{"id":98155,"date":"2026-06-22T03:11:36","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T03:11:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/98155\/"},"modified":"2026-06-22T03:11:36","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T03:11:36","slug":"preview-switzerland-vs-canada-prediction-team-news-lineups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/98155\/","title":{"rendered":"Preview: Switzerland vs Canada – prediction, team news, lineups"},"content":{"rendered":"

With first place in Group B of World Cup 2026 at stake, Switzerland<\/a> and Canada<\/a> will face each other at BC Place Stadium in Vancouver on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Both teams were victorious on matchday two, with the Canadians destroying Qatar 6-0<\/a>, putting them in first place, above the Swiss on goal difference despite the latter defeating Bosnia-Herzegovina 4-1<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Match preview<\/p>\n

A fourth successive place in the knockout stage of the World Cup will more than likely happen for Switzerland, who find themselves three points clear of the Bosnians with a +3 goal differential, while the latter are at -3.<\/p>\n

A-Team will need a win to end the group portion of this tournament in first place for the first time since 2006, which would align with our\u00a0World Cup betting strategy<\/a>\u00a0before the start of this competition.<\/p>\n

Murat Yakin<\/a>\u2019s men are on a five-match unbeaten run across all competitions, conceding a goal or fewer in each of those outings.<\/p>\n

Switzerland have not conceded a single first-half strike over that stretch, with both of the goals against them in this World Cup occurring in stoppage time.<\/p>\n

They have not lost their final group fixture in any of their last five appearances in this tournament, defeating Serbia 3-2 on matchday three four years ago.<\/p>\n

In their entire World Cup history, Switzerland have never lost a match against a CONCACAF opponent, drawing Costa Rica 2-2 in 2018.<\/p>\n

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\u00a9 Iconsport \/ Newspix<\/p>\n

Canada celebrated their first-ever World Cup victory in style, scoring six goals in 90 minutes, twice as many as they managed in their previous seven World Cup outings combined before that.<\/p>\n

By doing so, Jesse Marsch<\/a>\u2019s men set a record for the most goals ever scored in a single match by a CONCACAF nation in this tournament while also becoming the first country outside of Europe and South America to net more than five times in a single World Cup outing.<\/p>\n

Their matchday two performance was dominant in every way, as they had 97 touches in the attacking box, 26 more than any other team in a World Cup encounter on record since 1966.<\/p>\n

Seeing as only a lopsided defeat might see them drop out of the top two, Marsh may want to keep their star player and captain, Alphonso Davies<\/a>, on the bench as he recovers from a hamstring strain.<\/p>\n

The Canucks are winless in their last three matches played against European opposition, but have not lost to a team from that region since the Netherlands beat the 4-0 in a June 2024 friendly.<\/p>\n

Not since November of 2023 have we seen the men\u2019s team lose a match in normal time after scoring first, falling 3-2 to Jamaica in the CONCACAF Nations League quarter-finals that year.<\/p>\n

Their only previous meeting against Switzerland occurred in 2002 at St. Gallen with Canada winning that friendly by a 3-1 score.<\/p>\n

Switzerland World Cup form:<\/p>\n

Switzerland form (all competitions):<\/p>\n

Canada World Cup form:<\/p>\n

Canada form (all competitions):<\/p>\n

Team News<\/p>\n

\u00a9 Imago \/ Sports Press Photo<\/p>\n

We saw two new faces in the Switzerland starting 11 against Bosnia-Herzegovina as Silvan Widmer and Fabian Rieder replaced Denis Zakaria and Ruben Vargas.<\/p>\n

Zakaria and Nico Elvedi are on yellow cards and may be rested for this match, while Breel Embolo can move into a tie for seventh in all-time goals for the national team with his next one.<\/p>\n

Johan Manzambi had a brace in Switzerland’s victory over Bosnia-Herzegovina, with Granit Xhaka<\/a> also scoring, surpassing Swiss record goalscorer Alexander Frei for the fourth-most goals at the World Cup for this team (three), while drawing even with Embolo in that category.<\/p>\n

While Davies\u2019 status is up in the air for Canada on matchday three, Ismael Kone<\/a> will miss the rest of the competition with a broken leg, while Moise Bombito played a half last week and could start on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

We might not see Derek Cornelius or Luc de Fougerolles on the field for this one, as both players are on a yellow card and at risk of suspension.<\/p>\n

Jonathan David<\/a> netted a hat trick in their win over Qatar, becoming the third CONCACAF player to net multiple times in the opening half of a World Cup fixture, while Cyle Larin became the first player from the region since Clint Dempsey to score in consecutive World Cup affairs.<\/p>\n

Nathan Saliba, Kone\u2019s likely replacement going forward, was on the scoresheet for Canada against Qatar, with their other one being an own-goal courtesy of Mohammed Manai.<\/p>\n

Switzerland possible starting lineup:<\/p>\n

Kobel; Widemer, Jaquez, Akanji, Rodriguez; Aebischer, Xhaka, Freuler; Ndoye, Embolo, Vargas<\/p>\n

Canada possible starting lineup:<\/p>\n

Crepeau; Johnston, Bombito, Sigur, Laryea; Buchanan, Eustaquio, Saliba, Ahmed; David, Larin<\/p>\n

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We say: Switzerland 1-1 Canada<\/p>\n

While first place is at stake, we believe the objective for both sides in this game will be to avoid a heavy defeat and not suffer any serious injuries or suspensions.<\/p>\n

Because of that, we expect a rather cagey affair between two teams who may understandably be looking ahead to the knockout stage.<\/p>\n

For data analysis of the most likely results, scorelines and more for this match please click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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