Today's story: Embolo scores against Cameroon
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Born in Cameroon on February 14, 1997, Breel Embolo grew up in Switzerland.
If he has decided to represent the Nati, it remains difficult to face his native country.
The Monaco striker started with Switzerland against Cameroon on Thursday for the first match for the two teams in the competition.
And as a symbol, it was Embolo who scored the only goal of the game (48th, 1-0).
“
If I score, I'll try not to celebrate.
But football is a sport of emotions.
If I celebrate, it won't be against my home country.
But because I want to win
,” he told AFP.
Word respected and celebration all in measure for Embolo.
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Breel Embolo does not celebrate against his native country.
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The purge of the day: Uruguay-South Korea
This match was indisputably one of the worst since the start of the competition.
A sad encounter between Uruguay and South Korea (0-0).
So certainly, there was intensity, which is not negligible, but it is far from sufficient.
Other 0-0 in the competition, such as Denmark-Tunisia or Morocco-Croatia, offered more suspense.
Apart from Valverde's strike on the post (89th) no thrill on the horizon.
A statistic like the match: there were zero shots on target during the match.
Today's record: Cristiano Ronaldo scores five times
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One again.
Portugal was very scared, but won its first match of the World Cup against Ghana (3-2).
An important victory, especially for Cristiano Ronaldo.
The striker, who is going through a period of trouble after the termination of his contract with Manchester United, needed to regain his confidence.
It's done with his opener from the penalty spot (65th, 1-0).
But above all, with this goal, Cristiano Ronaldo becomes the first player to register in five different World Cups (between 2006 and 2022).
Ronaldo becomes the first player to score in five World Cups.
CARL RECINE / REUTERS
The balance sheet of the day: no victory for the African continent
The first round did not succeed for the African teams.
Three defeats and two draws in five games.
Only Morocco and Tunisia, authors of a good match respectively against Croatia and against Denmark, obtained a point.
Senegal lost to the Netherlands on Monday (0-2).
This Thursday, it was the turn of Cameroon and Ghana to experience a difficult moment.
The Indomitable Lions were beaten by Switzerland (1-0) while the Black Stars lost to Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal (3-2), although they were close to a draw.
Imperative reaction to come during the second day.
Confirmation of the day: Brazil, big favorites, start with a victory
They were the most anticipated team in the competition, and they played last.
Brazil faced Serbia on Thursday at 8 p.m.
And after a difficult first period, against very strong Serbs defensively, the teammates of Thiago Silva and Neymar managed to find the fault, thanks to a double from Richarlison, including a masterful bicycle (62nd, 73rd).
Final victory 2-0 for Brazil.
Only black point of this evening, the exit on injury of Neymar.
The PSG striker was replaced in the 79th minute, hit in the ankle.
The number 10 of Brazil was very affected, head in the jersey on the bench, with an ice pack on his foot.
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