Breel Embolo

Breel Embolo is a Swiss centre-forward Born on 14 February 1997 in Yaoundé, Cameroon. His family moved first to France and then settled in Switzerland, where he established himself through Basel before moves to Schalke 04, Borussia Mönchengladbach, Monaco and, from 2025, Rennes in Ligue 1. He has earned 86 caps for Switzerland and scored 24 international goals. At the 2022 World Cup he scored against Cameroon, his country of birth, and famously refused to celebrate.

Embolo converted a penalty in the 17th minute of Switzerland's opening 2026 fixture against Qatar on 13 June, though Qatar equalised in stoppage time to claim a point in their first-ever World Cup match.

Switzerland went on to reach the quarter-final for the first time in 72 years, beating Colombia on penalties to get there, before losing 3-1 after extra time to Argentina in Kansas City on 12 July. Embolo was sent off for a second yellow card for simulation on 72 minutes with the tie level, leaving his side a man down through the rest of normal and extra time. The dismissal was one moment in a campaign that otherwise underlined his standing as Switzerland's most experienced forward across three World Cups.