In a contest that ebbed and flowed at breakneck speed in the first half at Stadium 974, Xherdan Shaqiri put Switzerland ahead, but Serbia swiftly scored twice…
DOHA Switzerland reached the World Cup knockout phase for the third straight time after prevailing 3-2 over Serbia on Friday (Dec 2) to finish runners-up in Group G and set up a last 16 showdown with Portugal. In a contest that ebbed and flowed at breakneck speed in the first half at Stadium 974, Xherdan Shaqiri put Switzerland ahead.