FIFA World Cup

FT Sunday, June 17, 2018
Switzerland DWWDW 1
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Brazil DWWWW 1
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SUI011
BRA101
Rostov Arena · FS1

Match Report

Brazil held to 1-1 draw by Switzerland at World Cup

Brazil joined the list of big teams struggling to win their opening matches at the World Cup in Russia.

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Team Stats

19
Fouls
12
3
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
1
2
Corner Kicks
7
3
Saves
1
46
Possession
54
6
SHOTS
20
2
ON GOAL
4
0.3
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
358
Accurate Passes
476
449
Passes
543
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
5
12
Crosses
19
0.2
Cross %
0.3
56
Long Balls
29
23
Accurate Long Balls
14
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
0
Blocked Shots
6
13
Effective Tackles
8
25
Tackles
12
0.5
Tackle %
0.7
13
Interceptions
12
19
Effective Clearances
13
19
Clearances
13

Head to Head

Series tied 1-1-1

Lineups

BRA · 4-3-3

  1. 1Alisson BeckerG
  2. 3MirandaCD-L
  3. 2Thiago SilvaCD-R
  4. 12MarceloLB
  5. 14DaniloRB
  6. 5CasemiroCM
  7. 11Philippe CoutinhoLM
  8. 15PaulinhoRM
  9. 9Gabriel JesusF
  10. 10NeymarLF
  11. 19WillianRF

SUI · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Yann SommerG
  2. 5Manuel AkanjiCD-L
  3. 22Fabian SchärCD-R
  4. 13Ricardo RodríguezLB
  5. 2Stephan LichtsteinerRB
  6. 15Blerim DžemailiAM
  7. 10Granit XhakaLM
  8. 11Valon BehramiRM
  9. 9Haris SeferovicF
  10. 14Steven ZuberAM-L
  11. 23Xherdan ShaqiriAM-R

Timeline

  1. 20' Goal! Brazil 1, Switzerland 0. Philippe Coutinho (Brazil) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner.
  2. 31' Stephan Lichtsteiner (Switzerland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 47' Casemiro (Brazil) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 50' Goal! Brazil 1, Switzerland 1. Steven Zuber (Switzerland) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Xherdan Shaqiri with a cross following a corner.
  5. 60' Substitution, Brazil. Fernandinho replaces Casemiro.
  6. 65' Fabian Schär (Switzerland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 67' Substitution, Brazil. Renato Augusto replaces Paulinho.
  8. 68' Valon Behrami (Switzerland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 71' Substitution, Switzerland. Denis Zakaria replaces Valon Behrami because of an injury.
  10. 79' Substitution, Brazil. Roberto Firmino replaces Gabriel Jesus.
  11. 80' Substitution, Switzerland. Breel Embolo replaces Haris Seferovic.
  12. 87' Substitution, Switzerland. Michael Lang replaces Stephan Lichtsteiner because of an injury.

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