VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Switzerland standout Johan Manzambi will miss the team’s round-of-16 match at the World Cup against Colombia on Tuesday with an injury.
Manzambi was one of three Swiss players who left training early Monday in the team’s final preparations before Tuesday’s match.
The other two players, Ruben Vargas and Djibril Sow, were available off the bench.
Switzerland coach Murat Yakin said Monday that the players would undergo further “medical examination” to see whether they could play against Colombia.
“This is going to be a very big loss. If they might not play tomorrow,” Yakin said Monday. “But this is football. You always have to adjust until the very last minute.”
Manzambi scored three goals and added two assists in Switzerland’s first four World Cup matches. The 20-year-old midfielder began the tournament on the bench but dazzled in his substitute appearances, including scoring twice in a 19-minute cameo against Bosnia-Herzegovina.
By Switzerland’s third match against Canada, Manzambi earned a starting role.
Manzambi’s injury further hampers a Swiss side that was already missing defender Luca Jaquez and midfielder Michel Aebischer. Jaquez started against Canada but did not play in Switzerland’s round-of-32 match against Algeria.
After starting the first two matches, Aebischer played only 16 minutes against Canada and three minutes against Algeria.
Colombia is dealing with issues of its own. Striker Jhon Cordoba will miss the rest of the tournament with a muscle tear. The team has also dealt with an illness in the camp; however, coach Nestor Lorenzo says it will not affect the match.
“We were hit by a virus, but we’re all doing pretty well,” Lorenzo said.
The winner will face Argentina in the quarterfinals on Saturday.
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Switzerland's Johan Manzambi (9) and Algeria's Rayan Ait-Nouri (15) battle for the ball during the World Cup round of 32 soccer match between Switzerland and Algeria in Vancouver, British Columbia, Thursday, July 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
TORONTO (AP) — Salvador Perez drove in two runs, Seth Lugo gave up one run in five effective innings, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-3 on Tuesday night to extend their winning streak to nine games.
The last time the Kansas City Royals won nine straight was in July 2017.
Lugo (6-7) allowed six hits while striking out five to help the Royals take the first game of the three-game series.
Perez drove in the first run of the game despite grounding into a double play, then tacked on a go-ahead RBI single in the fifth for a 2-1 Kansas City lead. Kyle Isbel added insurance with an RBI sacrifice bunt, and Carter Jensen had a sacrifice fly in the sixth.
John Rave capped the scoring for the Royals with an RBI single in the ninth inning.
Max Scherzer (1-7) worked five innings, surrendering two runs on four hits for the Blue Jays. He struck out four and walked five while tying a season-high with 92 pitches. Scherzer is now within nine strikeouts of Gaylord Perry for ninth in major league history.
Jesús Sánchez scored Toronto's first run on a sacrifice fly in the first inning, tying the game 1-1. Nathan Lukes hit a two-run single in the ninth, but was thrown out while trying to reach second base to end the game.
Royals second baseman Michael Massey left the game in the fifth inning after hitting his head on the turf while making a throw.
Royals' RHP Randy Dobnak (2-1, 1.58 ERA) takes the mound for game two of the series on Wednesday while the Blue Jays have yet to announce a starter.
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Kansas City Royals second baseman Michael Massey (19) throws to first during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays in Toronto, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026. (Sammy Kogan/The Canadian Press via AP)
Kansas City Royals' Nick Loftin (12) celebrates with his team after scoring against the Toronto Blue Jays during sixth inning of a baseball game in Toronto, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026. (Sammy Kogan/The Canadian Press via AP)
Kansas City Royals pitcher Seth Lugo (67) works against the Toronto Blue Jays during the second inning of a baseball game in Toronto, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026. (Sammy Kogan/The Canadian Press via AP)
Kansas City Royals' Salvador Perez (13) grounds into a double play as Carter Jensen, not shown, scores against the Toronto Blue Jays during the second inning of a baseball game in Toronto, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026. (Sammy Kogan/The Canadian Press via AP)
