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Switzerland Defeats Serbia 3-2 To Earn A Round Of 16 Spot In World Cup 2022
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Switzerland has earned a spot in the World Cup 2022 after defeating Serbia.
They were second in Group G after winning 3-2 against Serbia in their last group match.
Xherdan Shaqiri scored the first goal for the Swiss in the 20th minute.
The Serbians got an equalizer through Aleksandar Mitrović after 26 minutes of play.
Serbia got another goal through Dušan Vlahović to take the lead.
After 44 minutes of action, Breel Embolo cancelled the lead to make it 2-2.
Four minutes later, Remo Freuler got the winning goal for the Swiss side.
The 3-2 victory helped Switzerland to qualify for the round of 16 of the World Cup 2022 alongside Brazil.
Brazil topped Group G with six points after a 1-0 defeat to Cameroon. Switzerland also had six points.