{"id":355844,"date":"2026-06-24T20:27:36","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T14:57:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=355844"},"modified":"2026-06-24T20:27:36","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T14:57:36","slug":"canada-will-battle-switzerland-for-key-world-cup-match-teeing-up-next-round","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/06\/24\/canada-will-battle-switzerland-for-key-world-cup-match-teeing-up-next-round\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada will battle Switzerland for key World Cup match teeing up next round"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Team Canada is trying to punch its ticket to the following round of the FIFA World Cup with a win over Switzerland in a high-stakes match on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

The faceoff is a key part within the Canadian men\u2019s quest to advance further within the tournament.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo enter the Switzerland game ready to win the group, I feel we\u2019ve at all times expected that,\u201d Canadian striker Cyle Larin said ahead of coaching on Monday.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel the group, we\u2019ve at all times expected to be where we’re, just from the standard now we have within the group, the talent now we have. I feel we\u2019ve at all times expected to be on this position.\u201d<\/p>\n

Before squashing Qatar 6-0 in Vancouver on June 18, the Canadian men had never won a World Cup game. Switzerland, currently nineteenth in FIFA\u2019s official rating, has made it to the tournament\u2019s knockout round five times.<\/p>\n

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Canada and Switzerland have only ever faced one another once, with the Canadians taking the 3-1 win within the Swiss city of St. Gallen in May 2002.<\/p>\n

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Canadian head coach Jesse Marsch can have to make at the least one change to the starting 11 players he deployed against Qatar after central midfielder Isma\u00ebl Kon\u00e9 suffered a broken leg early within the second half. Nathan Saliba got here on in relief in his World Cup debut, scoring off a free kick within the sixty fourth minute of the match.<\/p>\n

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\u201cBetween Nathan, Mathieu Choiniere, Jonathan Osario, Niko Sigur, we\u2019re going to need to determine find out how to use all of our players to get the perfect out of every game and help fill within the void of what Isma\u00ebl has meant to the team, which has been many, many things,\u201d Marsch said to reporters Friday afternoon.<\/p>\n

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\u201cKon\u00e9\u2019s been an incredible player, perhaps our greatest player within the tournament to this point. And he\u2019s also a giant personality within the group. So we\u2019ll manage it, nevertheless it won\u2019t be easy.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Swiss drew 1-1 against Qatar on June 13 and beat Bosnia and Herzegovina 4-1 on June 18, scoring the last two goals in the ultimate 20 minutes of play. Switzerland also went undefeated in European qualifying to get to the World Cup.<\/p>\n

Kickoff is about for 3 p.m. eastern, noon Pacific.<\/p>\n

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