FIFA World Cup

Brazil vs Switzerland, 2022 FIFA World Cup, Group Stage

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Brazil
  • 83': Casemiro
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1 - 0
Switzerland

    Brazil into World Cup knockout stages with late win over Switzerland

    A late Casemiro winner helped Brazil to a 1-0 victory over Switzerland on Monday, sending them through to the knockout stages of the World Cup.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Foul by Fabian Rieder (Switzerland).
    • 1': Vinícius Júnior (Brazil) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 3': Foul by Silvan Widmer (Switzerland).
    • 3': Vinícius Júnior (Brazil) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 4': Djibril Sow (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 4': Foul by Casemiro (Brazil).
    • 6': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Thiago Silva.
    • 6': Attempt missed. Silvan Widmer (Switzerland) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Rubén Vargas with a cross following a corner.
    • 11': Foul by Nico Elvedi (Switzerland).
    • 11': Richarlison (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 14': Fabian Rieder (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 14': Foul by Alex Sandro (Brazil).
    • 14': Breel Embolo (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 14': Foul by Casemiro (Brazil).
    • 17': Alex Sandro (Brazil) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 17': Foul by Fabian Rieder (Switzerland).
    • 19': Foul by Fabian Rieder (Switzerland).
    • 19': Vinícius Júnior (Brazil) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 23': Breel Embolo (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 23': Foul by Thiago Silva (Brazil).
    • 26': Alex Sandro (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 26': Foul by Silvan Widmer (Switzerland).
    • 27': Attempt saved. Vinícius Júnior (Brazil) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Raphinha with a cross.
    • 27': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Yann Sommer.
    • 28': Attempt missed. Casemiro (Brazil) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
    • 29': Foul by Rubén Vargas (Switzerland).
    • 29': Raphinha (Brazil) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 31': Attempt saved. Raphinha (Brazil) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Éder Militão.
    • 31': Foul by Remo Freuler (Switzerland).
    • 31': Richarlison (Brazil) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 32': Attempt blocked. Richarlison (Brazil) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Paquetá with a cross.
    • 34': Offside, Brazil. Lucas Paquetá tries a through ball, but Vinícius Júnior is caught offside.
    • 37': Attempt blocked. Éder Militão (Brazil) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Fred.
    • 37': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Granit Xhaka.
    • 44': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Nico Elvedi.
    • 44': Attempt blocked. Thiago Silva (Brazil) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Raphinha with a cross.
    • 44': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Granit Xhaka.
    • 45'+1': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Éder Militão.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Brazil 0, Switzerland 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Brazil 0, Switzerland 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Brazil. Rodrygo replaces Lucas Paquetá.
    • 46': Offside, Brazil. Alex Sandro tries a through ball, but Vinícius Júnior is caught offside.
    • 47': Breel Embolo (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 47': Foul by Thiago Silva (Brazil).
    • 48': Foul by Éder Militão (Brazil).
    • 48': Rubén Vargas (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Foul by Fabian Rieder (Switzerland).
    • 50': Rodrygo (Brazil) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 50': Fabian Rieder (Switzerland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 52': Djibril Sow (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Foul by Fred (Brazil).
    • 52': Fred (Brazil) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 53': Attempt blocked. Djibril Sow (Switzerland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 54': Attempt blocked. Rubén Vargas (Switzerland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Breel Embolo.
    • 54': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Fred.
    • 55': Attempt missed. Manuel Akanji (Switzerland) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ricardo Rodríguez with a headed pass following a corner.
    • 57': Foul by Rubén Vargas (Switzerland).
    • 57': Éder Militão (Brazil) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 58': Substitution, Brazil. Bruno Guimarães replaces Fred.
    • 59': Substitution, Switzerland. Edimilson Fernandes replaces Rubén Vargas.
    • 59': Substitution, Switzerland. Renato Steffen replaces Fabian Rieder.
    • 59': Edimilson Fernandes (Switzerland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 59': Foul by Éder Militão (Brazil).
    • 60': Attempt blocked. Djibril Sow (Switzerland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Edimilson Fernandes.
    • 60': Attempt blocked. Edimilson Fernandes (Switzerland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Djibril Sow.
    • 61': Foul by Manuel Akanji (Switzerland).
    • 61': Richarlison (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 64': Offside, Brazil. Bruno Guimarães tries a through ball, but Richarlison is caught offside.
    • 64': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Vinícius Júnior (Brazil) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
    • 66': VAR Decision: No Goal Brazil 0-0 Switzerland.
    • 66': Offside, Switzerland. Silvan Widmer tries a through ball, but Renato Steffen is caught offside.
    • 68': Djibril Sow (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 68': Foul by Casemiro (Brazil).
    • 69': Foul by Manuel Akanji (Switzerland).
    • 69': Vinícius Júnior (Brazil) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 70': Attempt missed. Marquinhos (Brazil) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alex Sandro with a cross.
    • 72': Attempt blocked. Richarlison (Brazil) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Vinícius Júnior.
    • 73': Substitution, Brazil. Gabriel Jesus replaces Richarlison.
    • 73': Substitution, Brazil. Antony replaces Raphinha.
    • 75': Foul by Silvan Widmer (Switzerland).
    • 75': Vinícius Júnior (Brazil) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 76': Substitution, Switzerland. Michel Aebischer replaces Djibril Sow.
    • 76': Substitution, Switzerland. Haris Seferovic replaces Breel Embolo.
    • 79': Antony (Brazil) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 79': Foul by Ricardo Rodríguez (Switzerland).
    • 81': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Renato Steffen.
    • 81': Attempt saved. Bruno Guimarães (Brazil) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 83': Goal! Brazil 1, Switzerland 0. Casemiro (Brazil) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Rodrygo.
    • 86': Substitution, Switzerland. Fabian Frei replaces Silvan Widmer.
    • 86': Substitution, Brazil. Alex Telles replaces Alex Sandro.
    • 87': Attempt saved. Rodrygo (Brazil) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Gabriel Jesus.
    • 87': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Yann Sommer.
    • 87': Attempt missed. Antony (Brazil) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Thiago Silva following a corner.
    • 88': Foul by Nico Elvedi (Switzerland).
    • 88': Gabriel Jesus (Brazil) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 89': Foul by Granit Xhaka (Switzerland).
    • 89': Gabriel Jesus (Brazil) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Éder Militão (Brazil).
    • 90'+1': Renato Steffen (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+3': Bruno Guimarães (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Granit Xhaka (Switzerland).
    • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Rodrygo (Brazil) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Vinícius Júnior.
    • 90'+4': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Manuel Akanji.
    • 90'+6': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Edimilson Fernandes.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Brazil 1, Switzerland 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Brazil 1, Switzerland 0.

