In the early morning of November 29, Brazil defeated Switzerland 1-0 in the second round of Group G of the World Cup in Qatar to seal the group ahead of schedule. Although Switzerland lost the game, their prospects for qualification are still optimistic as Serbia and Cameroon in the same group only have one point.
It is worth mentioning that this is also the first time that Brazil has defeated Switzerland in the history of the World Cup, and the two teams have shook hands in the previous two World Cup meetings.
Brazilian player celebrates goal with Casemiro Photo: IC photo
With Neymar and Danilo out injured, Brazil coach Tite played as right-back with Real Madrid centre-back Militão and Paqueta replaced Neymar. Before the game, it was widely believed that the 39-year-old veteran Alves and Manchester United's Anthony were expected to enter the starting line-up, but Tite sent what he thought was the safest candidate.
The two teams were in the same group stage in the last World Cup, but Brazil were forced to a 1-1 draw by Switzerland and failed to get off to a good start. Brazil have never won against Switzerland in World Cup history, and apart from the last World Cup, the two teams met in the group stage of the distant 1950 World Cup, and the host team Brazil could only draw 2-2 with Switzerland.
With both teams scoring three points in the first round, the game started cautiously, with both sides playing until the 27th minute when Rafinha crossed from the right and Vinicius inserted into the box to strafe at the back post, which was saved by Swiss goalkeeper Sommer.
In the 30th minute, Finha suddenly shot from distance after dribbling the ball laterally in front of the box, but it hit Sommer's arms.
With the first half lackluster, Brazil coach Tite replaced Paqueta with Rodrigo at the start of the second half to strengthen his attacking power up front.
In the 56th minute, Vinicius crossed in front of the goal with the instep of his foot from outside the left flank, but Risalison, who received in the middle, slowed down and failed to tackle the ball.
In the 64th minute, Brazil scored with a one-handed shot from Vinicius. However, the VAR referee ruled that Rishalyson returned from the offside position to receive the ball before the goal was scored, and the goal was invalid.
After a long period of attack, Tite continued to adjust the attack by replacing Anthony and Jesus in the 73rd minute.
In the 82nd minute, Casemiro suddenly turned around and played after receiving a pass from Rodrigo in the box, and Sommer did not react at all, he could only watch the ball into the net, and Brazil finally broke the deadlock!
Casemiro breaks the deadlock for Brazil, according to IC photo
In the end, thanks to Casemiro's goal, Brazil defeated Switzerland 1-0, becoming the second team to qualify early for this World Cup after France. In this case, Neymar can also continue to recuperate in the final round of the group and wait for the knockout round to return.
Red Star News reporter Jiang Shan
Editor-in-charge Ren Zhijiang Editor Ou Peng
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