France, June 25 -- Canada started the tie tentatively despite raucous support from the vast majority of the fans inside the stadium.

Jesse Marsch's men finished the first half strongly but it was the Swiss who made the breakthrough less than a minute into the second half.

Johan Manzambi clipped a cross into the centre of the Canada penalty area from the right wing which found its way to Ruben Vargas. Swiss strikers on a roll

He controlled the ball and shot past the Canada goalkeeper Maxime Crepeau.

Eleven minutes later, Vargas returned the favour setting up Manzambi to double the advantage.

Though Canada substitute Promise David halved the deficit with 15 minutes remaining, Canada could not find the equaliser that would have given th...