching

their

last

game.

against

Panama,

I

think

it

was.

It

was

only

really

the

second

half

when

Choupo-Moting

and

GK

and

Kudu

came

on,

but

they

really

made

a

difference

and

really

got

Cameroon

back

into

the

game.

So

it's

no

surprise

that

he's

dropped

the

star

man.

So

Akanji

and

Bolo.

A

little

bit

of

room

for

him

to

operate

in.

Can't

get

the

pass

out

to

Shaqiri.

Just

caught.

Uhu

flying

across

on

that

left-hand

side.

He's

quite

the

character,

Uhu.

Very

popular

for

the

supporters.

I'd

say

the

pressure

in

this

game

is

probably

slightly

more

on

Switzerland,

knowing

they've

got

to

play

Brazil

in

their

next

game.

Psychologically,

there's

no

way

you

can

go

into

that

game

after

the

defeat.

So

I

think

the

pressure's

more

on

Switzerland.

You

can

see

that

in

the

start

to

this

game.

Cameroon

happy

to

concede

possession

and

let

Switzerland

knock

it

around

the

back.

And

to

add

to

that,

the

other

team

in

this

group,

Serbia.

In

the

last

World

Cup,

they

had

quite

the

matchup.

Emotion's

running

high

in

that

game.

They

play

each

other.

They

played

Brazil

in

the

last

World

Cup

as

well.

It's

a

really

tough

group.

People

look

at

Brazil

and

say

they're

going

to

run

away.

But

they're

going

to

win

it

easily.

But

there

are

no

easy

fixtures

and

it's

going

to

be

difficult

for

Brazil

or

any

of

these

sides

to

get

out

of

that

group.

As

we've

seen

so

far

in

this

World

Cup.

Japan

beating

Germany,

Saudi

Arabia

beating

Argentina.

Don't

try

and

map

out

how

it's

going

to

go.

As

we

tend

to

do

in

England.

In

any

case.

And

Sommer.

Look

around

this

Swiss

team.

Players

who've

been

at

multiple

tournaments

for

them.

They've

got

a

free

kick

to

defend

here.

First

opportunity

for

Cameroon.

They

haven't

really

got

into

Switzerland's

box

yet.

so

it'll

be

interesting

to

see

if

they

can

put

a

good

ball

in

and

really

take

the

threshold.

Could

be

the

left

foot.

Brian

Mbomo.

It

is

Mbomo.

clips

it

in.

which

is

dealt

with

by

Xhaka.

They're

looking

for

the

flag

to

go

up.

And

it

does

indeed.

English

stretching

for

that

ball.

Just

looking

at

his

reaction.

I

think

it

was

the

right

ball

in

from

Mbomo.

I

just

don't

think

the

runs

were

where

Mbomo

wanted

the

ball.

But

I

think

he

missed

the

first

man,

which

is

the

most

important

thing

when

you're

taking

a

set

piece.

As

you

said

before,

I

just

see

Shaqiri

on

this

right-hand

side

for

Switzerland.

Pass

away

to

Freuler,

Rodriguez,

Under

pressure,

but

Switzerland

have

won

it

back.

If

so,

Freuler,

Kerr,

thought

about

it,

urged

door,

Pargas,

Pargas

for

So

in

the

penalty

area,

ruled

out

by

Cameroon.

Two

clear

back

fours

for

Cameroon

at

the

moment,

a

back

four

and

a

midfield

four,

and

Mbomo's

the

one

he's

closer

to,

to

promote

a

bit

wider

though,

not

two

central

strikers.

It's

two

promoting

central

and

Mbomo

wide

and

then

they've

got

two

defensive

blocks

of

four;

side

looking

to

be

very

organized

on

the

pitch

and

it's

very

organized

off

the

pitch

too,

to

be

honest.

Switzerland,

a

few

months

ago,

played

Spain

and

beat

Spain

but

they

were

very

resolute.

They

were

very

defensively

astute

in

that

game.

So

it's

going

to

be

a

tough

game

for

me;

I

don't

predict

many

goals.

It's

going

to

be

an

interesting

game.

I

don't

think

there

will

be

many

goals

because

both

sides

are

defensively

very

well

drilled.

Oh

please

too

many

nil-nils

so

far,

yeah,

There

is,

but

even

the

nil-nil

draws

we've

had

so

far

have

been

interesting

games

in

their

own

right,

fascinating

tactical

battles,

and

I'm

sure

we'll

have

another

one

of

the

same.

To

promote

it

was

free

on

the

inside,

But

we'll

see

as

Mbomo

approaches

the

ball

here

he

probably

couldn't

square

it,

and

by

the

time

he

got

to

cross

it

it

was

closed

off,

so

I

think

he

made

the

right

choice.

Rodriguez

that's

a

real

break

for

Cameroon;

the

Swiss

are

looking

to

respond.

Might

work

out

because

that

was

the

first

chance

for

Cameroon

to

really

show

what

they

could

do

on

the

counter.

Monguisa,

Nuhu,

He

gets

forward.

Seems

that's

given

Cameroon

confidence.

This

is

their

first

Spell

of

possession

now.

They've

had

their

counter-attack.

They've

had

their

kick.

Now

it's

their

chance

to

really

get

settled

in

the

game

and

into

the

World

Cup,

which

we

really

want

to

see.

Famous,

Global

event.

But

it's

been

a

while

since

they've

won

a

game

here.

Which

means

to

Okombe.

Okombe

stretching

for

that

ball.

And

she

does

well.

Shaqiri.

Looks

for

that

ball

through

the

middle.

Dropped

to

So.

Interception.

Castelletto.

Choupo-Moting.

That's

lost

by

Mgwe.

Nongler.

We're

waiting

for

the

first

long-range

effort

from

Granit

Xhaka

and

there

it

is.

Yeah,

he's

certainly

not

afraid

to

hit

it,

is

he?

Especially

on

that

left

foot.

We've

seen

one

or

two

goals

from

him

in

the

past.

But

on

this

occasion,

Just

leaning

back

and

ended

up

hitting

it

clear

over

the

bar.

Saman.

Which

had

just

before

the

game

was

missing

from

their

quality

shootout

victory

against,

or

defeat

I

should

say,

against

Spain

at

the

last

Euros.

It

was

a

victory

over

France

that

got

them

to

the

quarter-finals.

A

dramatic

game

in

which

they

were

trailing

the

French

by

two

goals

and

came

back

brilliantly.

Could

be

the

match

of

the

tournament

for

Spain-Croatia.

Can't

argue

that.

Choupo-Moting

trying

to

squeeze

it

through

to

Toko

Ekambi.

Yes,

The

first

time

we've

really

seen

Vargas

in

the

game

on

the

left-hand

side,

a

player

with

real

quality.

Can

they

get

the

ball

out

to

him

more?

I

know

Shaqiri

is

the

main

man,

but

this

starts

from

Vargas.

Clear

offside

and

I

don't

think

it's

a

penalty

anyway.

But

good

to

see

that

Switzerland

are

using

both

wingers

because

both

of

them

are

going

to

be

important

if

they're

going

to

get

anything

from

this

game.

Brielle

and

Bomo

leading

that

line

for

Switzerland.

A

man

born

in

Cameroon.

Special

occasion

for

him

this

one.

Special

on

his

own.

Sit

long.

Mbeumo

operates

on

both

wings

as

we've

seen

so

far.

He

plays

for

Brentford

in

the

Premier

League.

This

is

Vidma.

Combi

chasing

back.

What

we're

starting

to

see

now

is

the

first

five,

ten

minutes

Cameroon,

like

I

said,

were

in

there

two

blocks

of

four.

Choupo-Moting

gets

down

before

Akanji,

he's

in

here,

makes

the

save.

Early

chances

here,

Cameroon.

Yeah,

big

chance

there

for

Choupo-Moting,

probably

expected

him

to

score,

but

I

think

Akanji

just

does

enough,

gets

back

in,

puts

his

shoulder

on

him

and

just

eases

him

out

of

it.

Could

he

have

squared

it

again?

Probably

should

have

on

this

occasion,

and

Mbeumo's

there

for

the

tapping,

but...

You

have

to

say

good

defending

from

Akanji

stopped

a

certain

goal

for

Cameroon.

I

have

to

think

he

wasn't

kicking

back

when

Mbeumo

did

pass

to

him.

Knowing

forward

players,

Yes,

he

was.

Definitely

centre-forward.

So

Akanji

couldn't

quite

get

there.

Akanji

into

Mbolo.

Out

he

goes

to

Shaqiri.

Dangerous

position

when

he

gets

the

ball

in

space.

That'll

be

a

corner.

You

can

tell

it's

a

clear

ploy

from

Switzerland,

though.

Get

the

ball

wide.

Can

you

get

bodies

in

the

box?

On

this

occasion,

they

had

three

players

in

the

box

and

Vargas

at

the

back

post

joining

in.

And

yes,

you

can

tell

it's

a

real

tactic.

As

is

corners.

Scored

twice

against

Spain

in

the

Nations

League

a

few

months

ago,

Akanji

and

Mbolo.

So

this

is

a

big

chance

for

Switzerland.

See

if

they

can

force

this

in

from

the

set

piece.

Shaqiri

to

take.

Whips

it

in

again,

dealt

with

at

the

near

post.

Cameroon

may

hold

it

up

through

Toko

Ekambi.

He

can't

make

it

stick.

Shaqiri

again.

Vargas

to

the

wingers,

to

make

something

happen.

This

is

where

Cameroon

have

been

dangerous.

Toko

Ekambi

waiting

for

support.

No

Choupo-Moting

yet,

But

he's

getting

there

and

he's

got

it

now.

Keep

it

under

control,

Not

quite.

And

this

is

the

problem

for

Switzerland

on

the

flip

side.

Yes,

their

biggest

threats

are

Shaqiri

coming

inside

and

Widmer

occupying

the

wing

high

and

wide,

but

when

Cameroon

do

win

it,

there's

a

big

outlet

there

in

Ekambi.

