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Manuel Akanji adds insult to injury by waving farewell to defeated Serbia and 'shouting bye' after Switzerland qualified for the group stages with feisty 3-2 win at their rivals' expense in heated Group G finale

After an incident-packed and feisty 3-2 win, Switzerland defender Manuel Akanji had the last laugh after waving Serbia goodbye as his side progressed to the second round at their rivals' expense.

The Manchester City centre-back was photographed with his arm above his side waving in the direction of the Serbian side at the final whistle, with the rest of his side huddled together celebrating the result on the pitch.

In a back and forth clash, the lead three times changed hands with the scores locked at 2-2 by the interval, before Nottingham Forest's Remo Freuler finished off a flowing team move to seal the memorable win three minutes after half-time.