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Serbia 1 Switzerland 2: Shaqiri strikes late to clinch crucial comeback victory

Serbia bossed the first half of their clash with Switzerland but were pegged back by fine efforts from Granit Xhaka and Xherdan Shaqiri.

Xherdan Shaqiri scored a last-minute winner to give Switzerland one foot in the last 16 of the World Cup after a 2-1 victory over Serbia.

The Stoke City forward kept his cool to put the finishing touch on a brilliant second-half fightback from Vladimir Petkovic's side that began when Granit Xhaka scored a thunderous equaliser early in the second half.

Arsenal midfielder Xhaka defied Switzerland's reputation as a side lacking in attacking threat when he rattled the ball into the net from 25 yards, pulling his team back into a game that had threatened to get away from them.