Just

sitting

in

the

gaps

between

the

right

back

and

the

centre

half.

It

does

make

this

game

already

quite

intriguing.

Ekambi

towards

Vargas.

Young

winger

for

Switzerland.

Rodriguez

back

to

Vargas.

He's

had

an

excellent

season

with

Napoli,

who

are

having

an

excellent

season

themselves.

Flew

down

the

line

and

it

was

cleared

forward;

it

couldn't

be

made

to

stick.

Going

back

to

Anguissa,

I

thought

he

was

very

good

in

the

few

years

he

had

at

Fulham

any

time

I

played

against

him

I

felt

he

could

play

at

a

higher

level,

and

it's

nice

to

see

him

at

Napoli

playing

well.

Unfortunate

really

Fulham

were

relegated

in

the

seasons

he

played

for

them.

Time

at

Marseille

before

that

really

raised

his

profile;

he's

a

big

figure

for

this

Cameroon

team.

That

midfield

did

a

job

here

for

Switzerland,

Embolo

so

difficult

to

shake

off

the

ball.

Freuler

such

a

good

defensive

shape

from

Cameroon.

We're

in

a

nice

position.

We're

high

up,

we're

central

we

can

see

everything,

and

they've

got

such

a

good

shape

now.

Embolo

is

a

bit

deeper:

a

block

of

four

and

a

block

of

five,

but

they

might

be

stretched

here.

Rodriguez,

plenty

in

the

penalty

area

as

well.

Vargas

went

the

wrong

way,

but

back

to

Rodriguez

who

sends

it

in

again.

Freuler.

Jacka

looks

for

Vidmar,

just

escapes

it.

Almost

found

a

way

through

there,

Switzerland.

They

did.

When

you

play

against

a

tight

block

like

Cameroon

are

playing,

the

spaces,

The

areas

to

expose

are

the

wide

areas.

And

especially,

Can

you

get

the

ball

from

one

wide

area

and

switch

it

quickly

to

the

other

wide

area

and

not

allow

the

Cameroon

block

time

to

get

across?

They

did

it

perfectly

there,

Almost

getting

in

with

Weidem

on

the

right-hand

side.

It

already

does

feel

like

a

game

that's

going

to

be

tough

to

call

here.

But

it's

been

a

fascinating

or

minutes

and

we

haven't

had

a

goal.

It

shows

you

don't

need

goals

to

have

a

good

football

match.

Quickly,

Gisa,

one

back

by

Switzerland

Shaqiri

wants

it

instead.

It

goes

to

a

Bolo.

There's

Ngisa

with

a

foot

in.

They're

a

side

already

showing

as

the

coach

said

they're

organized,

good

on

the

counter,

with

presence

in

midfield

as

well.

Ryan

Mbomo

only

made

his

Cameroon

debut

in

autumn

after

being

one

of

several

players

dissuaded

by

FA

president

Samuel

Eto'o.

Toko

Okombe,

Nogisa

and

Nguyen.

Nguyen

forward

to

Choupo-Moting.

It's

a

difficult

one

for

him

to

deal

with.

It's

good

that

they're

not

afraid

to

dink

one

up

into

the

front

man.

I

think

in

modern

football

you

don't

see

it

enough.

You

see

teams

trying...

Play

only

one

way,

try

and

break

through,

and

if

that

doesn't

happen

they

keep

knocking,

trying

to

knock

down

the

door,

But

this

Cameroon

side

is

not

afraid

to

go

back

to

front

if

need

be.

Switzerland

getting

forward

when

you're

out

in

front

and

you

see

the

goalkeeper

and

defenders

passing

it

out

from

the

back,

it's

a

little

bit

too

close

for

comfort.

No,

they

got

out

of

it.

I'm

sure

they'll

do

it

again

next

time.

Like

I

said,

in

modern

football

it's

all

about

possession.

It's

all

about

being

calm

on

the

ball.

Even

goalkeepers

now

work

with

their

feet.

So

yeah,

So

yeah,

it's

no

surprise

to

see

some

teams

playing

out

from

the

back;

you're

saying

"trust

the

process"

until

it

goes

wrong,

then

it's

somebody

else's

fault.

Here

comes

Switzerland

Xhaka,

Rodriguez

after

Vargas;

Vargas

plays

it

in

again.

And

Gwent

is

dropping

in

to

help

out

once

more.

Ball

pumped

long

by

five.

Of

course,

African

nations

at

the

World

Cup,

for

so

many

decades,

have

been

accused

of

naivety,

stereotyping,

to

fight

all

of

that

off,

to

show

their

talent

and

ability.

We're

at

a

point

now,

A

hard

side

here,

very

difficult

to

break

down,

dangerous

on

the

counter-attack.

Switzerland,

although

they've

had

a

lot

of

the

ball,

created

too

much

so

far;

Cameroon

have

had

the

best

chances.

Shaqiri

should

be

credited

he's

very

good

on

the

ball

as

well.

Cameroon,

like

you

said,

have

been

subject

to

stereotypes

and

criticism,

one

being

that

African

teams

are

quick

and

strong.

but

they

can't

keep

the

ball.

They

can't

play

possession

football,

but

this

Cameroon

side,

already

in

the

previous

game,

are

showing

that

that

is

a

myth.

Just

a

bit

nervous

for

you

there,

Andrews.

That's

right

to

come

out

from

the

back

here.

That's

a

good

ball

inside.

Toko

Okombe,

Mbomo.

He's

got

support

and

Mbomo

will

duck

inside.

Brian

Mbomo

still

on

Giesa.

This

calm

build-up

play

from

Cameroon.

Toko

Okombe,

Luhu.

And

they

got

the

bodies

back,

Switzerland.

It

will

be

a

corner.

Very

good

work

from

Mbomo

on

the

right-hand

side.

You

know

he's

going

to

look

to

come

inside.

Switzerland

had

two

or

three

bodies

back

there

waiting

for

him

to

come

inside,

but

with

the

trickery

he's

got,

still

managed

to...

to

wiggle

his

way

out

of

it

and

create

a

chance

for

his

side;

would

you

have

gone

for

the

shot

there?

Of

course

I

would

silly

question;

corner

kick

to

Cameroon,

Mbomo

has

gone

across

to

take

it,

aiming

at

the

six-yard

box;

Mbomo

looks

to

curl

a

corner

towards

the

back

post,

another

chance

to

send

it

back

into

the

area.

for

Cameroon.

Ongla's

waiting

at

the

back

post.

Switzerland

should

be

able

to

clear.

I

think

that's

forward.

but

there's

nobody

there.

You

do

get

the

sense

with

Cameroon,

the

confidence

will

grow

in

this

game.

And

they'll

start

to

pose

themselves,

position-wise,

perhaps.

He's

got

the

ability,

of

course.

That's

only

natural.

This

is

World

Cup

football.

This

is

not

a

walk

in

the

park.

It's

a

big

occasion.

And

Switzerland

started

with

possession,

so

naturally...

When

you're

playing

against

that,

you

do

get

nervous.

When

you

do

get

on

the

ball,

but

they've

more

than

settled

into

this

game

now,

like

you

mentioned

before,

They've

had

the

better

of

the

chances.

Mbeumo

is

such

a

handful

in

the

Premier

League

for

Brentford.

He

has,

yeah,

a

very

good

player.

Like

I

said,

he's

always

looking

to

get

on

his

left

foot.

You

know

he

can

do

it,

but

you

can't

stop

it.

It's

one

of

those.

Yeah,

we've

seen

that

already,

and

he's

a

big

threat.

You're

describing

yourself,

though.

Not

at

the

moment,

with

a

knife

tack

on

my

knee.

No,

sorry.

Yeah,

But

it

was

better

from

Cameroon.

Tripomoting's

been...

He's

been

disappointed.

He's

been

letting

his

teammates

know

that

the

service

has

not

been

good

enough

to

start

this

game,

and

that

one

they

got

right

straight

up

to

his

head.

He

set

it

off,

and

then

it's

about

whether

a

runner

can

get

on

it

on

this

occasion.

It

was

a

combination

that

ended

in

a

shot

on

goal.

Promising

so

far

for

Cameroon.

What

can

Switzerland

do

here,

though,

on

the

break?

A

bursting

run

from

him

to

get

forward.

One

point

to

say

that

all

the

African

sides

at

this

World

Cup

are

managed

by

men

from

their

own

country,

Which

is

a

first

and

a

welcome

one.

It's

managed

by

Europeans,

but

for

this

special

tournament

they've

got

a

head

on

the

touchline

in

Rigobert

Song

and

a

figurehead

in

the

stands

in

Samuel

Eto'o.

You'll

see

a

shot

of

him

at

some

point

in

this

game.

Sometimes

international

football

is

not

all

about

tactics

and

being

a

tactician.

It's

about

having

that

experience

and

implementing

things

you

did

as

a

player.

Going

to

World

Cups

and

realising

what

you

did

well.

What

you

didn't

do

well

and

implementing

it

as

a

manager.

And

I

think

Gareth

Southgate

does

that

perfectly

for

the

English

national

team.

It

looks

like

Rigobert

Song

is

doing

that

as

well

for

Cameroon.

Well,

They've

had

a

nice

start

here

against

Switzerland.

Showing

some

of

their

talent

so

far,

But

they'll

impose

themselves

a

bit

more

in

an

attacking

sense;

they

haven't

created

too

many

opportunities.

Cameroon,

without

Michael

Ngadeu

at

center

half

he

was

expected

to

be

one

of

the

first

names

on

the

team

sheet

but

wasn't

even

picked

by

Rigobert

Song.

Free

kick

to

Switzerland,

and

Vargas

is

down

after

a

challenge

by

Collins

Fai,

who

is

feigning

his

innocence.

Definitely

a

foul.

Definitely

a

foul.

Yes,

He

does

get

the

ball,

but

he

goes

through

the

back

of

him

to

get

it.

The

ball,

Which

not

only

in

today's

game,

But

in

any

day

and

age

is

always

going

to

be

a

foul.

