World Cup 2022: Shaqiri leads Switzerland to the round of 16 – Brazil loses

Contested game with 11 yellow cards

Switzerland made it into the round of 16 at the World Cup for the third time in a row, while Serbia once again fell far short of expectations. The “Swiss” defeated the team of coach Dragan Stojkovic at the end of the group phase on Friday in a highly entertaining and hard-fought game 3:2 (2:2). Xherdan Shaqiri (20th minute), Breel Embolo (44th) and Remo Freuler (48th) scored in front of 41,378 spectators for Switzerland, who now meet Portugal in the knockout stages.

The Serbs scored goals from Aleksandar Mitrovic (26′) and Dusan Vlahovic (35′). The Serbs also failed in the preliminary round at their fourth World Cup participation in a row – and in each case with a prominent cast.

The game was not only sporty, but also explosive because of its history. At the World Cup duel in Russia four and a half years ago, the Swiss goalscorers Granit Xhaka and Shaqiri, who was also instrumental in all three goals this time, caused a scandal with their double-headed eagle celebrations. This time the protagonists were largely restrained in their gestures, but the referee showed eleven yellow cards. However, when the line-ups were read out, the ex-Bundesliga duo had already been hissed at by the Serbian fans. Shortly before the end, however, there were still long-lasting scuffles.

World Cup out in the preliminary round: Cameroon’s 1-0 win over Brazil’s B-Elf is not enough

Despite a lucky win against Brazil’s B-Elf, Cameroon have dropped out of the World Cup prematurely. Vincent Aboubakar secured the West Africans a flattering 1-0 (0-0) win against the record world champions with his late header goal (90+2) on Friday evening, but that wasn’t enough for the knockout stages.

Because the goal scorer took off his jersey while celebrating, he saw his second yellow card in the game – consequently yellow-red. While Cameroon failed in the preliminary round for the seventh time in their eighth World Cup participation, the Brazilians want to take their next step on the targeted path to their sixth World Cup title against South Korea next Monday.

It remains to be seen whether Neymar, who is still injured, will be back. National coach Tite wants to comment on the return of his superstar over the course of the weekend.

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