Five-time champion Brazil in the pre-quarterfinals: beat Switzerland in the second match of the group, Casemiro scored the only goal
Brazil beat Switzerland 1-0 on Monday in the FIFA World Cup. With this, Brazil has qualified for the next round i.e. pre-quarter final stage. Brazil is the second team after France to qualify for the pre-quarterfinal stage. Casemiro scored the only goal of the match in the 83rd minute.
Brazil is on top of Group G with 6 points. At the same time, Switzerland is at number two with 3 points. Cameroon and Serbia have 1-1 points. Cameroon is third on the basis of better goal difference. Serbia is at number four.
This is how Casemiro scored
Vinicius of Brazil brought the ball to the corner of the penalty box and passed the ball to Rodrigo. Casemiro came through the defenders to create space and Rodrigo passed to him. As soon as Casemiro received the ball, he took it inside the net. Casemiro’s strike was so quick that Switzerland goalkeeper Yann Sommer didn’t have time to react.
Vinicius Junior’s goal disallowed
Brazil’s Vinicius Junior scored a brilliant goal in the 64th minute. He received a pass from Casemiro and scored. He also celebrated the goal, but later the referee called him offside and disallowed the goal.
Brazil dominated the first half
Brazil dominated Switzerland in the first half. The team hit a total of 6 shots on goal in the first half, out of which 2 hit the target. While Switzerland was able to hit only 1 shot towards the goal. Along with this, Brazil kept the ball 55% of the time and also took 4 corners. Switzerland, on the other hand, had 45% possession of the ball, taking 2 corners and committing 8 fouls.
