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06/24 16:07 CDT Switzerland wraps up first place in Group B at the World Cup
with a 2-1 victory over Canada
Switzerland wraps up first place in Group B at the World Cup with a 2-1 victory
over Canada
By ANNE M. PETERSON
AP Soccer Writer
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) --- Rubn Vargas and Johan Manzambi both
scored to give Switzerland a 2-1 victory over Canada on Wednesday at the World
Cup as both teams advanced to the knockout round.
Promise David scored a late goal for Canada, which took second place in Group B
behind the Swiss and earned a spot in the knockout round for the first time in
its history.
Switzerland will face a third-place finisher on July 2 in Vancouver in the
round of 32. Canada needed a win or a draw to finish at the top of the group
and stay on home soil, but instead will travel to Inglewood, California, for
its next game on Sunday against the second-place finisher in Group B.
After a scoreless first half, Vargas put the Swiss ahead early in the second.
Manzambi, who started after coming off the bench and scoring two goals in a 4-1
win over Bosnia-Herzegovina on Thursday, added a goal in the 57th.
Canada pulled a goal back in the 76th. David's volley came on his first touch
of the game about a minute after coming on as a substitute.
Bosnia beat Qatar 3-1 in the other Group B match and could still advance as a
third-place team. Qatar has been eliminated.
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