Switzerland 6-0 Panama

Panama are getting ready for their first global tournament

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.

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• Line-ups
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Line-ups

Switzerland

• 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

• 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

Posted at

Match ends, Switzerland 6, Panama 0.

Full Time

Posted at 90'+3'

Second Half ends, Switzerland 6, Panama 0.

Posted at 90'+2'

Foul by Nico Elvedi (Switzerland).

Posted at 90'+2'

Alberto Quintero (Panama) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 90'+1'

Fabian Frei (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 90'+1'

Foul by Armando Cooper (Panama).

Posted at 90'

Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Harold Cummings.

Posted at 89'

Foul by Fabian Frei (Switzerland).

Posted at 89'

Alberto Quintero (Panama) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 88'

Foul by Nico Elvedi (Switzerland).

Posted at 88'

Alberto Quintero (Panama) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 87'

Fabian Frei (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 87'

Foul by Gabriel Gómez (Panama).

Posted at 85'

Foul by Fabian Schär (Switzerland).

Posted at 85'

Armando Cooper (Panama) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 84'

Offside, Panama. Harold Cummings tries a through ball, but Roberto Nurse is caught offside.

Posted at 83'

Foul by Fabian Frei (Switzerland).

Posted at 83'

Armando Cooper (Panama) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Posted at 83'

Foul by Fabian Frei (Switzerland).

Posted at 83'

Alberto Quintero (Panama) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 77'

Foul by Stephan Lichtsteiner (Switzerland).

Posted at 77'

Alberto Quintero (Panama) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Posted at 74'

Attempt missed. Edgar Yoel Bárcenas (Panama) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Gabriel Gómez.

Posted at 72'

Foul by Haris Seferovic (Switzerland).

Posted at 72'

Alberto Quintero (Panama) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 71'

Attempt saved. Josip Drmic (Switzerland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Remo Freuler.

Posted at 71'

Hand ball by Aníbal Godoy (Panama).

Posted at 70'

Attempt blocked. Armando Cooper (Panama) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Edgar Yoel Bárcenas.

Substitution

Posted at 69'

Substitution, Switzerland. Fabian Schär replaces Granit Xhaka.

Substitution

Posted at 69'

Substitution, Switzerland. Stephan Lichtsteiner replaces Michael Lang.

Goal!

Posted at 68'

Goal! Switzerland 6, Panama 0. Fabian Frei (Switzerland) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Josip Drmic.

Posted at 68'

Granit Xhaka (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 68'

Foul by Aníbal Godoy (Panama).

Posted at 66'

Johan Djourou (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 66'

Foul by Roberto Nurse (Panama).

Posted at 64'

Foul by Remo Freuler (Switzerland).

Posted at 64'

Armando Cooper (Panama) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 63'

Attempt missed. Josip Drmic (Switzerland) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.

Posted at 63'

Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Luis Ovalle.

Posted at 62'

Haris Seferovic (Switzerland) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Granit Xhaka.

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