Serbia vs Switzerland, 2022 FIFA World Cup, Group Stage
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Switzerland beat Serbia in thriller to reach World Cup round of 16
Switzerland powered past Serbia 3-2 in their final World Cup Group G match on Friday to advance to the round of16 for the third straight time.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt blocked. Granit Xhaka (Switzerland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 1': Attempt saved. Breel Embolo (Switzerland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Xherdan Shaqiri.
- 1': Attempt saved. Granit Xhaka (Switzerland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 5': Corner, Serbia. Conceded by Remo Freuler.
- 5': Attempt missed. Nikola Milenkovic (Serbia) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Dusan Tadic with a cross following a corner.
- 6': Breel Embolo (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 6': Foul by Nikola Milenkovic (Serbia).
- 11': Andrija Zivkovic (Serbia) hits the left post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Dusan Tadic.
- 11': Attempt saved. Dusan Vlahovic (Serbia) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Aleksandar Mitrovic.
- 13': Djibril Sow (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Foul by Sasa Lukic (Serbia).
- 14': Attempt missed. Remo Freuler (Switzerland) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
- 15': Filip Kostic (Serbia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 15': Foul by Silvan Widmer (Switzerland).
- 15': Silvan Widmer (Switzerland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 17': Corner, Serbia. Conceded by Remo Freuler.
- 19': Foul by Strahinja Pavlovic (Serbia).
- 19': Remo Freuler (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Goal! Serbia 0, Switzerland 1. Xherdan Shaqiri (Switzerland) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Djibril Sow.
- 22': Attempt saved. Granit Xhaka (Switzerland) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rubén Vargas.
- 22': Foul by Breel Embolo (Switzerland).
- 22': Nikola Milenkovic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Attempt saved. Dusan Vlahovic (Serbia) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Filip Kostic with a cross.
- 26': Breel Embolo (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Foul by Milos Veljkovic (Serbia).
- 26': Goal! Serbia 1, Switzerland 1. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Serbia) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Dusan Tadic with a cross following a fast break.
- 29': Foul by Filip Kostic (Serbia).
- 29': Remo Freuler (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Attempt missed. Xherdan Shaqiri (Switzerland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ricardo Rodríguez with a through ball.
- 34': Andrija Zivkovic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Foul by Rubén Vargas (Switzerland).
- 34': Rubén Vargas (Switzerland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 35': Goal! Serbia 2, Switzerland 1. Dusan Vlahovic (Serbia) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 38': Attempt blocked. Rubén Vargas (Switzerland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 39': Dusan Vlahovic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Granit Xhaka (Switzerland).
- 44': Goal! Serbia 2, Switzerland 2. Breel Embolo (Switzerland) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Silvan Widmer.
- 45'+1': Dusan Vlahovic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Foul by Manuel Akanji (Switzerland).
- 45'+3': Attempt missed. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Serbia) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Dusan Tadic with a cross.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Serbia 2, Switzerland 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Serbia 2, Switzerland 2.
- 47': Foul by Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Serbia).
- 47': Granit Xhaka (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Serbia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 48': Goal! Serbia 2, Switzerland 3. Remo Freuler (Switzerland) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rubén Vargas.
- 50': Dusan Tadic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Remo Freuler (Switzerland).
- 53': Foul by Breel Embolo (Switzerland).
- 53': Strahinja Pavlovic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Dusan Tadic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 54': Foul by Granit Xhaka (Switzerland).
- 55': Substitution, Serbia. Nemanja Gudelj replaces Milos Veljkovic.
- 55': Substitution, Serbia. Luka Jovic replaces Dusan Vlahovic.
- 55': Breel Embolo (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Foul by Strahinja Pavlovic (Serbia).
- 56': Strahinja Pavlovic (Serbia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 56': Hand ball by Sasa Lukic (Serbia).
- 57': Attempt blocked. Fabian Schär (Switzerland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Manuel Akanji with a cross.
- 57': Attempt missed. Breel Embolo (Switzerland) right footed shot from very close range is too high following a set piece situation.
- 57': Dusan Tadic (Serbia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 57': Foul by Xherdan Shaqiri (Switzerland).
- 59': Djibril Sow (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Foul by Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Serbia).
- 61': Attempt missed. Dusan Tadic (Serbia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Luka Jovic.
- 62': Foul by Filip Kostic (Serbia).
- 62': Silvan Widmer (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Predrag Rajkovic (Serbia) is shown the yellow card.
- 67': Substitution, Serbia. Nemanja Maksimovic replaces Sergej Milinkovic-Savic.
- 68': Substitution, Switzerland. Edimilson Fernandes replaces Djibril Sow.
- 69': Substitution, Switzerland. Denis Zakaria replaces Xherdan Shaqiri.
