FIFA World Cup 2018: Brazil, Switzerland register crucial victories

Updated on Jun 23, 2018 12:53 pm IST

Brazil needed two injury-time goals to defeat a dogged Costa Rica on Friday as Philippe Coutinho and Neymar scored to put the five-time World Cup winners back on track for the last 16. Switzerland also had to rely to a late strike to beat Serbia 2-1 as Xherdan Shaqiri scored in the 90th minute to secure a victory that moves the Swiss into contention in Group E. In the other match of the day, Nigeria registered their first win of the tournament as Ahmed Musa scored twice to beat Iceland. Thanks to the result, Argentina are still in contention for the knockout berth. (Video Courtesy: SNTV)

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