Switzerland opened their 2026 World Cup campaign with a comfortable 4-1 victory over Bosnia & Herzegovina in Group B at SoFi Stadium. Substitute J. Manzambi broke the game open at the 74th minute and completed a brace when he converted again in the 90th, with R. Vargas adding a third in the 84th minute — assisted by B. Embolo — and G. Xhaka converting a penalty in the sixth minute of stoppage time. E. Mahmic pulled one back for Bosnia in the third minute of added time, but the result was never in doubt. Switzerland dominated throughout, generating 12 shots to Bosnia's four and holding 62 percent of possession.

The result puts Switzerland on three points in Group B after matchday one. Bosnia's evening was compounded by a red card shown to T. Muharemovic in the 80th minute, leaving them to see out the final stages with ten men — and conceding twice more after that dismissal. Switzerland's clinical second half, with three goals from substitutes, gave the final scoreline a decisive look that the underlying numbers — 1.2 xG to Bosnia's 0.19 — broadly supported.