Free-kick

for

Switzerland.

They

go

short.

Freuler.

There

goes.

Rodriguez

in

towards

Mbolo.

There's

another

defensive

leg

to

clear

that

ball

away.

And

Choupo-Moting

with

a

nice

touch

to

Anguissa.

Takes

a

combi.

Takes

a

combi

again.

Anguissa.

The

switch

to

Bomo

inside,

looking

to

get

it

back

sharp,

enterprising

play

from

Cameroon.

Very

good

work

again

from

Bomo,

this

time

linking

up

with

a

little

one-two;

comes

inside

and

then

you've

got

the

runner

off

him.

Good

shot

on

goal,

the

best

he

could

do

from

that

angle.

But

they've

got

themselves

another

corner,

another

opportunity

to

score.

Infield

three,

which

you

may

have

expected

to

be

quite

defensive,

has

been

anything

but

so

far.

Their

side

is

on

top.

In

from

both

teammates'

heads.

That's

not

a

very

good

header

from

Shaqiri

though.

That

could

cause

a

few

problems.

So

they

do

clear

their

lines

in

the

end.

Shaqiri

trying

to

make

amends.

Cameroon

will

start

again.

Yeah,

The

safest

place

to

put

a

winger

on

a

corner

is

normally

at

the

edge

of

the

box,

as

it's

as

far

away

from

harm

as

possible.

But

even

then

Shaqiri

almost

managed

to

cause

his

side

a

bit

of

trouble.

But

there

is

a

confidence

in

this

Cameroon

side

to

bring

the

ball

forward

again.

Gwen.

Tifting

in,

and

he'll

look.

Try

to

spread

the

play.

That's

exactly

what

they're

doing

here.

Cameroon.

They

really

are.

Nuhu.

Comes

again.

Ongla.

Ongla

once

more.

Nuhu.

Got

A

little

shove

from

Vargas.

Referee

happy

for

play

to

continue.

Ongisa.

Eric

Maxim

Choupo-Moting.

Ongla.

As

it

goes.

Stiletto.

Repossession

you

can

always

tell

how

confident

a

team

is

by

looking

at

their

full

backs,

and

on

this

occasion,

as

Cameroon

went

forward

both

full

backs

were

high

and

wide,

posing

a

problem.

You

can

tell

this

kind

of

side

really

is

going

with

confidence

and

the

fans

are

pushing

it

as

well.

Play

from

a

Bomo

in

the

build-up

there,

new-hoo

Tokyo

a

combi

patient

play;

Swiss

turn

to

try

and

counter

here,

Castelletto

looking

for

Momo

in

the

middle.

That

he

was

there

for

Switzerland.

Now

on

Bolo.

It's

not

easy

trying

to

break

through

this

Cameroon

press.

Pretty

impressive

for

Switzerland

to

break

forward

here.

Vargas

onto

Vidmar.

They've

worked

themselves

out

of

the

press

and

almost

forced

it

in.

And

the

flag

is

up

for

a

pro

into

Switzerland.

Yeah,

And

when

you're

playing

against

a

press,

it

can

be

so

difficult

to

get

out

at

times,

but

you

know

if

you

do

move

the

ball

quick

enough,

if

you

are

precise,

and

you

do

get

out

of

that

initial

phase

of

the

press,

you've

obviously

got

an

overload

somewhere

else,

and

Switzerland

did

that

perfectly

there

with

Xhaka

breaking

the

press

and

then

setting

his

side

on

for

a

counter-attack.

Shaqiri

playing

it

forward

to

Bolo.

Bolo

back

to

Shaqiri.

And

the

ball

in.

And

Onana

lets

that

in.

Good

link-up

play.

And

another

good

move.

Maroon

causing

problems

again.

A

top

cross

from

the

crowd

rather

than

the

players.

A

covering

challenge

from

Widmer.

It's

been

the

pace

of

this

first

half

at

times.

Yeah.

It's

literally

been

end-to-end.

And

this

time

we

spoke

about

the

full-backs

being

high

and

wide.

And

this

time

it

was

on

the

right-hand

side.

Faye.

And

Bomo

coming

inside.

Linking

up

again

with

Choupo-Moting.

Faye

getting

high

and

wide.

Putting

a

cross

into

the

box.

And

again,

Good

defending

from

this

Swiss

side.

Waiting

to

see

the

first

goal

scored

inside

this

World

Cup.

misdraw.

Denmark,

Morocco,

Goalless

draw

with

Croatia.

Senegal

losing

to

the

Netherlands.

Here's

Widmer,

Vargas,

Spot

in

the

gap.

Delinka,

But

another

strong

challenge.

Faye

has

to

get

to

this

one,

a

dangerous

cross.

Nicely

done,

and

he

was

caught

as

well.

He's

going

to

pick

up

a

booking

here

for

charging

after

that

ball.

His

first

yellow

card

of

the

game

was

for

Cameroon

no

complaints.

No

complaints.

He

had

one

five

minutes

earlier

and

protested

his

innocence.

He's

tried

to

do

it

again,

But

no

yellow

card

shown;

he's

trying

to

say

it

wasn't

a

foul.

Two

clear

fouls

deserved

yellow

cards.

This

is

football

in

Saudi

Arabia,

minutes

now,

trying

to

contain

Vargas,

who

is

on

a

yellow.

He's

done

good

work

going

forward

but

has

work

to

do

defensively.

Do

your

eyes

light

up

when

a

defender's

on

a

yellow

card?

Absolutely.

The

earlier

you

can

get

a

fullback

booked

the

better.

If

you're

not

getting

joy

forcing

him

into

situations

to

pick

up

a

yellow,

the

manager

will

switch

wings

to

see

if

the

other

winger

will

have

a

go.

The

Swiss

manager

may

do

that

with

Shaqiri

as

Vargas

keeps

swapping.

Can

you

tempt

him

into

that

second

yellow?

Interesting.

But

so

watchable

fascinating

to

watch

the

tactical

battle,

the

to-and-fro,

with

Switzerland

generally

in

control

while

Cameroon

have

spells;

Cameroon

are

using

the

wide

areas

better

on

the

right-hand

side.

But

can

they

get

involved

on

the

left-hand

side?

He's

had

plenty

of

touches

in

the

middle;

Castellletto

forward

again

and

Bomo

has

been

very

impressive

on

that

side

so

far

but

he

doesn't

get

the

decision.

Switzerland

could

break;

Cameroon

not

happy.

The

ball

full

towards

Xhaka

one

of

those

trademark

runs

he's

made

this

season

for

Arsenal

but

he

can't

get

on

the

end

of

it.

End

of

that

though,

we're

closing

in

on

half

time

you

can't

say

that

with

the

added

time,

so

I'll

just

say

the

first

half

is

getting

on.

It's

good

to

see

though,

Obviously

time-wasting

has

crept

in

over

the

last

year,

so

it's

good

to

see

that

FIFA

have

taken

a

stance

and

said

you

can't

time-waste

all

you

want;

what

they're

going

to

do

is

add

every

second

back

on

at

the

end

of

the

half

and

at

the

end

of

the

game.

That

just

means

more

football.

It's

one

and

into

the

clock.

Castelletto

Bolo

did

very

well

and

wants

to

get

on

the

end

of

this

again;

Castelletto

getting

high

fives,

But

at

first

it

looked

like

he

timed

it

perfectly

Castelletto's

mistake,

he

times

it

absolutely

perfectly,

gets

back

and

rectifies

his

mistake.

Normally

when

a

player

makes

a

mistake

he's

desperate,

he

lunges

and

mistimes

it,

but

fair

play

to

Castelletto:

he

times

it

perfectly

and

it's

out

for

a

corner

now.

Onana's

holding

his

hands

up

there,

saying

it's

timing

to

perfection.

Corner

to

Switzerland,

Vargas

to

take

plenty

forward

for

this

one

and

it

goes

just

the

other

side,

not

that

far

away;

probably

the

best

chance

Switzerland

have

had.

We

spoke

about

their

threat

from

corners:

he

got

ahead

of

his

man

and

just

didn't

direct

his

header

on

target,

but

a

good

chance

and

signs

Switzerland

will

be

a

threat

from

set

pieces.

The

players

have

Bundesliga

experience

and

have

been

together

a

long

time.

Onana

taking

so

long

there

he

could

only

add

it

on.

Here's

Onana.

I

must

say

it's

good

to

see

Onana

playing

at

a

World

Cup.

He

had

problems

with

a

banned

substance,

which

he

says

he

took

unknowingly,

so

it's

good

to

see

him

get

his

career

back

on

track

at

Inter

Milan

and

now

playing

at

the

biggest

stage

of

them

all,

the

former

Ajax

man,

The

stand-up

goalkeeper.

Cameroon

on

the

move

again.

Oh,

The

cross

from

Elvedi.

He

didn't

deal

with

it,

and

the

shot

was

blocked.

Shot

By

Moti.

A

bit

of

a

nervy

moment

for

the

Swiss

defence.

He's

had

his

chances.

He's

had

his

half-chances.

He's

been

involved

in

everything

Cameroon

have

done.

He

and

Mbomo

down

on

that

right-hand

side.

Mbomo

to

take

this

corner

for

Cameroon.

He's

got

some

decent

balls

so

far;

he's

looked

to

create

danger

himself.

He

creates

danger

here.

In

goes

the

corner.

Mbolo

in

there.

Clear

away

for

Switzerland.

Nuhu.

Nuhu,

Tolo

inside

again.

Toko

Okombe.

The

skies

pass

on

Giza.

Still

have

men

forward

here

waiting

for

the

cross.

Ongisa.

Toko

Okombe.

He's

just

the

safety

for

Cameroon.

Sami

Lungwe.

They

try

to

be

ambitious

going

forward.

Ongla

doing

that

now,

looking

for

Fai.

Can't

find

him.

Here's

Rodriguez.

It's

keeping

the

pressure

on

here.

Cameroon,

Ongisa.

Hooks

it

into

the

penalty

area.

