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Switzerland midfielder Manzambi out of World Cup showdown with Colombia

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Published 11 hours ago

Switzerland ‌attacking midfielder Johan ‌Manzambi ‌will miss his ‌side's last-16 World ‌Cup clash ‌against Colombia on ⁠Tuesday ‌due to ​a knee contusion, ​the team announced.

[p]The 20-year-old, who has ⁠three ​goals and two assists at the ‌tournament, sustained the injury in training on Monday.[/p][p]Defensive midfielder [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/aebischer-michel/MiXFJwit/"]Michel Aebischer[/a] and defender [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/jaquez-luca/OdWwxrM5/"]Luca ‌Jaquez[/a] will ​also miss ‌[a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/colombia-G02s4PCS/switzerland-rHJ2vy1B/?mid=EmgOlMbT"]the game[/a] due to muscle injuries.[/p][infobox id="4ccc1b10-d68f-4c97-bcf4-5e613c17c2e3" /]

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