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End of match

End of match

  • 96'
    FT: Brazil 1-1 Switzerland. Another giant fails to win their opening game as Steven Zuber's header cancels out Philippe Coutinho's stunning open to earn the Swiss a point. The Brazilians threw everything forward in the second half but they were unable to find the breakthrough against a determined Switzerland backline.
  • 96'
    WHAT A BLOCK! Neymar dinks the ball in and it breaks to Augusto on the volley, with Schar sticking out a timely left foot to block the ball to safety.
  • 95'
    Zakaria just about puts Neymar into orbit with a shoulder barge, but he may fancy his chances with this free-kick. It's just left of centre, 30 yards out.
  • 93'
    It's been a breathless second period and it's looking like a fruitless one for Brazil.
  • 91'
    CHANCE! A corner form the left breaks to Miranda on the edge of the box and he manages to fire through the crowd of red shirts and narrowly wide of Sommer's near post with the goalkeeper rooted.
  • 90'
    5 minutes added on!
  • 90'
    CHANCE! Firmino meets Neymar's free-kick from deep on the left with a free header from the penalty spot but Sommer makes the save down to his left and the ball somehow evades the hordes of yellow shirts piling in.
  • 89'
    Poor from Shaqiri, he leads a counter but his attempted pass is sloppy and when the ball bounces back into his path he goes for an ambitious effort on the volley from 25 yards and blazes the ball into the stand.
  • 88'
    CHANCE! Danilo swings in an inviting ball from the right and Neymar gets inbetween two defenders but he can only head straight at Sommer! Brazil are throwing the kitchen sink forward here.
  • 87'
    Lichtsteiner can't continue and he is replaced by Lang.
  • 85'
    Neymar looks to feed Firmino on the run just inside the box but his touch lets him down for once and Switzerland hack the ball to safety.
  • 84'
    Shaqiri attempts to run through a crowd of Brazil defenders and when that fails he goes for an audacious 'elástico', neither work though and Brazil clear.
  • 82'
    Firmino volleys over the bar from a narrow angle out on the right.
  • 81'
    Lichtsteiner is caught in the face and takes the opportunity to take a couple of minutes off the clock.
  • 80'
    Seferovic is withdrawn by the Swiss, with Embolo on to replace him. Plenty of pace for them to exploit on the counter now.
  • 79'
    Roberto Firmino is finally called for, with Gabriel Jesus making way.
  • 78'
    Neymar curls in an effort after cutting in from the left but Sommer is right behind it all the way. Brazil are piling on the pressure now.
  • 77'
    Fenandinho has a go again from 30 yards, with the result remaining the same as the ball sails harmlessly over the bar.
  • 73'
    DRAMA! A wonderful move from Brazil ends with Augusto slipping in Jesus and he flings himself to the floor under the challenge of Akanji. The referee waves play on but I think we'll see VAR on that one. It's the fall that has done it, Jesus went down theatrically and he's paid the price.
  • 73'
    Shaqiri is found in space down the right and he finds Dzemaili on the edge of the box but his low effort is easily gathered by Alisson.
  • 71'
    Behrami is replaced having picked up that booking just minutes ago, with Zakaria coming on in his place.
Card

Yellow card

a Suiza
  • 68'
    Behrami takes his turn at fouling Neymar, clipping his ankles as he looked to sift up a gear on halfway.
  • 67'
    Renato Augusto is on for Paulinho for Brazil.
Card

