Switzerland playmaker Xherdan Shaqiri joined Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi amongst the only three players to have scored in each of the past three World Cups.
Shaqiri, 31, opened the scoring for the Swiss in their 3-2 victory over Serbia to book their place in the Round of 16. It was the second tournament in succession that the Chicago Fire scored against Serbia, having netted a hat-trick against Honduras in the 2014 World Cup.
It is an achievement that puts the former Liverpool attacker in good company. Ronaldo became the first player to score in five different World Cups when he netted from the penalty spot against Ghana in his nation’s opening World Cup game, with Messi the only other player to score in each of the past three tournaments.
