Canada fall short in 2-1 loss to Switzerland

Vancouver: Switzerland served up a spoiler, flipping the ⁠table and kicking Canada out of Vancouver for the group of 32 round ​with a 2-1 win ​in Vancouver on Wednesday afternoon to finish atop Group B of the World Cup.
Manzambi caught Canada's Maxime Crepeau leaning left and ripped a powerful shot to the goalkeeper's right and into the net to put Switzerland up 2-0 in the 57th minute. The 20-year-old ⁠Manzambi made his first start Wednesday as it becomes more evident he's ⁠the club's top attacker. He has three goals and one assist in this World Cup.
With the win, Switzerland stays in Vancouver for the knockout round, facing a third-place team on ‌July 2. Canada's failure stands as ​a missed chance. A ⁠draw would've given Canada at least one more game in ​Vancouver. Instead, they are headed to ‌Los Angeles to face the second-place team from Group A on June 28.
Playing without captain Alphonso Davies, ​Canada came to life in the 76th minute and trimmed the deficit to 2-1. Finally pushing the ball beyond the back line of Switzerland with a long pass to Nathan Saliba, he balanced and found fresh-legged sub Promise David, who lunged and, ‌while sliding to the ground, reached the lofted cross with his right ​foot to guide it inside the left post.
The home crowd erupted with the ​energy ‌shift ⁠and more aggressive play from Canada, all as Switzerland went more than 30 minutes without a shot on goal following Manzambi's score.
Switzerland spoiled a free kick ​and cleared the zone as extra time began with a ⁠minimum of ​six minutes. Switzerland goalkeeper Gregor Kobel (six saves) made a diving save in front of the left post in the final seconds of the match, one of a flurry of chances Canada had to fight to a draw.
Seconds ​after the start of the second half, Ruben Vargas took ​Manzambi's pass just left of the goal, beating a closing Crepeau to the corner of the net for Switzerland's initial score in the 46th minute.
— Reuters