Embolo Scores, Switzerland Beat Cameroon 1-0 at World Cup

Embolo Scores, Switzerland Beat Cameroon 1-0 at World Cup
Switzerland's Breel Embolo scores the opening goal during the World Cup group G soccer match between Switzerland and Cameroon, at the Al Janoub Stadium in Al Wakrah, Qatar, on Nov. 24, 2022. Petr Josek/AP Photo
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AL WAKRAH, Qatar—Breel Embolo’s goal lifted Switzerland to a 1–0 win over Cameroon at the World Cup on Thursday and he kept his promise not to celebrate scoring against the country where he was born.

The Swiss forward from Yaounde struck with a right-foot shot in the 48th minute, standing all alone eight meters (yards) out in the middle of the goalmouth to take Xherdan Shaqiri’s low pass.