Switzerland beat Canada 2-1 at the World Cup to finish top of Group B and send both teams through to the last 32. Vargas and Manzambi scored for Switzerland, while the result also meant Qatar were eliminated and Bosnia-Herzegovina ended third on four points.
For Canada, the result mattered for more than the table. Jesse Marsch said the team were tentative and not aggressive enough at the start, even as he praised their response and said he was looking at what to do differently at half-time, including the idea of going five at the back to lock things down. That mattered because Canada still advanced, but only after being forced to chase the game against the group leaders.
Marsch also said Alphonso Davies should be ready for the next match, a timely update for Canada as attention turns to the knockout round and to Promise David, who makes the squad after a hip injury. The next step is simple on paper and unfinished in detail: Switzerland and Canada are in the World Cup last 32, but their opponents have not been specified here, while Bosnia-Herzegovina's four points leave its place in the broader third-place calculation part of the wider picture. Qatar, by contrast, are out.
