Switzerland's World Cup hopes are dealt a blow as SC Freiburg's star player Manzambi is ruled out with a knee injury. The 20-year-old had to stop training after a training session without external influence. According to the Swiss medium 'Blick', a subsequent MRI examination showed no severe injury, but Manzambi will likely miss the quarterfinals.
What happened?
SC Freiburg's shooting star Johan Manzambi has suffered a knee injury in the final training session and will likely miss the match for the Swiss national team against Colombia on Tuesday (22:00 MESZ).
Why is this important for Switzerland?
The absence would be particularly painful for Switzerland. Manzambi is currently the top scorer of his team with three goals at the World Cup. In addition, the midfielder prepared two more goals and is one of the surprises of the tournament.
What comes next?
Whether he will be able to participate again in the further course of the World Cup if Switzerland reaches the quarterfinals is currently open. The personnel concerns of the Swiss do not, however, only concern Manzambi. Already before, Michel Aebischer and Luca Jaquez had to fight with injury problems. In addition, Rubén Vargas and Djibril Sow had to stop training prematurely. National coach Murat Yakin showed himself accordingly concerned: 'It would be a huge loss if they couldn't be on the pitch tomorrow', he said looking at the possible absences of Manzambi, Vargas and Sow.
Last result: Argentina 3-1 Switzerland (2026-07-12). The Swiss national team is facing the World Cup quarterfinals against Colombia. The next engagement of the Swiss team is on September 26, 2026 against the Föderationen von Jugoslawien (away).