This

should

be

Sommers.

And

it

is

Sommers.

And

Arna

pumps

it

forward.

Toko

Okombe

is

good

in

the

air,

but

Okanji

is

there.

Vidma

with

a

touch.

Okanji.

looking

to

get

Switzerland

going.

But

he's

annoyed

there

with

his

teammate

Shaqiri

that

he

couldn't

hold

on

to

it.

I'd

say

it's

good

as

well

to

have

the

aircon

on

in

the

stadium.

My

biggest

worry

coming

into

this

was

the

heat

being

too

much

for

these

players,

not

being

able

to

play

high-tempo

football.

But

with

the

aircon

on,

it

is

breezy

in

there,

so

it's

good

that

both

sides

have

been

able

to

play

the

way

they

would

like

to.

Most

of

the

pitch

is

in

shade

as

well.

Soma,

who's

choosing

to

stand

in

the

sun

for

some

strange

reason.

But

it's

not

only

the

sun

in

places

like

Qatar,

it's

the

humidity.

So

even

though,

like

I

mentioned,

there

is

a

lot

of

shade

on

this

pitch,

the

humidity

normally

is

unbearable.

Losing

out

on

Giza.

It's

from

Korkombi.

Kulu

passing

it

forward.

These

last

five

minutes

we're

starting

to

see

Anguissa

getting

a

bit

more

into

advanced

areas.

Like

I

mentioned,

Ongla

being

the

one

to

sit,

and

then

Giza.

Giza

playing

higher

up.

He's

got

the

qualities.

We've

seen

it

at

Fulham.

And

it's

good

to

see

him

getting

involved

in

the

play

as

well.

Ongla

was

out

on

the

left

wing

briefly,

in

the

midfield

now.

Quite

the

year

for

Cameroon

here.

But

at

the

World

Cup,

lost

by

Mbomo.

So,

Shaqiri.

Widmer.

So

many

red

shirts

in

the

penalty

area

now.

Bolo's

there.

Directed

towards

goal.

And

Guertz.

This

communication

between

him

and

the

goalkeeper.

We're

only

going

to

get,

listen

to

this,

two

minutes

at

a

time.

Do

you

remember

those

days?

Fantastic.

The

good

old

days.

We

want

to

see

more

of

this

first

half.

It's

been

very

watchable

indeed.

But

late

in

this

first

half.

A

corner

for

Switzerland.

Switzerland

ending

the

first

half

the

way

they

started

it,

getting

the

ball

wide,

getting

the

ball

into

the

box

and

getting

the

ball

close

to

Mbolo.

Valgastu

here

for

a

good

delivery.

Cameroon

have

kept

two

up

for

this

corner.

Big

opportunity,

probably

Switzerland's

best

of

the

half,

Manuel

Akanji.

Yeah,

massive

opportunity.

That

is

a

perfect

ball

in,

Right

in

the

six-yard

box.

So

difficult

to

defend

against.

Akanji

gets

up

there,

just

doesn't.

Doesn't

get

enough

contact

on

it

and

sort

of

glances

off

his

head.

Set-piece

almost

paying

off.

That

was

it,

though.

That

was

it.

Even

my

time

in

England

squads,

many,

many

moons

ago,

they

used

to

speak

about

set

-pieces

and

how

many

set

-pieces

settle

big

international

matches.

And

that

could

have

been

a

big

moment

there

from

a

set

-piece

for

Switzerland

in

this

massive

tie

for

them.

Onana

took

a

fair

amount

of

time

taking

that

goal

kick.

Ongisa,

Chutomoti.

Turning,

play

needs

some

help

on

Gieser.

He's

gonna

win

the

free

kick

here.

Very

late

on.

This

might

be

the

last

chance

of

the

half,

but

a

chance

to

get

the

ball

into

the

penalty

area

here.

Yeah,

no

messing

around

here.

Get

the

big

two

centre-halves

up,

last

throw,

of

the

dice

before

half-time,

getting

Gieser

in

the

box.

And

you

do

exactly

what

Switzerland

did

the

other

end

and

almost

take

the

lead

just

before

half

-time.

Put

it

past

Cameroon,

It's

been

that

sort

of

half.

These

sides

have

traded

blows;

it

looks

like

a

scramble

over

the

ball

but

a

left-footer

from

here

might

be

a

bit

too

central

to

whip

it

back

around

the

penalty

spot

and

Yann

Sommer

looks

comfortable

to

deal

with

it,

but

a

first

half,

a

well-balanced

first

half.

Both

sides

have

had

their

chances.

Manuel

Akanji

with

a

big

opportunity

for

Switzerland

just

before

the

break,

in

added

time.

Cameroon

with

plenty

of

breaks

and

plenty

of

opportunities

themselves.

But

neither

side

has

found

a

way

through

this

first

half.

Switzerland

Cameroon

You

want

to

go

forward,

but

don't

consider

the

first

minutes.

As

we

said,

in

the

back

of

their

minds

they

have

Brazil

and

Serbia

as

well

so

this

Must-win

for

both,

but

how

far

do

you

want

to

push

yourself;

hopefully

we'll

get

some

goals

in

the

second

half

it's

a

really

tough

group,

and

we're

rejoining

your

commentary

with

Andros

Townsend

and

Sed

Hutchinson

for

the

second

half,

Switzerland

versus

Cameroon;

real

credit

to

Cameroon

in

that

first

half:

they

didn't

face

a

single

shot

on

target,

the

first

time

that's

happened

to

them

at

a

World

Cup

since

against

Germany,

who

they

did

eventually

lose

to,

and

they're

on

a

long

run

without

a

victory

at

a

World

Cup

their

last

was

in

that

World

Cup

against

Saudi

Arabia

but

right

now

they're

trying

to

beat

this

Swiss

side

and

there

was

enough

in

the

first

half

to

suggest

they

can,

and

stats

like

that

can

be

skewed:

yes

they

didn't

face

a

shot

on

target,

but

they

did

give

Kanji

a

gilt-edged

chance

which

probably

should

have

been

on

target

But

no,

Cameroon

will

be

happy

with

the

first

half;

they'll

be

thinking

more

of

the

same

can

they

go

on

to

minutes,

get

Kudu

or

get

a

Bubacar

on

and

really

take

this

game

to

the

Swiss

in

a

tight

game

like

this

No

changes

at

halftime

from

either

side

and

Cameroon

get

us

back

underway;

they

had

more

of

the

opportunities

in

the

first

half

but

Switzerland

had

that

chance

just

before

halftime

with

Kanji

heading

wide,

and

it'll

be

interesting

to

see

the

mentality

of

both

managers

as

the

game

progresses

is

it

a

game

they

both

want

to

win

or

one

they

can't

afford

to

lose,

take

a

draw

and

live

to

fight

another

day

knowing

you've

both

got

Brazil

to

come

so

you

don't

want

to

go

into

those

games

after

a

defeat,

Brazil

casting

a

huge

shadow

over

the

hopes

of

the

other

sides

in

this

group

with

Serbia

facing

Brazil

later,

but

if

there's

a

winner

in

this

game

Cameroon

or

Switzerland

will

have

taken

a

huge

step

to

the

knockout

stages;

it's

going

to

be

risk-reward,

isn't

it

here's

Shaqiri,

similar

To

the

way

the

first

half

started,

isn't

it,

with

Switzerland

assuming

control

from

the

start,

Cameroon

retreating

back

to

their

two

blocks

and

allowing

Switzerland

to

progress

with

the

ball;

there's

Akanji

progressing

the

ball

forward.

Rodriguez.

Vargas.

Still,

Vargas

almost

left

the

ball

behind.

And

clearing

that.

He

caught

Embolo

there.

Why

do

we

laugh?

Why

do

we

laugh?

It's

not

funny

at

all.

It

really

hurts.

It's

funny

until

it

happens

to

you.

It's

hilarious.

actually.

Here's

Rodriguez.

So,

Akanji.

To

Widmer.

Got

to

keep

moving

the

ball

from

side

to

side

here.

When

Cameroon

do

retreat

into

the

block,

there's

no

space

through.

Can

you

get

the

ball

to

Vargas?

If

it's

closed,

can

you

switch

out

to

Shaqiri

now,

who's

on

the

ball?

Good

approach

play

here

from

Switzerland.

Freuler,

the

player

wants

the

ball

across,

there's

a

bomb!

Swagger!

Out

of

the

second

half.

Yeah,

there

was

absolute

perfection

in

how

to

break

down

a

block.

Like

I

said,

Cameroon

again

retreated

into

their

block

to

start

the

second

half.

Switzerland

tried

to

get

the

ball

to

Vargas,

it

was

close.

Played

it

back

to

Xhaka.

Shaqiri

on

the

right-hand

side

with

a

heap

of

space.

Shaqiri

could

have

played

it

first

time.

He

didn't

play

it

into

Furia.

Plays

it

out

wide

to

Shaqiri.

And

a

great

ball

into

Embolo

and

couldn't

really

miss

that.

But

well-deserved,

well-deserved

for

Switzerland

for

the

way

they've

started

this

first

five

minutes

of

the

second

half.

And

you'll

have

noticed

the

celebration

from

Breel

Embolo

because

he's

playing

against

the

nation

of

his

birth.

Respect

in

the

celebration.

Respect

for

that

goal

as

well,

enjoyed

by

the

Swiss

fans.

He'll

probably

get

criticised

for

that,

not

celebrating.

People

say

it's

a

World

Cup,

show

emotion,

but

you've

got

to

show

respect

from

where

You've

come

from,

And

he's

done

exactly

that,

Full

credit

to

him.

We'd

like

to

think

he'd

be

respected.

He'll

certainly

be

respected

by

Peru

fans

in

attendance.

Maybe

not

immediately.

We'll

see

how

it

goes.

Gabriel

Mbolo.

Such

a

force

up

front.

He

was

starved

of

service

in

that

first

half

and

didn't

really

get

into

the

game,

but

you

can

tell

the

manager

got

into

them

at

halftime

told

them

it

wasn't

good

enough

and

they

needed

more

service

for

the

front

man

if

they

wanted

anything

from

this

game.

