Their 2026 World Cup
Match by match
B. Embolo played 6 matches for Switzerland, starting every one. He scored 2 goals against Qatar and Algeria.
| Round | Match | His game |
|---|---|---|
| Group B | vs Qatar 1-1 | Started, played the full match · 1 goal (1 from the spot) |
| Group B | vs Bosnia and Herzegovina 4-1 | Started, off on 89′ · 1 assist |
| Group B | vs Canada 2-1 | Started, off on 85′ · 1 assist |
| Round of 32 | vs Algeria 2-0 | Started, off on 83′ · 1 goal |
| Round of 16 | vs Colombia 0-0 | Started, off on 87′ |
| Quarter-finals | vs Argentina 1-3 | Started, played the full match · 🟨 · 🟥 |
Biography
Breel Donald Embolo (born 14 February 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Rennes and the Switzerland national team. Born in Cameroon, Embolo moved with his mother and siblings to France before finally settling in Switzerland. After working his way through their junior teams, Embolo made his professional debut for Basel in March 2014, and won the Swiss Super League in all three of his first seasons before moving to Germany after being signed by Schalke 04 for a reported fee of €20 million. Shortly after moving to the Bundesliga, he suffered an ankle injury that ruled him out for nearly a year. He later played for Borussia Mönchengladbach before moving to Ligue 1 to play for Monaco. Embolo made his senior international debut in 2015, earning over 90 caps. He represented Switzerland at the UEFA European Championship in 2016, 2020, and 2024, and at the FIFA World Cup in 2018, 2022 and 2026.
Early life Breel Donald Embolo was born on 14 February 1997, in the Cameroonian capital of Yaoundé.
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