Match ends, Switzerland 6, Panama 0.
SwitzerlandSwitzerland6PanamaPanama0
Panama, England's group opponents at this summer's World Cup in Russia, have been thrashed by Switzerland in a friendly.
The hosts had six different goalscorers against the Central Americans, who are preparing for their first World Cup.
Blerim Dzemaili, Granit Xhaka, Breel Embolo and Steven Zuber gave the Swiss a 4-0 half-time lead.
Mario Gavranovic and Fabian Frei scored another two goals to complete the rout in Lucerne.
Switzerland are also going to the World Cup and will face Brazil, Costa Rica and Serbia in Group E.
Panama - who have lost three and drawn against Wales in their past four friendlies - play England in their second Group G game, on 24 June in Nizhny Novgorod.
Line-ups
Switzerland
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 21Bürki
- 6LangSubstituted forLichtsteinerat 69'minutes
- 4Elvedi
- 20Djourou
- 3Moubandje
- 16FernandesSubstituted forFreiat 58'minutes
- 10XhakaSubstituted forSchärat 69'minutes
- 7EmboloSubstituted forFreulerat 45'minutes
- 15DzemailiSubstituted forDrmicat 45'minutes
- 14Zuber
- 19GavranovicSubstituted forSeferovicat 58'minutes
Substitutes
- 1Sommer
- 2Lichtsteiner
- 5Akanji
- 8Freuler
- 9Seferovic
- 13Rodríguez
- 17Frei
- 22Schär
- 24Drmic
Panama
Formation 5-4-1
- 1Penedo
- 2MurilloSubstituted forQuinteroat 45'minutes
- 13Machado
- 5R Torres
- 3Cummings
- 17Ovalle
- 10CamargoSubstituted forBárcenasat 34'minutesBooked at 56mins
- 20Godoy
- 6Gómez
- 24AvilaSubstituted forCooperat 45'minutes
- 9G TorresSubstituted forNurseat 45'minutes
Substitutes
- 8Bárcenas
- 11Cooper
- 12Calderón
- 14Pimentel
- 15Davis
- 16Arroyo
- 18Tejada
- 19Quintero
- 21Nurse
- 22A Rodríguez
- 23Baloy
- Referee:
- Oliver Drachta
- Attendance:
- 8,600
Match Stats
Home TeamSwitzerlandAway TeamPanama
- Possession
- Home61%
- Away39%
- Shots
- Home13
- Away4
- Shots on Target
- Home10
- Away2
- Corners
- Home2
- Away2
- Fouls
- Home19
- Away15
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Switzerland 6, Panama 0.
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Foul by Nico Elvedi (Switzerland).
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Alberto Quintero (Panama) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Fabian Frei (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Armando Cooper (Panama).
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Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Harold Cummings.
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Foul by Fabian Frei (Switzerland).
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Alberto Quintero (Panama) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Nico Elvedi (Switzerland).
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Alberto Quintero (Panama) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Fabian Frei (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Gabriel Gómez (Panama).
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Foul by Fabian Schär (Switzerland).
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Armando Cooper (Panama) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Offside, Panama. Harold Cummings tries a through ball, but Roberto Nurse is caught offside.
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Foul by Fabian Frei (Switzerland).
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Armando Cooper (Panama) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by Fabian Frei (Switzerland).
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Alberto Quintero (Panama) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
