Completed 2026 World Cup · Group Stage

Switzerland 2–1 Canada: match result

Match 50 · Group Stage · Group BJune 24, 2026

Switzerland2

Rubén Vargas46'
Johan Manzambi57'

2–1

Switzerland won in normal time

Canada1

Promise David76'

55.3%Possession44.7%

6Shots13

4On target7

BC Place VancouverVancouverFT

Attendance52,497

RefereeRamon Abatti Abel

SUI4-2-3-1

CAN4-4-2

Result statusFull time

Match intelligence

What separated the teams

01 · Finishing

Switzerland had the scoring edge

33.3%Goal conversion7.7%

02 · Territory

Possession and shot volume told different stories

55.3%Possession44.7%

03 · Defensive workload

Switzerland made more recorded interventions

54Saves, interceptions, clearances34

Straight from the completed match report — no xG, tracking or player ratings.

Team comparison

Complete performance breakdown

SUICAN

Attacking output

Volume, accuracy and finishing from the recorded attempts.

6Attempts13

4On target7

1Blocked shots3

66.7%Shot accuracy53.8%

33.3%Goal conversion7.7%

Goals divided by attempts

Possession & passing

Control, circulation and progression of the ball.

55.3%Possession44.7%

369Passes completed271

80%Pass accuracy80%

1Crosses completed6

17Long balls completed20

Defensive work

Interventions made without treating workload as quality by itself.

6Saves2

7Tackles won5

40%Tackle success60%

4Interceptions13

44Clearances19

Discipline & pressure

Fouls, cards, offsides and set-piece pressure.

19Fouls committed13

1Offsides3

1Yellow cards2

0Red cards0

2Corners7

Player leaders

Who led the recorded actions

Goals

Johan Manzambi

Rubén Vargas

Promise David

Assists

Johan Manzambi

Breel Embolo

Nathan Saliba

Shots

Promise David

On target

Promise David

Fouls won

Richie Laryea

Saves

Gregor Kobel

Minute by minute

Everything that happened, in order

Goals, cards, penalties and substitutions as recorded.

G Goal! CardP Penalty↕ Substitution

Switzerland2 goals·1 cards·5 changes

Canada1 goals·2 cards·5 changes

Key events

Goals, cards and penalties

32'
Cyle LarinYellow Card
Is shown the yellow card
32'
Granit XhakaYellow Card
Is shown the yellow card
46'
Rubén VargasGoal
Right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner
Assist Johan Manzambi · with a cross
57'
Johan ManzambiGoal
Right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal
Assist Breel Embolo ·
76'
Promise DavidGoal
Right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner
Assist Nathan Saliba ·
87'
Liam MillarYellow Card
Is shown the yellow card for a bad foul

Lineup & influence

Switzerland

4-2-3-1Murat Yakin

Confirmed XI

LowerHigher↑ Attacking

Gregor Kobel

SUI · #1 · Goalkeeper

Starter

Involvement100%

6Saves

1Conceded

0Shots faced

0Fouls

0Yellow

Influence model uses assigned role plus real ESPN involvement, not fabricated tracking coordinates.

Impact changes

5 used

Tournament path

How both teams reached this match

Switzerland

2W · 1D · 0L · 7–3

M5 · GroupQATD 1–1

M26 · GroupBIHW 4–1

M50 · GroupCANW 2–1

Canada

1W · 1D · 1L · 8–3

M3 · GroupBIHD 1–1

M27 · GroupQATW 6–0

M50 · GroupSUIL 1–2

Group B impact

Final table after this result

6 of 6 group matches included.

PosTeamPGDPts

Switzerland23+47

Canada13+54

Bosnia33-14

Qatar43-81

Snapshot ordering uses points, goal difference and goals scored. It is contextual, not a replacement for FIFA's complete tie-break procedure.

All-time World Cup meetings

Switzerland vs Canada, across editions

1SUI wins

0Draws

0CAN wins

1meetings

2–1goal balance

0knockout meetings

2026Switzerland 2–1 CanadaGroup Stage

Source: ESPN completed match report, retrieved Aug 18, 2026. Derived percentages are calculated from the displayed source values; missing fields are omitted rather than estimated.

Adjacent archive results

Nearby matches

Match 49 · Group StageBosnia 3–1 Qatar Match 51 · Group StageMorocco 4–2 Haiti

Archived match data: ESPN completed match report. Tournament context cross-checked against FIFA sources listed in the dataset.