    Statistics

    https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/countries/500/sui.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=originSUI BRAhttps://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/countries/500/bra.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=origin
    17 Fouls 10
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 3
    3 Corner Kicks 8
    4 Saves 0
    46.3 Possession 53.7
    6 SHOTS 13
    0 ON GOAL 5
    0.0 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    404 Accurate Passes 483
    482 Passes 550
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    2 Accurate Crosses 4
    9 Crosses 25
    0.2 Cross % 0.2
    48 Long Balls 33
    23 Accurate Long Balls 18
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
    4 Blocked Shots 5
    11 Effective Tackles 11
    18 Tackles 21
    0.6 Tackle % 0.5
    4 Interceptions 10
    27 Effective Clearances 10
    27 Clearances 10

    Game Information

    Competition: FIFA World Cup

    Venue: Stadium 974
    Location: Doha, Qatar
    Attendance: 43,649

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    2 Egypt 0 0 0
    3 IR Iran 0 0 0
    4 New Zealand 0 0 0
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    BRA Brazil (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Alisson Becker (GK)
    3 Thiago Silva
    4 Marquinhos
    6 Alex Sandro
    14 Éder Militão
    5 Casemiro
    7 Lucas Paquetá
    8 Fred Yellow Card
    9 Richarlison
    20 Vinícius Júnior
    11 Raphinha
    Brazil Substitutes:
    Dani Alves, Rodrygo, Bremer, Gabriel Jesus, Alex Telles, Fabinho, Éverton Ribeiro, Gabriel Martinelli, Pedro, Antony, Bruno Guimarães, Weverton, Ederson.

    SUI Switzerland (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Yann Sommer (GK)
    4 Nico Elvedi
    5 Manuel Akanji
    13 Ricardo Rodríguez
    3 Silvan Widmer
    15 Djibril Sow
    10 Granit Xhaka
    8 Remo Freuler
    7 Breel Embolo
    17 Rubén Vargas
    25 Fabian Rieder Yellow Card
    Switzerland Substitutes:
    Edimilson Fernandes, Denis Zakaria, Gregor Kobel, Ardon Jashari, Fabian Frei, Haris Seferovic, Christian Fassnacht, Xherdan Shaqiri, Michel Aebischer, Fabian Schär, Philipp Köhn, Jonas Omlin, Eray Cömert, Renato Steffen.

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