FIFA World Cup 2018: Brazil beat Serbia to enter World Cup pre-quarters
Soccer | June 28, 2018 10:44 ISTSerbia finished third with three points and are eliminated alongside Costa Rica.
Serbia finished third with three points and are eliminated alongside Costa Rica.
Brazil haven't been at their best in the first two games, playing out a 1-1 draw against the Swiss and having to wait until injury time to finally secure the goals and the win against lowly Costa Rica.
Brazil opened the tournament with a 1-1 draw against Switzerland, and then got two injury-time goals to pull out a 2-0 victory over Costa Rica.
Xhaka and Shaqiri made hand gestures of a two-headed eagle after scoring second-half goals, and Lichtsteiner joined in the celebration.
FIFA has added a third Swiss player - captain Stephan Lichtsteiner - to an investigation of both scorers in a 2-1 win who made hand gestures of a two-headed eagle that is an Albanian national symbol.
The Swiss will advance to the round of 16 if they beat Costa Rica on Wednesday in Nizhny Novgorod whereas Brazil face Serbia in the last round of the group stages.
Serbia defeated Costa Rica 1-0 in their group stage opener and a win over the Swiss at the Samara Arena will nearly propel them to the second round.
Serbia, which missed out on the 2014 tournament, had the early advantage in a tough group that includes five-time champion Brazil and Switzerland.
For Oscar Ramirez-coached Costa Rica, the aim in this World Cup is to improve on their best performance of a quarter-final which they achieved in 2014.
Spain beat Portugal at the 2010 World Cup, and again in the semifinals of the 2012 European Championship, going on to win the tournament both times.
Brazil, Switzerland, Costa Rica and Serbia are part of Group E of the World Cup.
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