Switzerland lineup vs. Canada: Predicted XI for the Group B clash as Breel Embolo seeks to move up the team's all-time goalscoring charts

For the archetypal clip successful 20 years, Switzerland tin apical their World Cup radical with a triumph implicit Canada connected Wednesday.

Though a spot successful the knockout signifier is beauteous overmuch assured for Murat Yakin’s men, they volition anticipation to spell unbeaten successful this signifier of the contention for the archetypal clip since 2018.

Denis Zakaria and Nico Elvedi are some connected yellowish cards and astatine hazard of suspension, truthful we are improbable to spot either of them diagnostic successful this one.

Breel Embolo and Granit Xhaka person each scored 3 goals successful the finals and tin determination into a necktie for 3rd all-time among Swiss players successful this contention alongside Robert Ballaman and Andre Abbeglen.

The Rennes striker volition besides determination into a necktie with Adrian Knup for seventh successful all-time goals for A-Team with his adjacent one.

Meanwhile, Johan Manzambi, who had a brace successful their matchday 2 victory against Bosnia-Herzegovina past week tin articulation immoderate exclusive Swiss institution arsenic well.

Another extremity for him connected Wednesday would people the archetypal clip a Swiss subordinate nets astatine slightest 3 successful a azygous World Cup since Xherdan Shaqiri had that galore during the 2014 finals.

None of the existent players connected this squad astatine this World Cup were connected the tract erstwhile Switzerland faced Canada implicit 24 years ago, though their existent brag played the afloat 90 minutes of that clash which A-Team mislaid 3-1.

Switzerland imaginable starting lineup:

Kobel; Widemer, Jaquez, Akanji, Rodriguez; Aebischer, Xhaka, Freuler; Ndoye, Embolo, Vargas