Literally

only

four

minutes

later

the

ball's

in

the

back

of

the

net;

Cameroon

undone

at

the

start

of

the

second

half

with

a

set

piece

here.

Mbolo

hangs

in,

Sommer

thought

about

coming

but

didn't,

which

might

cost

Switzerland

he

went

in

to

try

and

win

the

ball.

They're

just

a

bit

fortunate,

The

Swiss

goalkeeper.

Yeah.

I

think

nowadays

set-piece

coaches,

They

want

to

be

so

precise.

Can

you

put

the

ball

on

a

sixpence?

For

me,

From

personal

experience,

Miss

the

first

man,

Put

the

ball

in

a

good

area.

And

if

somebody,

One

of

your

teammates,

Wants

to

score,

They

will

get

on

the

end

of

it.

They

haven't

yet,

But

the

more

Mbolo

puts

those

dangerous

balls

in,

I'm

sure

they'll

get

more

and

more

joy.

Longvedi,

That

ball

away,

Mgwet.

It's

there

on

Gieser.

The

penalty

was

saved.

Instead,

Switzerland

will

look

to

break.

Really,

Mbolo

does

so

much

work

up

front

for

Switzerland.

A

real

thorn

in

defences.

Here's

Vargas

looking

for

the

one-two.

Vai

on

the

cover.

There's

another

challenge

in

there.

Ajaka

down.

Switzerland

looking

for

the

free

kick

instead

of...

Remo

tries

to

take

it

forward.

Looked

a

nasty

one.

No

I

was

worried

that

he

might

have

jolted

his

knee,

But

it

looks

like

it's

contact.

Definitely

a

sore

one.

I'm

not

taking

it

away,

But

it

looks

like

he's

avoided

any

serious

harm

there,

Thankfully.

Arsenal

supporters

holding

their

breath.

Whenever

a

player

is

down,

They

turn

to

their

club

as

well.

But

he's

just

making

the

point

to

the

referee.

He

felt

it

was

a

foul.

He

didn't

give

a

foul.

And

interestingly

enough,

This

referee...

Facundo

There

was

a

recent

game

in

Argentina's

championship

final

between

Boca

and

Racing

Club

where

ten

players

were

sent

off.

The

first

red

card

came

in

the

minute,

so

you

can

imagine

what

happened;

the

winning

goal

in

extra

time

really

set

things

off.

And

usually

you

see

Xhaka

is

not

happy

with

the

referee.

This

is

usually

where

he

loses

his

head

for

five

minutes.

He

may

be

putting

in

a

rash

challenge

and

pick

up

a

booking

of

his

own.

It's

Akanji

and

Bolo.

Can

he

get

to

this

goalkeeper?

Oh,

no,

no,

He's

very

calm

and

sure

about

the

bounce

of

the

ball

there.

Yeah,

I

don't

think

Bolo

really

anticipated

it

enough.

It

seems

as

though

it

was

dropping

for

him

and

then

he

hesitated.

But

I

think

that's

the

first

time

Switzerland

themselves

have

gone

back

to

front

and

looked

for

Bolo

directly.

You

can

see

the

managers

really

got

into

them

at

halftime.

Cameroon

are

looking

to

respond

here.

Fai,

Bomo,

For

the

free

kick

and

wins

it.

He's

been

difficult

to

contain

at

times

in

this

game.

Yeah,

It's

been

a

real

threat.

But

it's

been

interesting

to

see

Switzerland

score

the

first

goal.

You'd

forgive

them

for

then

retreating

into

a

low

block

and

trying

to

be

hard

to

break

down

and

tough

to

beat.

Similar

to

what

they

did

against

Spain

in

the

Nations

League

when

they

took

the

lead.

They

really

did.

Got

into

great

shape,

denied

Spain

any

space

and

held

out

for

a

win

on

that

occasion.

But

they're

still

going

for

it.

They're

still

allowing

Cameroon

spaces

on

the

counter-attack.

Bomo

to

take.

Sends

it

in.

There's

a

lot

on

that

cross

and

that's

easy

for

Sommer.

Look

for

a

better

delivery

there.

Cameroon.

That's

a

blow

for

them

at

the

start

of

this

second

half.

They've

shown

it

can

be

a

threat.

They

rise

again

here.

There

is

nothing

worse

than

coming

in

at

half-time

happy.

Being

on

top

for

the

latter

stages

and

then

conceding

early

in

the

second

half

is

so

demoralizing.

You

can

see

these

Cameroon

players

they're

shell-shocked,

but

they've

got

to

forget

about

it,

put

it

to

one

side

and

attack

this

second

half

as

if

it's

still

nil-nil.

Argentina

and

all

the

chances

in

the

first

time

in

Saudi

Arabia

two

quick

goals

start

of

the

second

half

is

Shaqiri

with

space

looking

for

Vargas

squeeze

it

through

Kula

was

there

Rodriguez

Shaqiri

ready

one

goal

already

looking

to

create

another

one

look

at

it

stretched

here

all

of

a

sudden

Cameroon

so

Vidma

who

no

waiting

for

the

cross

again

Yes,

Which

I

think

now

have

really

got

to

make

them

pay,

like

you

said,

very

stretched,

getting

a

bit

desperate.

So

it's

just

got

a

spell

of

possession,

take

this

thing

out

of

it,

make

Cameroon

chase,

get

them

even

more

frustrated

and

then

the

spaces

in

the

pockets

really

will

start

to

open

up.

Brazil

certainly

considered

the

overwhelming

favourites

for

this

group.

And

it's

pretty

tight

between

Serbia

and

Switzerland.

On

the

surface,

Cameroon

would

have

been

the

outsiders,

but

they've

shown

they

can

do

something

in

this

game.

Well,

they

have

to

do

a

lot

more.

They're

behind.

Xhaka.

Makanji.

Trying

to

slide

that

ball

through.

Magisa

was

there,

but

not

there

enough.

Big

challenge.

And

it's

a

bit

of

a

desperate

one,

really,

at

the

moment

for

Cameroon.

Unconcerned

faces.

Sitting

behind.

Still

plenty

of

time,

minutes.

Like

I

said,

they've

still

got

weapons

off

the

bench

that

they

can

bring

on,

I'd

imagine,

now

sooner

rather

than

later.

No

one

really

warming

up

with

any

aggression

at

the

minute,

but

they've

got

five

of

them

out

there;

they've

got

options.

We

have

Aboubakar

on

that

bench.

Vedi

back

to

Sommer,

Vedi

again.

Sommer,

Teammates

at

Gladbach,

Xhaka

with

control

and

options.

Vargas

challenge

comes

in

from

Castelletto.

You

can

visibly

see

they're

a

lot

more

stretched,

aren't

they?

Yeah,

The

spaces

are

there.

I

think

it's

two

central

midfielders

now

from

Cameroon

who

are

trying

to

get

higher

up

the

pitch,

trying

to

close

down

Switzerland,

and

it's

leaving

a

great

big

hole

for

Switzerland

to

counter-attack

I'm

sure

players

like

Vargas

and

Shaqiri

are

going

to

love

that.

Their

counter-attack,

but

Choupo-Moting

might

go

alone

and

almost

squeezed

it

in

past

Sommer.

Yeah,

Great

work

again

from

Choupo-Moting.

He's

arguing

with

his

teammate,

who

I

think

is

saying

he

should

have

crossed

it.

But

there

are

too

many

Swiss

bodies

there.

He

has

to

work

a

bit

of

magic.

There's

no

way

he

could

square

that.

There's

no

way

he

could

square

that.

There's

nothing

worse

than

when

a

teammate

runs

in

five

seconds

later

and

moans

that

he

should

have

squared

it.

Absolutely

no

option.

Did

he

not

see

Japan's

second

goal

yesterday?

The

near

post

is

always

the

option.

Mbomo's

caught

on

the

edge

of

the

area.

Seems

okay

now.

He's

going

to

take

this

corner.

For

Cameroon.

Brian

Mbomo.

Sends

that

corner

in.

Sommer

punches.

He

gets

good

distance.

Riemann

is

trying

to

leave

that

for

his

goalkeeper.

And

off

they

go.

Switzerland.

Mbolo.

And

all

of

a

sudden,

They're

short

in

numbers

here.

Cameroon.

Mbolo.

Vargas.

This

is

a

good

move.

That's

not

a

good

ball

at

all.

Chaka

is

screaming

for

it

in

the

middle.

Yeah,

And

there's

probably

no

reason

for

Cameroon

to

be

that

stretched

on

this

occasion.

Yes,

They've

sent

the

big

men

up

for

the

corner.

But

there

was

more

than

enough

time

for

them

to

get

back.

It

was

sort

of

the

second

phase

that

Switzerland

were

able

to

counter-attack.

I

know

they've

got

a

few

bodies

forward.

But

that's...

That

was

definitely

avoidable.

It's

a

good

ball;

a

strong

challenge

from

Rodriguez.

His

colleagues

fire

again.

Toko

Ekambi

tries

to

hold

off

Widmer,

who

defends

it.

Well,

They're

looking

a

lot

more

assured,

Switzerland,

in

this

second

half.

The

goals

have

obviously

given

them

a

lot

of

confidence.

Even

just

before

the

goal

to

start,

they

really

did

start

the

way

they

started

the

first

half:

calm

on

the

ball,

keeping

possession,

playing

from

side

to

side,

with

no

urgency.

So

yes,

The

pass

plays

into

Shaqiri.

It's

not

a

good

pass

either.

There's

been

an

element

to

how

Cameroon

have

started

this

second

half.

Almost

as

if

it's

the

last

ten

minutes.

Yeah,

Like

I

said,

There's

plenty

of

time.

You

can

see

visibly,

I

think

it

was

five

a

couple

of

minutes

ago,

I

was

in

Bomo,

Now

giving

the

ball

away

and

having

a

visible

reaction,

throwing

their

arms

up

in

the

air,

They're

frustrated

with

themselves.