Yellow card

a Suiza
  • 65'
    You won't see a more stonewall booking than this all tournament. Schar is beaten by Neymar and he has one bite before clawing at the Brazilian's shorts as he dirves for goal.
  • 60'
    That's his last action of the game as Fernandinho comes on in his place.
  • 59'
    Casemiro fires an optimistic effort over the bar from fully 35 yards.
  • 57'
    Coutinho is denied twice by determined blocked before Neymar sees an attempt to beat Sommer at the near post deflected behind for a corner.
  • 57'
    Shaqiri crosses from the right but Alisosn gets up to make the claim. The Stoke City winger has already seenn more of the ball since the restart than he did before the break.
  • 55'
    A problem here for Behrami as he calls for the physio after attempting to challenge Jesus. He appears to have tweaked something in his left knee.
  • 53'
    Well well, we have a game on our hands now!
  • 51'
    The Brazil players were pleading with the referee to use VAR there, accusing Zuber of a push but the goal will stand!
Goal
Goaaaaaal!
de Suiza en el 50'
  • 50'
    GOAL! SWITZERLAND! ZUBER! 1-1! What a ball in this is! Shaqiri swings in the perfect corner from the right and Zuber escapes the attentions of Miranda to plant a simple header beyond Alisson and into the roof of the net. We're level!
Card

Yellow card

a Brasil
  • 47'
    A booking for Casemiro as Willian sells him short, forcing him to dive in on Dzemaili. He arrives late and is rightly booked. The icy stare aimed in Willian's suggestion suggests that Casemiro isn't best pleased with his team-mate.
  • 47'
    The crowd is holding its breath everytime Coutinho gets the ball now. He opts to pass this time though, but it is cut out.
  • 46'
    Here we go again! No changes for either side. Can Switzerland find a way back into this one?
  • 45'
    Interestingly, the Swiss played more passes than their illustrious opponents in that first half, but as we all know there's only one stat that matters:
  • 45'
    HT: Brazil 1-0 Switzerland. A stunning strike form Coutinho is the difference at the break. Switzerland have competed well, but you can't shake the feeling that there is so much more to come from this Brazil side.
  • 45'
    CHANCE! Thiago Silva meets Neymar's corner from the left with a towering header at the near post but his effort fizzes narrowly over the bar. A good chance that!
  • 45'
    Marcelo drives at Lichtsteiner down the left before forcing the Arsenal new boy into conceding a corner.
  • 45'
    2 minutes added on.
  • 44'
    Thiago Silva heads a Shaqiri cross clear as Brazil look set to go in ahead at the break.
  • 42'
    GOOD DEFENDING! Akanji comes across to deny Jesus a sight of goal after the Manchester City man had isolated his opposite number one on one.
  • 40'
    OUCH! Zuber looks to curl one into the far corner from just inside the box but succeeds only in smashing the ball into the face of Thiago Silva. He'll be fine to continue but that must sting!
  • 38'
    CAREFUL! Seferovic's touch looks to have let him down on the edge of the box, only for Alisson to dwell on the ball and almost let the striker get a challenge in two yards in front of his goal.
  • 36'
    Behrami is doing his best to drop into the gaps that Brazil's creative players want to occupy, but it remains to be seen if he can continue to do so all game.
  • 33'
    Jesus meets Neymar's corner at the far post, but he heads the ball back across goal where no one is waiting rather than try his luck himself.
  • 33'
    Seferovic heads Marcelo's delivery away for a corner at the near post.
  • 31'
    Lichtsteiner receives the first booking of the game for dragging Neymar back by the neck on the right. A great chance for Brazil to get quality delivery into the box.
  • 26'
    A collision between Schar and Casemiro sees both needing treatment but it looks to be the Swiss defender who has come off worse.
Goal
Goaaaaaal!
de Brasil en el 20'
  • 20'
    GOAL! BRAZIL! COUTINHO! 1-0! Marcelo's cross from the left is cleared as far as coutinho on the edge of the box and you know the rest. The Samba star takes a touch before whipping a wonderful effort off the inside of the far post and into the back of the net. What a goal. What a player.
  • 17'
    Jesus peels into the left-hand channel and crosses low but Sommer swoops in to intercept. Brazil have reacted well following a strong start from the Swiss.
  • 16'
    Neymar dusts himself down and has a go but he can't beat the wall.
  • 14'
    Behrami brings Neymar crashing down to earch after a nice piece of footwork in the middle of the park and Brazil have a free-kick dead centre of goal 30 yards out.
  • 11'
    CHANCE! Neymar and Coutinho exchange passes before the PSG man crosses low from the left. Schar fails to clear and the ball drops invitingly for Paulinho eight yards out, only for him to scuff an effort wide of the far post. A great chance for the Barcelona midfielder!
  • 9'
    Both sides are looking capable of creating when they go forward, we could be in for a good game here.
  • 6'
    Willian fizzes in a fierce cross from the right but no one can get a touch on it in the middle from either side.
  • 5'
    Xhaka is lucky to avoid a booking for a blatant pullback on Neymar on halfway, he's no stranger to a card or two the Arsenal man.
  • 3'
    CHANCE! Shaqiri isn't closed down and finds the space to cross from deep for Dzemaili, but he can't get any power or direction on his effort from 14 yards and it sails over the bar. An early warning for the 'Seleçao'.
  • 2'
    Switzerland get their foot on the ball early on with Zuber showing some quick feet down the left but nothing comes of the move.
  • 1'
    Brazil get the ball rolling here in Rostov.
Start of match

