MUNDIAL·26

First Stage · Group B · Thursday, June 18 · Los Angeles Stadium, Los Angeles · 70,026 in the stands

kickoff 12:00 local · 20°C · 72% humidity · roofed stadium

Switzerland

74′ Johan MANZAMBI (pen)

84′ Ruben VARGAS (pen)

90′ Johan MANZAMBI (pen)

90+7′ Granit XHAKA

4:1

Bosnia and Herzegovina

90+3′ Ermin MAHMIC (pen)

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Switzerland4-3-1-2
Bosnia and Herzegovina4-4-2
Gregor KOBEL6.5Silvan WIDMER6.5Nico ELVEDI6.9Manuel AKANJI7.3Ricardo RODRIGUEZ6.0Remo FREULER6.8Granit XHAKA7.8Michel AEBISCHER6.3Fabian RIEDER6.9Breel EMBOLO7.4Dan NDOYE6.7Nikola VASILJ5.3Tarik MUHAREMOVIC5.5Sead KOLASINAC5.8Amar DEDIC5.6Nikola KATIC6.3Benjamin TAHIROVIC5.9Ivan SUNJIC6.0Amar MEMIC5.5Ermedin DEMIROVIC6.3Edin DZEKO6.4Kerim ALAJBEGOVIC5.9
from the bench

match pulse — xG per 5 minutes · goals · cards

45′90′SUIBIH

goals — hover the strip for every shot and card, with names

  • 74′Manzambi0.07 xG
  • 84′Vargas0.27 xG
  • 90′Manzambi0.45 xG
  • 90+3′Mahmic0.06 xG
  • 90+7′Xhaka0.79 xG
SUI 0:0 BIH0'kickoff
2' Džeko — xG 0.05 · Missed8' Xhaka — xG 0.02 · Blocked10' Ndoye — xG 0.02 · Missed20' Ndoye — xG 0.03 · Saved23' Freuler — xG 0.01 · Missed38' Memic — xG 0.02 · Saved41' Džeko — xG 0.07 · Blocked51' Ndoye — xG 0.02 · Saved53' Aebischer — xG 0.12 · Missed55' Ndoye — xG 0.02 · Blocked62' Embolo — xG 0.15 · Blocked68' Dedic — xG 0.03 · Saved74' Manzambi — xG 0.07 · Goal81' Vargas — xG 0.10 · Saved84' Vargas — xG 0.27 · Goal90' Manzambi — xG 0.45 · Goal90 + 3' Mahmic — xG 0.06 · Goal90 + 7' Xhaka — xG 0.79 · Goal

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The xG race — cumulative expected goals, minute by minute

SUI 0:0 BIH
1.02.00′15′30′45′60′75′90′74' Manzambi — GOAL84' Vargas — GOAL90' Manzambi — GOAL90 + 3' Mahmic — GOAL90 + 7' Xhaka — GOAL2.070.23

On paper vs as played — formation sheet vs heatmap reality

SUI 4-3-1-2 attack →, ← BIH 4-4-2 attack. The teamsheet, as announced.

1Gregor KOBELGregor KOBEL3Silvan WIDMERSilvan WIDMER4Nico ELVEDINico ELVEDI5Manuel AKANJIManuel AKANJI13Ricardo RODRIGUEZRicardo RODRIGUEZ8Remo FREULERRemo FREULER10Granit XHAKAGranit XHAKA20Michel AEBISCHERMichel AEBISCHER22Fabian RIEDERFabian RIEDER7Breel EMBOLOBreel EMBOLO11Dan NDOYEDan NDOYE1Nikola VASILJNikola VASILJ4Tarik MUHAREMOVICTarik MUHAREMOVIC5Sead KOLASINACSead KOLASINAC7Amar DEDICAmar DEDIC18Nikola KATICNikola KATIC6Benjamin TAHIROVICBenjamin TAHIROVIC14Ivan SUNJICIvan SUNJIC15Amar MEMICAmar MEMIC10Ermedin DEMIROVICErmedin DEMIROVIC11Edin DZEKOEdin DZEKO19Kerim ALAJBEGOVICKerim ALAJBEGOVIC

The duel — team data, FIFA tracking included

58%
Possession
34%
1.85
Expected goals
0.30
68
Threat
32
13
Shots
5
7
On target
3
531
Passes completed
289
46
Forced turnovers
42
12.9s
Ball recovery time
18.4s
10.18
High-press phases
6.76
17
Fouls committed
7
3
Offsides
1
115 km
Distance covered
113 km
34.0 km/h
Top speed
33.2 km/h

Territory — where each team lived

Every player's heatmap, minutes-weighted and stacked per team. Switzerland attack →, ← Bosnia and Herzegovina attack. Brighter is more presence; where the colors meet is the contested ground.