It's

only

You've

conceded

a

goal,

You've

played

well

in

the

first

half.

There's

positive

signs

there.

You

don't

need

to

take

home

football

yet,

There's

plenty

more.

More

time

left

to

get

a

breakthrough.

When

Embolo

comes

deep

to

get

the

ball

you

need

runners

off

him,

whether

that

be

a

central

midfielder

or

one

of

your

wide

men,

because

when

he

came

off

deep

the

ball

goes

into

the

box

and

there's

absolutely

nobody

there.

Toko

Ekambi

certainly

carried

a

threat

for

Cameroon.

Looking

for

more

than

that

to

find

an

equaliser.

If

you

can

tell

he's

getting

frustrated

now

by

how

deep

he's

dropping

to

get

the

ball.

Switzerland

will

love

the

sight

of

that.

A

player

of

his

quality.

Going

direct,

Cameroon.

Still

with

Akanji.

But

not

dealt

with

by

Switzerland

overall.

Choupo-Moting.

Still

on

Giese.

The

red

shirt's

getting

back.

That's

the

moment

gone

for

Cameroon.

Fai

sends

it

in

towards

the

back

post.

Good

header

from

Widmer

and

maybe

a

break-off

because

a

Cameroon

player

was

out

of

position.

Shaqiri

driving

forward,

Xhaka

still

on

the

ball

so

many

options

here

for

Switzerland

to

pick

the

right

pass.

The

flag

stays

down;

Cameroon

survived

that

break.

Choupo-Moting

on

to

a

Cameroon

player

to

search

forward

so

much

to

do

here,

They

need

some

help.

I

think

it

might

be

Time

for

a

change

for

the

Cameroonians.

Choupo-Moting

especially

looks

very

tired

now

at

the

start

of

the

second

half.

He

laid

it

off

to

Onglar.

He

wasn't

able

to

keep

up

with

him,

allowing

the

center

forward

to

counter-attack

on

his

own.

You're

never

going

to

score

on

a

counter-attack

with

just

one

player.

Switzerland

breaking

there.

Finding

room.

Finding

joy.

Mbolo

holding

that

ball

up

beautifully.

Vargas.

Vargas

running

to

Mbolo.

Space

wins

the

corner.

Space

is

still

there.

But

you're

probably

thinking

as

a

player

here.

We

need

to

take

one

of

these

chances

because

if

we

don't.

We're

going

to

be

made

to

pay

at

the

other

end.

Especially

given

the

quality

Cameroon

have

in

wide

areas

up

front.

They

really

need

to

take

one

of

these

counterattacks

sooner

rather

than

later.

Again,

Good

lay-off

for

Mbolo.

Is

Vargas

on

this

occasion

up

to

join

him?

Well

defended,

to

be

honest.

It

wasn't

a

clear-cut

chance.

But

they

have

to

take

one

of

these

eventually.

Vargas,

Akanji

goes

up

cleared

away.

There's

a

lot

of

emotion

in

the

Cameroon

defence

at

the

moment.

Kulu

is

trying

to

get

his

side

pumped

up

here

because

such

a

deflating

moment

to

concede.

But

so

much

time

left.

I

think

"deflating"

is

the

exact

word

they

played

so

well

going

into

half-time.

You're

probably

in

the

dressing

room

thinking,

"Boys,

we've

done

really

well

keep

going,

keep

playing

the

way

we

are

and

we'll

break

this

side

down,"

and

then

to

have

a

sucker

punch

so

soon

after

half-time

is

so

deflating.

As

you

said,

Switzerland

having

chances

on

the

break,

desperate

to

take

one.

Xherdan

Shaqiri

being

held,

looks

to

the

referee

a

yellow

card.

Very

good

foul.

Very

good

yellow

card

because

Choupo-Moting

does

it

with

a

bit

of

skill.

There

was

a

counter-attack

with

numbers

for

Cameroon.

So

he

had

to

take

one

for

the

team.

Take

a

yellow

card.

Get

men

behind

the

ball.

Regroup.

And

live

to

fight

another

day.

Almost

recreated

the

old

Cameroon

Shirt.

Going

to

rip

it

off,

but

right

now,

What

to

do,

They're

going

to

make

a

change

as

well,

Cameroon.

See

how

this

affects

them,

Really,

Because

it

looks

so

assured.

A

change

in

midfield.

Dua

plays

for

Hanover.

I

would

suggest

one

of

the

midfield

three

will

come

off.

We'll

see.

Samuel

Eto'o,

One

of

the

most

famous

faces

in

Cameroon,

He

is

the

president

of

the

FA.

He

was

determined

to

try

and

find

players

who

could

represent

his

country.

One

of

those

who

could

in

the

past.

Mbolo

scoring

against

them

today.

Free

kick,

Though,

To

Cameroon.

They're

not

going

to

make

a

change

just

yet.

It's

interesting

watching

Choupo-Moting

in

these

last

five

minutes.

Every

occasion,

He's

got

his

hands

on

his

hips,

He's

gasping

for

air.

How

long

before

Aboubakar

comes

on?

How

long

before

Enkudu

comes

on?

Probably

to

partner

Choupo-Moting,

Give

him

a

bit

of

respite

in

terms

of

linking

up

and

getting

in

the

box

as

well.

Ryan

Mbomo.

Cameroon,

They

need

him

to

produce.

In

it

goes,

Hung

in

there

on

Guisa.

Well,

An

effort

on

goal,

But

Sommer

gobbled

that

one

up.

Yeah,

Good

effort

on

goal.

Probably

not

troubling

too

much,

But

again,

A

good

ball

in

from

Mbomo

from

a

central

area.

Good

header,

Good

header

on

target,

But

it's

never

going

to

trouble

Sommer.

Switzerland

away

again.

Cameroon

stretched

again.

Mbolo

in

there

again.

Fire!

Yeah,

That

is

a

great

save

because

it

looks

as,

When

he

pulled

it

back,

It

looks

as

if

it's

the

same

cutback

that

Mbolo

scored

from.

Same

finish,

But

a

good

save

from

Onana.

I

don't

know

how

much

he

knows

about

hitting

it

in

space.

No,

Good

save.

He's

anticipated

that

very

well.

And

the

space

was

on

the

other

side

of

the

goal

to

give

the

keeper

the

eyes,

But

the

keeper

really

does

anticipate

that

one.

And

then

pulls

off

a

great

Save.

Keeps

his

side

in

the

tie,

just

about.

Switzerland

having

more

and

more

joy

in

this

game.

In

goes

Shaqiri's

corner.

Goodness

me.

Bolo,

head

in

hands.

Cannot

believe

it.

Cameroon

is

so,

so

fortunate.

Does

he

miss

that

or

does

Anguiza

get

a

touch?

Oh,

Good

defending.

Very

good

defending

from

Anguiza.

That

would

have

been

a

certain

goal.

Oh.

What

a

block.

What

a

great

block.

Pretty

chilled

there,

Anguiza,

Has

to

be

said.

He

did,

But

Mbolo

can't

believe

he

thought

for

sure

that

was

going

to

be

his

second.

Vargas'

corner.

Not

the

best.

Anything

dangerous

here,

Cameroon.

Momo

does

pick

up

the

free

kick

in

the

end.

They

look

affected

by

that

goal,

but

at

least

it's

only

they'll

now

have

to

put

the

pressure

on.

But

Switzerland

have

come

out

in

the

second

half

with

the

intention

of

making

sure

they

don't

have

to

rely

on

games

against

Serbia

and

Brazil.

They

really

have,

and

like

I

said

before,

they're

probably

under

a

bit

more

pressure

having

to

play

Brazil

next.

You

don't

want

to

go

into

that

game

off

the

back

of

a

defeat.

But

they're

going

all

out

to

not

only

get

a

point,

But

to

get

a

win

as

well.

Martin

Ongler

coming

off.

Galon

Dua

coming

on.

A

midfielder

for

a

midfielder.

Very

much

a

similar

mould

of

midfielder.

Although

I

say

that,

I've

seen

Ongler

and

Anguissa

get

forward.

I

want

to

see

Anguissa

get

forward

more.

He's

got

real

qualities

on

the

ball.

Can

he

get

closer

to

the

box?

Can

he

get

closer

to

that

box

he's

put

in

there?

It's

interesting

as

a

player

in

this

situation,

if

you're

a

Swiss

player,

you're

thinking

keep

creating

these

counter-attacks,

But

me,

sitting

here

as

a

co-commentator,

you

think

the

longer

that

they

don't

put

one

of

those

chances

away,

the

more

chance

they

give

Cameroon

to

get

one

off

a

set

piece

or

off

a

counter-attack

and

really

make

them

pay.

It

almost

suggests

it's

been

helpful

to

Cameroon

to

concede

all

these

chances.

As

long

as

they

don't

go

in,

you

feel

like

you're

living

a

charmed

life.

We

do

have

to

score

to

get

something

from

this

game.

Kulu.

Injury

problems

when

he

was

at

Watford.

Playing

in

Greece.

Onana.

Diagonal

towards

Mbomo.

Ongisa.

In

the

air,

Fai

gives

it

away.

The

Brentford

man

looks

more

frustrated.

Mbolo

turns.

Freuler.

Shaqiri.

Widmer

in

support.

It's

Shaqiri.

To

Widmer.

It's

a

scramble

in

defence

again

it

will

be

a

corner

and

that's

becoming

more

dangerous.

It

looks

like

we've

got

three

Swiss

players

waiting

to

come

on;

the

manager,

Yakin,

has

been

very

proactive

with

these

changes,

bringing

on

attackers.

For

now,

Switzerland

take

the

corner;

Shaqiri

looks

towards

the

back

post

but

it's

too

much

on

it.

These

subs

make

sense

if

you're

under

the

cosh

you

might

shore

up

the

defence.

Switzerland

have

had

more

attacks

than

in

the

first

half,

more

counter-attacks

but

not

the

end

product,

so

can

the

attacking

changes

make

them

more

clinical.

