In their final game of the group, Brazil was defeated by a single goal. There is a time and a place for it.
11 players were yellow-carded in the match between Serbia and Switzerland, which ended in a 3-2 win for Switzerland in the round of 16.
Goals from Xherdan Shaqiri, Breel Embolo and Remo Freuler were enough for the Swiss to win.
There were unsavoury scenes off the pitch, with a FIFA announcement being made over the PA system urging fans to stop discrimination.
Player ratings, best and worst performers, highlights and notable moments, post match quotes, and key statistics are included in the jump.
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The Swiss will face Portugal in the round of 16 if they win against Serbia, because the Swiss can win with their organisation and goal threat.
Since they hosted the World Cup in 1954, Switzerland has never made it to the last eight.
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It would register as something to remember for the Swiss, but they will be a threat to Portugal. The Portugal team will find them a difficult nut to crack.
The Swiss will be able to cause problems for the Portugal defence if they can contain the attacking threat of the Portuguese.
Switzerland is capable of reaching the last eight in the upcoming tournament.
The pressure was on Xherdan Shaqiri after he angered Serbia with his goal celebration. On that occasion, the Chicago Fire forward, a Kosovo-born ethnic Albanian, provoked a political controversy by performing a two-headed eagle gesture with his arms in the air.
The celebration was so controversial that Xherdan Shaqiri missed the Red Star Belgrade game in Serbia because of concerns for his safety.
When his name was read out before the game, he was loudly booed by the Serbia fans and it was the same whenever he touched the ball.
Xheriri was able to blank out the off-field distraction to produce a match winning performance for the Swiss, scoring one and playing a key role in two other goals
At the end of Switzerland's opener against Serbia, the man put his finger to his lips and gestured to the back of his shirt, as the Serbian fans looked on.
After a heated row with the Serbia substitute during the second half, he was replaced by Yakin.
On an emotional and tense night, Shaqiri was able to stay focused.
Serbia has consistently produced some of Europe's most talented players, with many of them performing in the continent's top leagues, but once again, they have under-performed at a World Cup and crashed out.
The Serbian squad failed to deliver, despite the fact that one of their players scored three goals in a single game.
Serbia has failed to progress to the knock-out rounds in each of the four World Cup tournaments they have participated in.
In a group with Brazil, Serbia lost two and drew one.
Serbia should have gotten more out of their players than they did.
Despite taking the lead against Switzerland, Serbia couldn't hold on for the win, meaning they finished bottom of the group.
Milos Veljkovic, Vanja Milinkovic-Savic, and Dusan all had six.
Subs: Nemanja Gudelj, Luka Jovic, and Nemanja Maksimovic.
Switzerland has: Breel Embolo 7, Ruben Vargas 6.
Subs: Dennis, Christian, Noah, and Christian.
The Serbia forward scored and then created a goal for his teammate, Dusan Vlahovich. Serbia had a bad tournament, but Mitrovic has been great.
The Serbia defender made some brave blocks, but his concentration and positioning were so poor that Switzerland scored goals from his mistakes.
With a spot in the World Cup knockout round on the line, the match was a back-and-forth affair.
It only took six minutes for Serbia to tie it up.
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Beautiful ball and header by Serbia 🇷🇸 pic.twitter.com/GgmSelcQvN
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