Switzerland Advances to Round of 16 with Victory over Serbia

The Swiss national team reached the knockout stage of the Qatar World Cup by defeating Serbia 3-2 in the third and final round of Group G. Xherdan Shaqiri scored the opening goal for Switzerland in the 20th minute. Serbia equalized five minutes later through striker Aleksandar Mitrović. Dušan Vlahović then put Serbia ahead with a second goal in the 35th minute. Breel Embolo equalized for Switzerland (2-2) just a minute before the end of the first half. At the start of the second half, specifically in the 48th minute, Remo Freuler scored the winning goal for Switzerland. With this result, Switzerland increased its points to six, finishing second in Group G, just behind Brazil on goal difference, while the Serbian team ended up in fourth and last place with two points, two points behind Cameroon, which pulled off a surprise by defeating Brazil 1-0, with a goal from Vincent Aboubakar in stoppage time. Switzerland will face Portugal, the leader of Group H, in the round of 16, while Brazil will meet South Korea, the runner-up of Group H.