The group stage of the 2022 FIFA World Cup came to a close Friday with Switzerland (2-0-1) outlasting Serbia (0-1-2) at Qatar’s Stadium 974 and there was no shortage of action in the Group G tilt. the Associated press has the story:
Switzerland beat Serbia 3-2, into 16 at World Cup
Newslooks- DOHA, Qatar (AP)
Switzerland advanced to the last 16 of the World Cup for the third tournament in a row after a 3-2 win over Serbia on Friday. Switzerland take on Serbia in Group G.
Remo Freuler scored the winning goal just after halftime as the Swiss secured second place in Group G. They will next face Portugal on Tuesday at Lusail Stadium.
in Group G where Switzerland are off to the knockout rounds. The Swiss won a wild five goal affair against Serbia that ended 3-2. The win means Switzerland will make an appearance in the round of 16 and face Portugal. Brazil meanwhile lost 1-0 to Cameroon but it wasn’t enough to cost them the group, and they’re set to take on South Korea in the next round.
Xherdan Shaqiri put Switzerland ahead early in the first half before Aleksandar Mitrovic and Dusan Vlahovic responded for Serbia. Breel Embolo evened the score just before halftime.
Switzerland needed a win to guarantee itself a place in the knockout round after beating Cameroon and losing to Brazil in its opening two games. The team reached the round of 16 at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil and again four years later in Russia. They lost 1-0 in both matches, to Argentina and Sweden, respectively.
Against Portugal, the Swiss will be looking to reach the quarterfinals for the first time since hosting the competition in 1954.