How it happened

  1. 59′Amar DEDIC (Bosnia and Herzegovina) is booked by the referee.
  2. 61′Edin DZEKO (Bosnia and Herzegovina) is booked by the referee.
  3. 63′Ivan BASIC (in) comes off the bench to replace Benjamin TAHIROVIC (out) (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
  4. 63′Esmir BAJRAKTAREVIC (in) comes off the bench to replace Edin DZEKO (out) (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
  5. 65′Nico ELVEDI (Switzerland) is booked by the referee.
  6. 72′Johan MANZAMBI (in) comes off the bench to replace Dan NDOYE (out) (Switzerland)
  7. 72′Djibril SOW (in) comes off the bench to replace Michel AEBISCHER (out) (Switzerland)
  8. 72′Ruben VARGAS (in) comes off the bench to replace Fabian RIEDER (out) (Switzerland)
  9. 74′Johan MANZAMBI (Switzerland) scores!!
  10. 80′Tarik MUHAREMOVIC (Bosnia and Herzegovina) is sent off!
  11. 84′Ruben VARGAS (Switzerland) scores!!
  12. 85′Amir HADZIAHMETOVIC (in) comes off the bench to replace Ivan SUNJIC (out) (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
  13. 85′Jovo LUKIC (in) comes off the bench to replace Ermedin DEMIROVIC (out) (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
  14. 86′Luca JAQUEZ (in) comes off the bench to replace Silvan WIDMER (out) (Switzerland)
  15. 89′Cedric ITTEN (in) comes off the bench to replace Breel EMBOLO (out) (Switzerland)
  16. 90′Johan MANZAMBI (Switzerland) scores!!
  17. 90+1′Ermin MAHMIC (in) comes off the bench to replace Kerim ALAJBEGOVIC (out) (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
  18. 90+3′Ermin MAHMIC (Bosnia and Herzegovina) scores!!
  19. 90+7′Penalty Awarded
  20. 90+7′Granit XHAKA (Switzerland) successfully converts the penalty!

The morning-after column · AI-written from the match data

Swiss Steamroller Breaks Bosnia Down After Muharemovic's Red

Switzerland dominated possession throughout, holding 58% and recovering the ball in 12.9 seconds—crucial rhythm control against Bosnia's defensive 4-4-2. The visitors held firm for 73 minutes, but the numbers always favoured the home side: 1.85 xG to 0.3, 13 shots to 5. Bosnia's compact shape meant chances were rare; Switzerland had one blocked at 62'. The first goal at 74' cracked the dam. Tarik Muharemovic's 80th-minute red card then shattered Bosnia's structure entirely.

With Bosnia reduced to 10 men, their 4-4-2 form collapsed. Switzerland's dominance crystallised in three goals over the final stretch—at 84', 90', and 90+7'. Bosnia's recovery time (18.4 seconds versus Switzerland's 12.9) became fatally slow as the pressing intensified. Manzambi (8.2) and Vargas (8.1) flourished in the newly opened space. Džeko and Demirovic, starved of service, could not mount late resistance. Bosnia's consolation at 90+3' was merely noise. The match turned on structure: high press forced the dismissal, then numerical advantage tore Bosnia apart.

Switzerland's xG advantage of 1.85 to 0.3 was vast, yet the match turned on a 80th-minute red card that freed them to score four goals in 17 minutes.

80′

Muharemovic's dismissal strips Bosnia of defensive shape; Switzerland's barrage begins

What Switzerland needed

Dominance converted late; high press forced the error that won it.

  • Ball recovery speed (12.9s v. 18.4s) controlled the midfield and suffocated Bosnia's outlets
  • Scored just once before 74' despite 1.85 xG—clinical finishing in the final 17 minutes masked earlier wastefulness
  • Red card was the gift, but high-press intensity (10.2 phases) forced the error that earned it

What Bosnia and Herzegovina needed

Muharemovic's dismissal destroyed disciplined rearguard resistance.

  • 4-4-2 was sound until the dismissal; numerical disadvantage made defensive compression impossible with 10 men
  • Recovery lag (18.4s v. 12.9s) meant Switzerland's press turned possession into immediate threats
  • 0.3 xG: Džeko isolated, Demirovic unused—attack starved of ammunition before structure broke