Swiss and Bosnian fans cheer and march to Los Angeles stadium for World Cup matchup

(18 Jun 2026) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ++SNTV CLIENTS MAY USE++ ASSOCIATED PRESS Inglewood, California - 18 June 2026 1. Wide of Swiss fans chanting and holding banner reading (German) "Switzerland" 2. Wide of Swiss fans chanting 3. Swiss and Bosnian fans walking 4. SOUNDBITE (English) Elma and Amir Suhuskanovic, Bosnia and Herzegovina fans: ELMA: "This is our first World Cup game in the books. We did go to a friendly game in St. Louis against Panama, but yeah, we're pretty excited to bring home a win." AMIR: "Yeah, this is going to be our first game, first win." 5. Mid of soccer fan with wearing a Bosnian flag 6. Wide of Bosnian fans and one wearing a jersey; UPSOUND (English) Bosnian fan: "Let's go Bosnia!" 8. Wide of Swiss fans entering bar 9. SOUNDBITE (English) Puletin Mani, Switzerland fan: "I'm from Switzerland and I'm supporting, of course, the Swiss team today. But however, we are friends with Bosnian, we have a good Bosnian community in Switzerland, and today we are going for the best game, Yeah. May the best win. May the best win. That's all about football." UPSOUND (English) Bosnian fan:"(inaudible) Yes, (inaudible) World Cup. May the best man win." 10. Various of Swiss fans 12. Mid of World Cup replica trophy 13. SOUNDBITE (English) Pascal Cumbuhl, Switzerland fan: "My wife is from Mexico, I'm enjoying every time here. Mexico is amazing. Switzerland is amazing. We're going to win against Bosnia. We have a close relationship with Bosnia. We have - we give the best players. We have - they have Haris Tabaković. We have Haris Seferović, so we're going to have a great game." 14. Various of Swiss fans marching to stadium before kickoff STORYLINE: Soccer fans gathered outside a bar and restaurant in Inglewood, California, where they marched toward SoFi Stadium ahead of Thursday's World Cup match as Switzerland faces off against Bosnia and Herzegovina. No. 19 Switzerland is widely favored to advance as the highest-ranked and most accomplished team in its group, but Die Nati shockingly blew its opening match in Northern California last weekend. Qatar salvaged a 1-1 draw by scoring in the fourth minute of second-half extra time. That means Switzerland must get strong results from its next two matches to avoid an embarrassing finish for a team that still believes it has a chance to win its first knockout-stage World Cup match since 1938. A strong result against Bosnia is almost certainly necessary to keep alive Switzerland's dreams of World Cup success, since the Swiss' next match is against Canada in Vancouver, British Columbia. The Bosnian team also expects a healthy fan turnout in Los Angeles. Bosnia opened the tournament last weekend by holding co-host Canada to a draw, putting on yet another strong performance after its charmed run to just the second World Cup berth in its history. The Dragons upset Wales and Italy in March to clinch their unlikely qualification. AP video by Diego Medrano =========================================================== Clients are reminded to adhere to all listed restrictions and to check the terms of their licence agreements. For further assistance, please contact the AP Archive on: Tel +44(0)2074827482 Email: [email protected]. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...