A special goal, an emotional goal. That's what Breel Embolo achieved with his goal, representing the 1-0 for Switzerland against Cameroon in the first match of Group G in Qatar 2022. The attacker had no problems defining in the goal of the African team.
In the 47th minute of the second half, Xherdan Shaqiri escaped down the right wing and delivered a cross to the heart of the penalty area, where Embolo was waiting and with a right-footed shot, he beat the resistance of the Cameroonian goalkeeper, the country where he was born 25 years ago.
In this way, the AS Monaco player apologized to the Cameroonian fans and chose not to celebrate despite the congratulations from his Swiss teammates.
It should be noted that the Switzerland coach, Murat Yakin, presented the expected starting eleven, with Embolo as the reference in the attack, as well as other key players such as goalkeeper Yann Sommer, Shaqiri, and Granit Xhaka.
Switzerland, "one of the best"
"We are one of the best Swiss national teams that have existed. We have many high-performing players abroad. I am convinced that we will have a good World Cup," explained Yakin in the pre-match press conference.