Switzerland - France 2-5: The Gallic Rooster's Walk

Without much effort, France easily defeated Switzerland. The Gallic roosters had a light stroll on the Salvador field, and received a huge advantage in the race for a ticket to the next round in Group E.

Switzerland started the day with a disastrous start, losing veteran defender Von Bergen in the 11th minute after Olivier Giroud's high boot hit him in the face, damaging his left eye. It was the earliest substitution in a World Cup finals match in eight years, since Michael Owen was forced off in the fourth minute of England's 2-2 draw with Sweden in 2006.

Shortly after Senderos came on as a substitute, Switzerland conceded their first goal. Giroud, who had forced Von Bergen off, opened the scoring with a header from a Valbuena corner. It was France's 100th goal in World Cup history, and it was the start of a tragedy for Swiss football.

France easily overcame Switzerland

Just 67 seconds later, from Behrami's misdirected pass, Benzema set up Matuidi to finish at the near post, fooling goalkeeper Benaglio, doubling the lead. Conceding two goals in less than two minutes, Switzerland were stunned and then collapsed. Despite Karim Benzema missing a penalty and Cabaye hitting the crossbar when the goal was empty, the goals continued to come steadily for the French team.

Valbuena, Benzema and Sissoko scored in Salvador, helping France take a five-goal lead. Despite missing a penalty, Benzema still trails Thomas Mueller (Germany), Arjen Robben and Robin van Persie (Netherlands) in the race for the Golden Boot. All four have scored three goals, with Mueller having only played one game.

Despite the crushing defeat, coach Ottmar Hitzfeld's team did not give up. The laxity of the French defense allowed Switzerland to score two consolation goals at the end of the match. Second-half substitute Blerim Dzemali's free kick went through the wall, leaving goalkeeper Hugo Lloris unable to dive to catch the ball, and then Granit Xhaka broke the offside trap and volleyed close to the goal to make it 2-5.

The match ended in a rather unusual situation: When the referee blew the whistle, Benzema kicked the ball into the Swiss net from outside the penalty area. The French players celebrated, but in the end, the Dutch referee Bjoern Kuipers did not recognize the goal, and the final score was still only 5-2 in favor of France.

With the victory, France has 6 points, taking the absolute lead in Group E. However, the coach and his team still have to wait for the result of the Honduras - Ecuador match that took place early this morning to know whether they will soon get a ticket to the next round after two matches or not. Switzerland, having won against Ecuador in the opening match, still has a lot of hope to get the remaining ticket in this group.

According to Thethaovanhoa.vn