Xhaka and Shaqiri lift Switzerland past Serbia with gesture
Granit Xhaka and Xherdan Shaqiri scored to give Switzerland a 2-1 comeback win over Serbia in Kaliningrad. Both players celebrated by forming a double-headed eagle symbol from their hands in support of Albanian heritage, a move likely to inflame Serb-Albanian tensions. Serbia led early through Aleksandar Mitrovic before Switzerland equalized in the 52nd minute and Shaqiri sealed victory in stoppage time.
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Kaliningrad
Russia
Granit Xhaka
Xherdan Shaqiri
Switzerland
Serbia
Xhaka
Shaqiri
Albania
Shagiri
Kosovo
Aleksandar Mitrovic
Brazil
Costa Rica
Nizhny Novgorod
Moscow
Brazil edges Costa Rica with stoppage time winner
Neymar and Philippe Coutinho broke through Costa Rica’s defense in stoppage time to lift Brazil 2 0 in St Petersburg. Coutinho scored in the first minute of added time and Neymar followed six minutes later to seal the victory and keep Brazil alive for the World Cup round of 16. Costa Rica eliminated. Neymar praised for perseverance amid injury recovery and pressure from national play.
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ST. Petersburg
Russia
Neymar
Brazil
Costa Rica
Philippe Coutinho
Argentina
Lionel Messi
Coutinho
Keylor Navas
Marcelo
Roberto Firmino
Gabriel Jesus
Douglas Costa
Firmino
Costa
Petr David Josek
Musa nets twice as Nigeria beat Iceland 2 0 in World Cup
Ahmed Musa scores both second-half goals to lift Nigeria to a 2 0 victory over Iceland in Volgograd moving second in the group behind Croatia. Nigeria faces Argentina next with group eligibility on the line and Musa eyeing another world cup goal.
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Musa
Nigeria
Iceland
Volgograd
Russia
Ahmed Musa
Argentina
Croatia
St. Petersburg
Brazil
Victor Moses
Hannes Halldorsson
Halldorsson
Leicester
Cska Moscow
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