Start of match

  • PRVW
    The players take to the field and belt out their respective national anthems.
  • PRVW
    Yellow shirts dominate the stands here in Rostov, but who will be celebrating come full-time?
  • PRVW
    There's plenty of talk that this will be a walkover for Brazil, but it's worth pointing out that Switzerland have lost just one of their last 22 games.
  • PRVW
    For those wondering where Manchester United-bound midfielder Fred is, he's currently recovering from an ankle injury suffered in training, but he is expected to play some part in the tournament.
  • PRVW
    Neymar was looking relaxed as he arrived a little earlier:
  • PRVW
    Brazil's record in opening games is imperious to say the least:
  • PRVW
    Today is of course Brazil's first World Cup game since that 7-1 thrashing at the hands of Germany in Belo Horizonte, but sa number of 'Seleçao' stars have insisted this week that there hold no hangover from that defeat.
  • PRVW
    Switzerland boss Vladimir Petkovic had this to say about Neymar on Saturday: "Of course Neymar is an exceptional player. It is difficult to hold him back throughout an entire match. Along with Cristiano Ronaldo, he is one of the strongest players in the world. We have to prepare mentally to play against such strong players."
  • PRVW
    Neymar returns! Fot or not, the PSG star starts this one alongside Willian and Gabriel Jesus in attack, with Philippe Coutinho dropping into a deeper role.
  • PRVW
    Brazil: Alisson; Danilo, Thiago Silva, Miranda, Marcelo; Casemiro, Paulinho, Coutinho; Willian, Gabriel Jesus, Neymar.
  • PRVW
    Granit Xhaka returns in midfield for the Swiss after fears a knee injury could keep him out of the tournament, whilst faith is kept in the misfiring Haris Seferovic up front. Xherdan Shaqiri is likely to be key to his side's hopes, particularly with the Stoke man looking to put himself in the shop window this summer following their relegation.
  • PRVW
    Switzerland: Sommer; Lichsteiner, Schar, Akanji, Rodriguez; Behrami, Xhaka; Shaqiri, Dzemaili, Zuber; Seferovic.
  • PRVW
    Brazil are unbeaten in their last 12 World Cup group games (W10, D2, L0), (W10, D2, L0), with their last defeat coming all the way back in 1998 against Norway.
  • PRVW
    Brazil boss Tite has admitted that Neymar is still not 100% fit following foot surgery, but insists he is fit enough to have a major impact in Russia.
  • PRVW
    Costa Rica were beaten 1-0 by Serbia in today's other game in Group E, meaning that the Serbians lead the way as things stand, but both sides will be looking to do something about that tonight.
Info

Pre-match

17 June 2018, 20:00

Referee: César Ramos

Stadium: Rostov Arena

  • PRVW
    Hello and welcome! Another of the favourites to win this summer's tournament gets their World Cup campaign underway tonight in the form of Brazil, with Switzerland the side standing in their way.