Serbia won with a directly converted free kick from their captain Kolarov. The win was not in serious danger, as Costa Rica hardly created any scoring chances; rather Kostić had the chance to make it 2-0 in the 76th minute and thus the early decision.
Paulinho had the first big chance to put the favorites in the lead in the 11th minute after Schär involuntarily dropped the ball on him in the six-yard area. In the 20th minute, Coutinho shot the 1-0 with an untenable long-range shot. Switzerland, which had hardly any chances to score in the first half, equalized at the beginning of the second half after a corner kick: Zuber made space in the six-yard area against his opponent Miranda and headed to 1-1. In the final minutes of the game, Brazil had a few options, but in the end it was a draw.
Brazil developed pressure from the start, but the Costa Rican Borges had the best chance in the first quarter of an hour, he moved free-standing from twelve meters. Brazil remained dominant, but remained too inconsistent. After half-time the pressure increased, it was partly due to Navas, the goalkeeper of the Ticos, that no goal was conceded for a long time. It was a half-time that was marked by many fouls and in which Costa Rica also had a few chances. In the closing stages, Costa Rica played on time and only in stoppage time did Brazil manage the opening goal from Coutinho, while Neymar doubled in the closing seconds.
In the fifth minute Mitrović headed a cross from Tadić into the Swiss goal. As a result, it was Serbia that had several chances, while the Swiss lacked punch, apart from the fact that Džemaili had several great chances. In the second half, Xhaka scored for Switzerland in the 52nd minute with a long shot to equalize. After this Swiss pressure phase, Serbia became dominant again. In the closing stages, both teams were looking for the goal, with Switzerland developing more traction here. A counterattack in the 90th minute then provided the winning goal for Switzerland, initiated by a long pass from Gavranović to Shaqiri.
After the Swiss players Xhaka, Shaqiri and Lichtsteiner formed a double-headed eagle with their hands on the pitch , which is a symbol of the flag of Albania, FIFA imposed a fine on them as part of a disciplinary procedure, Xhaka and Shaqiri with 10,000 francs each, Lichtsteiner as well 5000 francs. Krstajić, the Serbian coach, has to pay a fine of 5,000 francs due to his The Hague settlement against the referee Brych after he failed to score a penalty for Serbia in the 66th minute. The Serbian association also has to pay 54,000 francs for “discriminatory banners” and battle calls by fans.
Bryan Ruiz shoots a penalty against the crossbar (90 + 3 '). The ball bounced off the crossbar on the back of Sommers head and from there into the goal. The goal was considered an own goal by FIFA.
Player of the Match: Blerim Džemaili (Switzerland)
Brazil
Switzerland
Serbia
Costa Rica
0: 1 Kolarov (56th)
Calvo (22nd), Guzmán (56th)
2: 2 Sommer (90th + 3 ′, own goal)
Bryan Ruiz shoots a penalty against the crossbar (90 + 3 '). The ball bounced off the crossbar on the back of Sommers head and from there into the goal. The goal was considered an own goal by FIFA.
