Breel Embolo
Switzerland
FWD
Age
29
Appearances
0
Goals
0
About Breel Embolo
Breel Embolo is the Stade Rennais forward named in Switzerland's 26-man squad for the 2026 World Cup, in Murat Yakin's selection announced on 20 May 2026. He is 29 at kick-off and brings 85 senior caps and 23 international goals into the tournament, one of the side's most productive attackers. Granit Xhaka captains the team.
A tall, strong and explosive centre-forward, Embolo can shield the ball, win aerial duels and drop deep or drift wide. Switzerland won their UEFA group to qualify and were drawn in Group B with Canada, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Qatar, opening against Qatar in Santa Clara on 13 June. His 23 international goals make him one of the side's most reliable sources of attacking output.
A tall, strong and explosive centre-forward, Embolo can shield the ball, win aerial duels and drop deep or drift wide. Switzerland won their UEFA group to qualify and were drawn in Group B with Canada, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Qatar, opening against Qatar in Santa Clara on 13 June. His 23 international goals make him one of the side's most reliable sources of attacking output.
World Cup 2026 Stats
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Playing Style
Embolo is a tall, strong and explosive modern centre-forward. He shields the ball under pressure and wins aerial duels, yet is mobile enough to drop deep or shift wide when the shape asks for it.
That combination of power and movement makes him hard to mark, and it lets Switzerland play through him or send runners beyond him. His 23 international goals show the end product behind the physical profile.
That combination of power and movement makes him hard to mark, and it lets Switzerland play through him or send runners beyond him. His 23 international goals show the end product behind the physical profile.
World Cup History
Embolo has played at two previous World Cups. He was part of Switzerland's 2018 squad in Russia, which reached the round of 16. At Qatar 2022 he scored twice in the group stage — against Cameroon, his country of birth, and in the equaliser against Serbia — as Switzerland advanced before going out in the last 16.
The 2026 World Cup is his third on this stage, now under Murat Yakin, with 85 caps and 23 goals behind him. Switzerland open their Group B campaign against Qatar in Santa Clara on 13 June.
The 2026 World Cup is his third on this stage, now under Murat Yakin, with 85 caps and 23 goals behind him. Switzerland open their Group B campaign against Qatar in Santa Clara on 13 June.
National Team
Switzerland
Tier 4
£10m
📋 Teammates (10)
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Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
Goal Rush Impact
Embolo gives the Switzerland slot a centre-forward's threat: 23 international goals, power in the air and the explosiveness to stretch a defence. Switzerland's £10m place sits in Tier 4 within the game's £200m card budget, the reward for winning their UEFA group, before Group B meetings with Qatar, Canada and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
With Embolo up front, the threat is direct: holding the ball up, winning headers in the air and running in behind, all backed by his 23 international goals.
With Embolo up front, the threat is direct: holding the ball up, winning headers in the air and running in behind, all backed by his 23 international goals.
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Embolo at the 2026 World Cup
Embolo arrives at his third World Cup as one of Switzerland's main forwards, four years after scoring twice in the 2022 group stage. The Stade Rennais striker, 29 at kick-off, brings 85 caps and 23 international goals into Yakin's attack.
Picking Switzerland in Goal Rush
Switzerland are a £10m Tier 4 team on the card. Their Group B schedule brings Bosnia and Herzegovina, Qatar and Canada, with the opener on 13 June and the group closing on 24 June.
Breel Embolo World Cup 2026 FAQs
Switzerland's £10m slot sits in Tier 4 on the card. Embolo's relevance on a matchday is a centre-forward's threat — aerial power, hold-up play and the finishing behind 23 international goals.
Embolo is a forward, a centre-forward. He plays for Stade Rennais and leads the Switzerland line as a tall, explosive striker who shields the ball, wins headers and is mobile enough to drop deep or drift wide.
Embolo has 85 caps for Switzerland with 23 international goals as of March 2026. The 2026 tournament is his third World Cup, and he scored twice at Qatar 2022, against Cameroon and Serbia.
Embolo plays for Stade Rennais in France. The centre-forward has 85 caps and 23 goals for Switzerland and leads the line as a tall, explosive striker with aerial strength and mobility.
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