- 71': Fabian Schär (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Foul by Aleksandar Mitrovic (Serbia).
- 71': Attempt blocked. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Serbia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dusan Tadic.
- 72': Attempt blocked. Luka Jovic (Serbia) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nemanja Maksimovic with a cross.
- 74': Breel Embolo (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 74': Foul by Nemanja Gudelj (Serbia).
- 77': Denis Zakaria (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Foul by Luka Jovic (Serbia).
- 78': Substitution, Serbia. Filip Djuricic replaces Dusan Tadic.
- 78': Substitution, Serbia. Nemanja Radonjic replaces Andrija Zivkovic.
- 79': Fabian Schär (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Foul by Strahinja Pavlovic (Serbia).
- 80': Foul by Sasa Lukic (Serbia).
- 80': Granit Xhaka (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 81': Breel Embolo (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 81': Foul by Nemanja Gudelj (Serbia).
- 81': Nemanja Gudelj (Serbia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 82': Aleksandar Mitrovic (Serbia) is shown the yellow card.
- 82': Attempt missed. Manuel Akanji (Switzerland) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Granit Xhaka from a direct free kick.
- 83': Substitution, Switzerland. Christian Fassnacht replaces Rubén Vargas.
- 88': Foul by Sasa Lukic (Serbia).
- 88': Granit Xhaka (Switzerland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 89': Attempt saved. Christian Fassnacht (Switzerland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Edimilson Fernandes.
- 89': Foul by Ricardo Rodríguez (Switzerland).
- 89': Nemanja Radonjic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Luka Jovic (Serbia) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Nemanja Radonjic with a cross.
- 90'+4': Foul by Granit Xhaka (Switzerland).
- 90'+4': Nikola Milenkovic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Granit Xhaka (Switzerland) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+5': Nikola Milenkovic (Serbia) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+6': Substitution, Switzerland. Noah Okafor replaces Breel Embolo.
- 90'+8': Foul by Nikola Milenkovic (Serbia).
- 90'+8': Silvan Widmer (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+8': Foul by Noah Okafor (Switzerland).
- 90'+8': Nemanja Radonjic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+9': Foul by Fabian Schär (Switzerland).
- 90'+9': Strahinja Pavlovic (Serbia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+9': Fabian Schär (Switzerland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+10': Filip Djuricic (Serbia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+10': Foul by Edimilson Fernandes (Switzerland).
- 90'+10': Sasa Lukic (Serbia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+10': Attempt missed. Nemanja Radonjic (Serbia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Luka Jovic following a set piece situation.
- 90'+11': Second Half ends, Serbia 2, Switzerland 3.
- 0': Match ends, Serbia 2, Switzerland 3.
Statistics
SUI | SRB | |
---|---|---|
14 | Fouls | 18 |
4 | Yellow Cards | 7 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
0 | Offsides | 0 |
0 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
2 | Saves | 4 |
46.4 | Possession | 53.6 |
14 | SHOTS | 12 |
7 | ON GOAL | 4 |
0.5 | On Target % | 0.3 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
319 | Accurate Passes | 363 |
415 | Passes | 466 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
2 | Accurate Crosses | 8 |
8 | Crosses | 22 |
0.3 | Cross % | 0.4 |
65 | Long Balls | 52 |
31 | Accurate Long Balls | 21 |
0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
3 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
5 | Effective Tackles | 4 |
10 | Tackles | 13 |
0.5 | Tackle % | 0.3 |
12 | Interceptions | 6 |
17 | Effective Clearances | 9 |
17 | Clearances | 9 |
Game Information
Venue: Stadium 974
Location: Doha, Qatar
Attendance: 41,378
FIFA World Cup Table
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Brazil | 3 | +2 | 6 |
2 | Switzerland | 3 | +1 | 6 |
3 | Cameroon | 3 | 0 | 4 |
4 | Serbia | 3 | -3 | 1 |
Line-Ups
Serbia (3-4-1-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
23 | Vanja Milinkovic-Savic (GK) |
5 | Milos Veljkovic |
2 | Strahinja Pavlovic |
4 | Nikola Milenkovic |
20 | Sergej Milinkovic-Savic |
16 | Sasa Lukic |
10 | Dusan Tadic |
17 | Filip Kostic |
14 | Andrija Zivkovic |
9 | Aleksandar Mitrovic |
18 | Dusan Vlahovic |
Switzerland (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
21 | Gregor Kobel (GK) |
5 | Manuel Akanji |
22 | Fabian Schär |
13 | Ricardo Rodríguez |
3 | Silvan Widmer |
15 | Djibril Sow |
10 | Granit Xhaka |
8 | Remo Freuler |
7 | Breel Embolo |
17 | Ruben Vargas |
23 | Xherdan Shaqiri |
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