Friday night saw Newcastle United's Fabian Schar help Switzerland reach the World Cup Round of 16 as Bruno Guimaraes made his second appearance of the tournament for Brazil in their 1-0 loss to Cameroon.
Having won one and lost one, Switzerland headed into their Friday night clash against Serbia knowing a win would see them qualify for the World Cup knockout stages.
And their final group stage game, which saw Schar play all 90 minutes, certainly did not disappoint.
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Schar and co went 1-0 up on 20 minutes through Xherdan Shaqiri, before being immediately pegged back by former Newcastle forward Aleksander Mitrovic's stunning header for Serbia.
While Dusan Vlahovic struck on 35 minutes to give Serbia a come from behind lead, Switzerland and Schar battled back, scoring either side of half time through Breel Embolo and Remo Freuler to earn themselves a crucial 3-2 win in Group G.
And their second placed Group G finish means Schar and Switzerland will face off against Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal in the Round of 16.
Elsewhere, Magpies midfielder Bruno Guimaraes came on off the bench for Brazil in their 1-0 defeat to Cameroon. Guimaraes replaced Fred on 55 minutes to make his second appearance of the World Cup in a game that saw Brazil boss Tite play a heavily rotated starting XI.
Having won their opening two games, Brazil had already qualified for the next round. And while their final group game looked to be heading for a draw, Cameroon managed to snatch a dramatic winner in injury time through forward Vincent Aboubakar, who was then given a second yellow for taking off his shirt in celebration, resulting in his sending off.
Brazil will now face South Korea, who booked their place in the knockout stages with an incredible 2-1 win over Portugal, in the Round of 16.
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