Switzerland Defeats Bosnia-Herzegovina 4-1 After Red Card Reduces Visitors to Ten Men

Switzerland defeated Bosnia-Herzegovina 4-1 on June 18 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, in a FIFA World Cup 2026 Group B match. Substitute Johan Manzambi scored Switzerland's first goal in the 74th minute on a volley three minutes after replacing Dan Ndoye. Ruben Vargas scored Switzerland's second goal in the 84th minute.

Tarik Muharemovic received a red card for a dangerous tackle on Breel Embolo outside the penalty area, leaving Bosnia-Herzegovina with ten men. Granit Xhaka scored Switzerland's fourth goal from a penalty kick in stoppage time.

Ermin Mahmic scored Bosnia-Herzegovina's goal in second-half injury time. The attendance at the match was 70,026. Edin Dzeko started and played 63 minutes for Bosnia-Herzegovina. Switzerland's previous match was a 1-1 draw against Qatar.

Bosnia-Herzegovina's previous match was a draw against Canada. Johan Manzambi is a 20-year-old native of Geneva who plays for German club Freiburg. Reuters reported that Bosnia-Herzegovina was unbeaten in its previous nine competitive matches before this fixture.

Reuters also reported that Dan Ndoye produced a bicycle-kick attempt that forced a save by Bosnia-Herzegovina goalkeeper Nikola Vasilj.