Javier

Frey,

who

can

play

in

defence

and

midfield.

We'll

see

where

he

slots

into

the

Swiss

side.

And

Noah

Okafor,

the

very

talented

forward,

who

plays

for

RB

Salzburg

in

Austria.

Multiple

champions

of

Austria.

And

Mbolo,

After

scoring

the

goal,

Will

it

be

the

winner?

And

Haris

Seferovic,

the

experienced

head,

coming

on

up

front.

I

don't

understand

the

Mbolo

one,

but

two

other

changes

make

a

lot

of

sense.

Mbolo

is

mostly

a

big

threat

on

the

counter-attack

in

the

second

half,

but

Shaqiri

is

not

really

going

to

offer

you

much

defensively,

is

he?

So

I

understand

that

one

he

could

really

get

in

the

game,

That

didn't

look

like

it.

It

looks

like

he's

just

mistimed

it;

we'll

see.

It's

funny

how

you're

in

pain,

and

then

when

the

ref

comes

over

you're

well

enough

to

demonstrate

he's

back

on

his

feet.

They're

going

to

need

him

to

defend

this

corner.

Switzerland

make

the

changes

now,

get

the

big

man

on.

See

if

they're

going

to

wait

any

longer.

The

board

has

gone

up.

And

Eric

Maxim

Choupo-Moting,

the

captain

coming

off.

And

you

see

him

pass

the

armband

onto

the

man

coming

on,

the

first

man

wearing

ten,

Vincent

Aboubakar.

He's

shaking

his

head,

Choupo-Moting,

because

he's

played

really

well.

But

one

thing

you

don't

do

when

you

get

to

the

minute

mark

is

start

walking

around

and

showing

you're

tired

and

putting

your

hands

on

your

hips.

Because

you

give

the

manager

an

easy...

An

easy

decision

to

make.

And

the

former

Spurs

and

Burnley

man,

through

Kevin

N'Koudou,

another

of

those

who's

convinced

to

Play

for

Cameroon.

Once

with

International,

He's

coming

on

here

for

his

World

Cup

debut.

But

that

mascot,

He's

from

this

corner,

Over

the

corner

for

Cameroon.

Hangs

it

towards

the

back

post,

Abubakar

attacking

it,

getting

him

into

the

game

straight

away,

Cameroon.

This

comes

in

again,

And

Bomo.

Fine

down

the

line

should

be

cleared

away

again

on

the

cover,

a

direct

threat

from

both

sides

now

with

the

introduction

of

Inkudu

now

we're

really

going

to

see

what

the

Swiss

defense

are

made

of;

they've

not

really

been

tested

that

much

in

the

second

half.

But

I

know

they

will

now.

Disappointed

with

himself

so

evident

how

much

of

a

blow

it

was

for

Cameroon

to

concede

that

goal

when

they

did.

They've

just

been

stretching.

Find

an

equaliser.

Still

plenty

of

time.

Issa

going

up.

Aboumakam.

That's

it

out

to

Okudu.

To

make

an

immediate

impression.

They

ran

into

trouble.

Let's

turn

the

man

down.

We're

over

there.

The

thing

I

like

about

Okudu

though.

Yes,

He

got

dispossessed

there.

It's

not

going

to

be

easy.

The

whole

of

the

UK

is

positive

now,

having

beaten

Iran

but

the

Americans

have

a

couple

of

attacking

threats

of

their

own

which

will

trouble

the

English

back

line.

Another

free

kick.

There

have

been

a

few

of

them

in

this

game.

A

fair

few,

yeah.

Very

smart

from

Shaq.

He's

using

all

of

his

experience.

Could

have

set

Vargas

on

for

another

counter-attack.

But

probably

a

bit

too

tight.

He

didn't

want

to

lose

possession.

Turned

and

started

again,

keeping

possession

for

his

side.

And

they're

going

to

need

all

of

his

experience

if

they're

going

to

get

through

this

one.

Switzerland.

They

do

have

so

much

experience

in

this

side.

A

lot

of

players.

Though.

To

make

an

impression

at

this

tournament.

Frey

plays

it

forward.

Loss.

Seferovic.

Vargas

is

away

if

he's

sent.

And

he

is.

Ajaka.

Can't

get

there.

The

crowd

enjoyed

that.

Just

to

keep

you

on

your

toes,

Andros.

We've

got

Nkulu.

Nkudu.

Of

course

we

had

Mbomo

and

Mbolo.

Mbolo's

gone

off.

He

scored

the

only

goal

in

this

game.

Here's

Vargas.

Doing

beautifully

a

heavy

touch,

couldn't

get

it

under

control,

then

switched

it

across

and

sent

in

a

decent,

dangerous

ball;

the

keeper

calmly

let

it

go

past

his

post.

Very

dangerous

ball.

I

don't

know

if

he

meant

that,

if

he's

over

here,

But

dangerous

ball,

And

that's

probably

where

Keeping

true

promoting

on

could

have

had

a

good

effect.

That's

probably

too

deep,

but

Abubakar

goes

deep

and

you

probably

need

a

striker,

a

number

ten,

or

a

midfielder

to

burst

in

and

get

into

the

box

and

occupy

the

middle

to

the

back

post,

which

didn't

happen

on

that

occasion.

That's

the

end

of

the

game

for

Vargas.

He's

had

some

encouraging

moments.

This

is

another

substitution,

and

they're

just

trying

to

maybe

seal

this

one.

Turning

things

up

a

little

bit.

Kavian

Rieder,

One

of

those

bases

in

Switzerland,

Plays

for

Young

Boys.

He

comes

on

now

for

Cameroon.

The

man

who

we

thought

might

start

the

game,

plays

for

Dinamo,

Moscow.

Rumi

Ngamalu

is

going

to

replace

Ryan

Mbomo,

who's

taken

his

place

in

the

starting

And

Mbomo's

had

some

bright

moments,

but

not

to

be

in

the

end

for

him.

Yeah,

He

had

some

very

bright

moments,

Especially

in

the

first

half.

He

was

their

biggest

threat,

but

similar

to

Choupo-Moting,

probably

ran

out

of

gas.

Hasn't

really

had

an

impact

on

this

second

half,

and

that's

the

reason

he's

been

replaced.

Seferovic.

Stiletto

doing

well.

Vargas

as

well

didn't

mention

his

substitution.

He

had

a

very

good

game

today

on

their

counter-attack.

So

sharp.

So

direct.

He

gave

a

real

threat

down

this

left-hand

side.

I

know

they

prefer

to

go

down

the

right-hand

side

with

Shaqiri,

but

when

you've

got

someone

on

the

left-hand

side

equally

as

good,

Equally

as

effective.

He'll

be

such

a

dangerous

player.

They

didn't

want

to

tempt

fate

for

him,

but

next

time

he

was

in

a

major

tournament,

he

missed.

Key

penalty,

Vargas

Rodriguez

down

the

line,

and

Switzerland

stretching

Cameroon

again;

cover

from

Nkoulou

just

doing

enough

his

first

introduction

into

the

game,

and

he

looks

like

he

carries

a

threat

down

the

left-hand

side

as

well;

more

good

defending

from

Cameroon,

their

last-ditch

tackles

and

blocks

have

been

on

point

today

and

have

kept

this

scoreline,

giving

them

a

fighting

chance

going

into

the

last

minutes

Reader's

corner.

Not

the

best

delivery.

He

was

looking

for

the

man

at

the

near

post.

Oh,

Appeals

from

Switzerland

for

handball.

It

was

awkward.

Lots

of

Swiss

arms

up.

Cameroon

looked

to

clear

it.

But

how

close

was

that

to

the

hand?

Let's

see.

Facundo

Tello

will

get

a

word

in

his

ear

before

showing

a

yellow

card.

Switzerland

surrounding

him.

Yellow

card

for

the

challenge.

But

what

about

this?

Perhaps

for

a

handball?

No

his

arms

are

in

a

natural

position;

he

doesn't

move

his

arm

at

all

towards

the

ball.

I'll

be

very

surprised

if

VAR

intervenes

here.

How

often

do

we

see

that

happen?

Everybody's

appealing

for

a

moment

and

then

a

few

seconds

later

one

of

their

players

gets

booked.

It's

funny

the

Swiss

protested

so

intensely;

I

actually

thought

they

had

a

case,

but

watching

the

replay,

absolutely

not.

Thankfully

the

ref

won't

play

on.

On

we

go.

It's

beginning

to

get

late

in

the

day

for

Cameroon.

Away

through.

Swiss

defence.

Abubakar.

Strong

chest

control

there.

There

are

appeals

from

Cameroon

as

well.

Frey

couldn't

get

it

away.

Voodoo.

I

just

love

that

he's

got

four

Swiss

players

there

all

on

his

own;

he

still

tries

to...

Trying

to

find

a

way

through

a

very

eye-catching

player

in

the

arena;

and

that

is

within

the

parameters

of

the

advertised

number

for

this

stadium.

I

suppose

this

is

the

intriguing

thing

about

the

amount

of

added

time

that

we've

seen

in

this

World

Cup

at

this

stage

in

the

game,

where

teams

usually

just

manage

the

game,

five

minutes

left,

eight

minutes

left

who

knows,

minutes

left?

Yeah,

And

that

could

be

one

of

the

reasons

we

haven't

really

seen

an

onslaught

from

Cameroon

as

of

yet.

They

know

there

are

still

potentially

four

or

five

minutes

left

to

go,

and

they've

still

got

time

to

throw

the

kitchen

sink

and

get

some

real

bodies

in

the

box.

This

is

a

stage

where

five

minutes

is

held

up

by

the

manager

and

what's

interesting,

Even

that

last

attack

when

Nkudy

tried

to

take

on

the

world,

There's

only

one

man

in

the

box.

If

he

does

manage

to

get

the

ball

out

and

get

it

into

the

box,

There's

only

one

man

in.

You're

not

really

going

to

score

with

one

man

in

the

box.

