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70 minutes 0-0, then in the last 27 minutes, 5 goals! The "late prime time" of the World Cup after 12 years of waiting

Early morning June 19th, Los Angeles Stadium. If you only watched the first 70 minutes and then turned off the live broadcast to sleep, congratulations — you perfectly missed the craziest night since the start of this World Cup.

70 minutes of dead water with slight ripples, everyone yawning

At the end of the first half, the score was 0-0. Switzerland had nearly 70% possession, but the expected goals combined for both teams was only 0.24 — what does that mean? It was the second dullest half since this World Cup began. Switzerland had only 1 shot on target, Bosnia also only 1. The yawns from the现场 fans, I’m afraid, were louder than the shots.

Minute 71 — Yakin presses the "crazy button"

Seeing the situation was not opening up, Switzerland’s coach Yakin made three substitutions in one go: Menzambi, Vargas, and Sou. As it turned out, this substitution was like throwing a bomb into a dead pond.

Minute 74 — The 20-year-old soldier becomes a hero

Just 3 minutes after coming on as a substitute, 20-year-old Freiburg midfielder Menzambi received a cross from Vargas and volleyed into the net inside the penalty area. Switzerland 1-0! The Los Angeles Stadium instantly ignited.

Minute 80 — Red card completely changes the game

Bosnia defender Muharemovic, as the last defender, fouled Embolo and was directly sent off with a red card. Bosnia played with 10 men. Notably, in just 26 matches of the 2026 World Cup, 4 red cards have already been shown — equaling the total number of red cards in all 64 matches of the 2022 Qatar World Cup.

Minute 84 — Substitutes connect again and score

Menzambi initiated the attack, Embolo passed inside the penalty area, Vargas shot and scored. Switzerland 2-0!

Minute 90 — History is born at this moment

Vargas made a back pass on the left, Menzambi followed up and scored his second goal. The 20-year-old, 247 days old, Menzambi, became the youngest player in World Cup history to score twice after coming on as a substitute.

In stoppage time — goals just keep coming

Minute 90+3, Bosnian Mahmić volleyed fiercely to pull one back. Minute 90+7, Bosnian Memić fouled inside the penalty area, earning a penalty, captain Zaka calmly scored. 4-1, the game ends.

Data shows how outrageous this match was

This match became the first in World Cup history where, despite producing up to 5 goals, all goals occurred after the 70th minute. From the 74th to the 97th minute, just 23 minutes, 5 goals were scored — 0 in the first 70 minutes, then 5 in the last 27 minutes. This is not football, this is clearly a "late prime time" traffic jam suddenly clearing up.

This is also Switzerland’s first time since 1994 that they scored 4 goals in a single World Cup match. Zaka, with this goal, became the second Swiss player after Shaqiri to score in three consecutive World Cups.

After this game, Switzerland has 4 points from 2 matches, temporarily leading Group B, with a very good chance of qualifying.