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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, Dec. 2 (Xinhua) -- Switzerland reached the FIFA World Cup last 16 for the third consecutive time after beating Serbia 3-2 at the Stadium 974 here on Friday.
Xherdan Shaqiri took off as soon as the ball hit the back of the net.
Late goal ends Cameroon's 20-year wait for a win at the World Cup and Switzerland are through again.
Switzerland reached the World Cup knockout round for the third successive tournament after prevailing 3-2 over Serbia on Friday to finish runners-up in Group G and set up a last 16 showdown with Portugal.