It's

just

Abubakar

in

there

at

the

moment.

Gamalou.

The

right

winger

wears

six

on

his

back.

They're

giving

away

the

free

kick

there.

While

it

is

Swiss

supporters

will

not

be

feeling

too

comfortable.

Cameroon

with

some

hope,

but

they're

not

threatening

that

Swiss

goal

at

the

moment,

which

they

did

in

the

first

half.

No

one

out

warming

up

with

five

minutes

to

go,

either.

Which

means

there

are

no

real

options

for

Rigobert

Song

to

have

one

last

throw

of

the

dice.

Normally,

With

five

minutes

to

go,

when

chasing

a

game,

You're

sending

your

attacking

players

out

to

warm

up.

Don't

come

in.

I

don't

want

to

see

you

on

the

bench.

Go

and

warm

up.

Keep

warm

in

case

I

do

need

you

for

the

last

few

minutes.

The

dice

are

rolling

on

the

pitch

already.

No

more

to

add.

Aboubakar

was

waiting

for

it

too

much

on

the

cross

to

play

it

first

time.

Wasn't

a

bad

ball.

But

again,

not

enough

bodies

in

the

box

just

Aboubakar

and

Kudu.

You

always

get

told

as

a

winger

from

a

young

age:

if

the

ball's

on

the

opposite

side,

get

yourself

to

that

far

post.

Eventually

you

do

learn

and

you

do

listen.

But

you're

still

very

young;

remember

your

head

is

at

the

back

post

exactly.

Not

many,

and

that's

a

disappointing

ball

that

just

runs

out

of

play.

That

shiny

trophy

there's

a

lot

of

belief

in

Switzerland;

they

could

do

well

in

this

tournament,

but

they'll

need

a

win

today

to

really

feel

confident,

because

with

Serbia

and

Brazil

to

come

those

are

two

tough

games

and

this

has

been

a

tough

one

in

itself.

They're

trying

to

win

it

back

there

scrappy.

Away,

Switzerland

are

comfortable

so

far.

Ruvikar

couldn't

make

that

stick.

Knock-back

there

for

Switzerland.

It's

a

bit

of

a

rush

clearance.

They're

pinned

in

here.

Yakin

is

quite

animated

on

the

touchline

because

I

think

he

wants

to

make

a

change

here.

He

wants

his

side

to

focus.

He

can

break

away.

He's

going

to

bring

on

a

centre-back

when

he

gets

the

chance.

And

this

will

be

the

chance.

Frustratingly

for

Cameroon.

The

foul

from

Fondua.

Yeah,

Probably

smart,

because

in

the

last

few

minutes

the

right

winger

the

number

six,

I'll

let

you

pronounce

his

name

has

started

to

drift

more

centrally,

and

the

right

back

is

occupying

the

width

and

looking

to

get

crosses

into

the

box.

Yeah,

smart.

Yeah,

came

to

bring

on

a

defender

at

this

stage.

Yes,

All

right,

Juma

coming

on,

a

man

at

centre-back,

and

we're

looking

at

just

six

minutes

added

time

thought

I'd

ever

say

"just

six

minutes".

But

that

is

the

case

here

for

Cameroon

to

find

a

goal.

That

is

a

lot

as

well,

considering

there

haven't

really

been

many

stoppages

for

injuries

or

VAR

nonsense,

so

it's

a

lot

four

or

five

minutes

max,

more

than

enough

time.

Yeah.

You

haven't

got

me

started

on

VAR

yet.

It's

not

been

involved

today

it'll

come,

sure

it

will.

The

announcement

regarding

the

Cameroon

goal

has

just

been

made

to

the

crowd.

It's

not

going

to

come

with

Switzerland

having

possession.

Cameroon

need

to

get

bodies

close

to

the

ball

and

press

Elvedi.

Switzerland

have

possession

and

are

in

control

with

time

running

out

Cameroon,

Jaka

to

Okafor.

You've

got

to

forget

what's

behind

you

now

if

you're

a

Cameroon

midfielder.

Forget

What's

in

behind

you

and

which

players

are

identifying

the

space.

You've

got

to

really

leave

your

space

and

press

the

ball.

Can

you

win

it

back

for

your

side?

Don't

worry

if

somebody

gets

it

on

the

counter-attack

and

you're

left

exposed.

You've

got

five

minutes

now.

You

feel

like

they

have

to

treat

this

like

it's

a

knockout

game

already

because

with

Serbia

and

Brazil

to

come,

it's

asking

a

lot,

but

the

ball

over

the

top.

Goalkeeper

didn't

come.

Okafor

chasing.

Nuhu

there,

charging

after

that,

but

can't

keep

it

in.

They're

sluggish

defending,

but

just

ends

up

with

Switzerland

winning

a

corner,

and

they

will

be

in

no

rush

to

take

it.

Yeah,

I

feel

for

him.

He

did

so

well

to

get

back

in

and

make

the

challenge

and

just

slip

to

the

vital

moment,

and

he's

cost

his

side

at

least

a

couple

of

minutes.

I

can't

see

this

ball

coming

in

for

a

good

seconds

now,

Fabian

Rieder,

The

slowest

walk

ever

to

take

a

corner.

I'll

let

you

describe

what's

going

on

there.

Yeah,

Seferovic

is

walking

over

as

well,

so

I

don't

think

this

ball

has

come

in

the

box.

Corner

taken

short.

Will

they

keep

it

in

the

corner?

Seferovic

is

easily

in

the

box.

They're

waiting

for

that

ball

into

the

box,

but

taking

their

time.

Kroiler

gets

it

back

again.

The

Nottingham

Forest

man

for

this

season.

A

big

part

of

Atalanta's

charge

to

Europe

from

Serie

A.

Yeah,

I've

been

in

games

like

this

before

where

you're

chasing

the

game

and

people

are

imploring

you

to

throw

bodies

in

the

box,

throw

everything

you

can

at

it.

But

if

you

haven't

got

the

football,

you

can't

really

do

that.

Switzerland

doing

a

great

job

of

starving

Cameroon's

possession

and

keeping

the

ball

and

really

stopping

the

kitchen

sink

from

being

thrown

into

the

box.

Cameroon,

is

there

the

urgency

to

find

a

late

goal?

Leto

switching

it

across.

Kudu

putting

the

pressure

on.

Can't

hold

on

to

it

for

Switzerland,

it

was

late

into

the

challenge

there.

Abubakar.

A

stiletto.

Needs

a

good

ball.

It's

not

bad.

That's

Ogun

Elvedi.

Nervous.

Look

round

towards

his

Clubmates

and

international

teammates,

and

there

is

Sommer.

Yeah,

I

think

at

this

stage

you

don't

even

need

a

good

ball.

Just

put

the

ball

in

the

box.

If

you

don't

win

the

first

ball,

you

can

win

the

second

ball.

Cameroon

did

exactly

that,

but...

Easy

for

Sommer;

he's

taking

the

sting

out

of

the

game

and

Switzerland

have

the

ball

again.

A

glance

at

the

live

statistics

nearly

possession,

seven

goal

attempts

each,

four

shots

on

target

from

Cameroon,

three

from

Switzerland.

It's

been

a

tight

game,

it

seems,

but

Switzerland

are

closing

in

here.

I

think

he

feels

like

there's

loads

of

time

left.

Yeah,

I

think

in

the

first

half,

it

was

a

very

even

game.

I'm

surprised

with

the

possession

stats

now.

I

thought

Switzerland

had

been

in

complete

control.

And

maybe

again,

sometimes

stats

can

be

a

bit

skewed.

Well,

They're

in

it

to

finish

it,

Switzerland.

To

just

about

keep

Cameroon

in

the

game.

Castelletto

threw

himself

to

stop

Seferovic

from

making

it

and

that's

probably

the

fourth

or

fifth

last-ditch

tackle.

last-ditch

block.

Cameroon

have

made

a

lovely

little

shimmy

from

Seferovic

to...

to

send

Castelletto

originally,

but

he

gets

back

and

he

puts

his

body

on

the

line,

and

then

you've

got

Frei

running

in

as

well

who

could

have

blocked

it

unbelievable

defending

from

Cameroon,

but

unfortunately

they

need

a

bit

of

magic

on

the

other

end.

It's

almost

like

he's

trying

to

drag

it

towards

that

near

post

and

all

of

a

sudden

this

big

leg

appeared,

but

Switzerland

have

taken

the

corner

and

that'll

be

a

goal

kick.

Looking

at

the

clock,

you

think

seconds

to

a

minute

left

here

for

Cameroon

to

get

it

forward.

Yeah,

they

do,

but

I

think

they've

left

it

too

late;

unfortunately

for

them

they've

not

really

been

able

to

pile

enough

pressure

on

Switzerland

in

these

latter

stages

and

force

him

into

maybe

a

mistake

or

an

error

or

a

mistimed

tackle

it's

not

really

happened

for

them.

And

Akanji

winning

one

of

those

free

kicks

that,

if

you're

a

supporter

of

Switzerland,

take

another

deep

breath;

I

think

we're

almost

there.

Success

for

Switzerland.

They're

bruising

for

Cameroon.

And

the

Cameroon-born,

Breel

Embolo,

is

the

match

winner.

He

didn't

celebrate,

but

Switzerland

with

Plenty

to

celebrate.

A

big

victory

for

them.

Andros.

Yeah,

Massive

victory.

Going

into

the

game

against

Brazil,

Knowing

they've

got

three

points

under

their

belt

and

they

can

really

attack

that

game

against

Brazil.

Possibly

nick

a

point

knowing

they've

got

a

game.

We

can

save

it

at

the

end

if

all

doesn't

go

to

plan.

But

a

fantastic

victory

for

the

Swiss

side.

Granit

Xhaka

led

his

nation

to

an

opening

match

win

at

this

World

Cup.

It

was

narrow,

but

the

Swiss

have

done

enough

to

win

it

on

the

night.

Final

score

at

Al

Janoub,

Switzerland

Cameroon

Seb

Andros.

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