Los Angeles. midfielder johan mzambi Thanks to two brilliant goals scored in the second half, Switzerland defeated Bosnia and Herzegovina 4-1 in their second match of the FIFA World Cup Group B here on Thursday. In the first round matches in Group B, Canada played a 1-1 draw with Bosnia, while Switzerland’s match with Qatar also ended in a 1-1 draw. In the second round, Switzerland defeated Bosnia 4–1 and Canada defeated Qatar 6–0.
As a result, Canada topped the group, followed by Switzerland, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Qatar.In the Switzerland-Bosnia match, the Swiss team took the lead in the 74th minute. Two substitute players together scored the goal. 28-year-old forward Ruben Vargas delivered a cross to 20-year-old Manzambi, who fired a powerful volley past the Bosnian goalkeeper. Manzambi, who plays for German Bundesliga club Freiburg, played a key role in helping his club reach the Europa League final last month.
Switzerland coach Murat Yakin praised Mzambi in the post-match press conference, saying, “Mzambi surprises us and his opponents with what he can do. This young player is capable of playing in almost any position.” In the 80th minute, Bosnia defender Tarik Muharemovic was shown a red card for bringing down Swiss forward Briel Embolo outside the box and Bosnia were reduced to 10 players. In the 84th minute, Vargas scored a brilliant first-time finish from the right corner of the box to give Switzerland a 2–0 lead.
In the 90th minute, on the assist of Swiss captain Granit Xhaka, Manzambi side-footed the ball into the net to make the score 3-0. “It’s incredible to be honest. To score a brace at the World Cup, especially when we didn’t start well, feels like a childhood dream come true,” Manzambi said after the match.In the 93rd minute, Bosnia’s midfielder Ermin Mahmic scored a consolation goal with a powerful shot from a corner, which was his first international goal.
But in the 97th minute, Xhaka scored another goal to make the score 4–1.Switzerland dominated the entire match, especially in the second half, and kept Bosnia at bay with fast passing. 40-year-old striker Edin Dzeko started for Bosnia, but was booked in the 61st minute and was replaced two minutes later by 21-year-old forward Asmir Bajraktarević.
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