SwitzerlandvsBosnia and Herzegovina

Result

Switzerland scored four times in the final 17 minutes to overpower 10-man Bosnia and Herzegovina 4-1 in Los Angeles. Substitute Johan Manzambi broke the deadlock with a thumping volley from Rubén Vargas's cross on 74 minutes, and after Tarik Muharemović was sent off, Vargas, Manzambi again and a stoppage-time Granit Xhaka penalty completed the rout. Ermin Mahmić's late goal was scant consolation as the Swiss went top of Group B; Manzambi became the youngest substitute to score twice in a men's World Cup match.

Switzerland 4-4-1-14-4-2 Bosnia and Herzegovina

Switzerland

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Manzambi74'

Mahmić90'+3'

Vargas84'

Manzambi90'

Xhaka90'+7'

Elvedi65'

Dedić59'

Džeko61'

Muharemović80'

62%Possession38%

13Shots5

7On target3

2Saves3

7Corners3

516Passes completed287

88%Pass accuracy81%

19Tackles13

35Touches in box8

Substitutions

Sowfor Aebischerat 71'

Bašićfor Tahirovićat 63'

Manzambifor Ndoyeat 71'

Bajraktarevićfor Džekoat 64'

Vargasfor Riederat 71'

Hadžiahmetovićfor Šunjićat 86'

Jaquezfor Widmerat 86'

Lukićfor Demirovićat 86'

Ittenfor Emboloat 89'

Mahmićfor Alajbegovićat 90'+1'

At this Stage

Matchday two took Group B's perfect stalemate and detonated it — eleven goals across two games, and a table now sorted top to bottom by goal difference alone. Canada and Switzerland both won big and sit level on four points, the co-hosts' +6 from a 6-0 demolition of Qatar shading the Swiss +3. Bosnia and Herzegovina and Qatar are level too, a point each, their heavy defeats ranked the same way: minus-three above minus-six. Every place in the table is a points tie broken by goals, which makes the final round elegantly simple — the top two meet with first place between them, while the bottom two need wins and generous favours. From four identical lines to this: the group finally has a shape, and it's steep.

Group B

Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
Canada	2	1	1	0	+6	4
Switzerland	2	1	1	0	+3	4
Bosnia & Herz.	2	0	1	1	-3	1
Qatar	2	0	1	1	-6	1

Top two (above the accent line) advance to the round of 32; the third-placed team is in the race for one of the eight best-third spots.

What we know now

What I said beforehand

The preview, frozen at kickoff. Clearly dated, never rewritten — that's the deal that makes the predictions worth anything.

Switzerland to win. Both sides drew their openers — Switzerland gutted by a 94th-minute own goal against Qatar, Bosnia battling to a point against co-hosts Canada — and both need a result. Murat Yakin's side carry the higher ceiling, with Granit Xhaka conducting midfield and a Premier League-grade spine in Manuel Akanji and Breel Embolo. Bosnia will sit deep and look to Ermedin Demirović in transition, but the Swiss should have the control and quality to break them down. Switzerland by a goal, around 2-1.

Both cases written 2026-06-17, before kickoff — they freeze into the record exactly as written, however the match goes. The percentages are mine, quoted to a decimal because false precision is funnier — the unclaimed 27% belongs to the draw.