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World Cup: Xhaka inspires Switzerland comeback

We had another three players in action on in Friday’s World Cup group games. Scroll down to find out how they got on.

Granit Xhaka inspired a dramatic win for Switzerland over Group E opponents Serbia. After going behind to an early Aleksandar Mitrovic header, Xhaka collected a loose ball on the edge of the box and fired an unstoppable strike into the far corner to level for Switzerland.

And then with just moments to go, Xhaka started a quick counter-attack by finding Mario Gavranovic, who set up Xherdan Shaqiri to net a 90th-minute winner. Stephan Lichtsteiner captained Switzerland for the full match, who now go into Wednesday’s final group game against Costa Rica joint-top of the table with Brazil.