Tag Archives: Switzerland

Shaqiri treble sends Switzerland into last 16

MANAUS Brazil (Reuters) – A rampant Switzerland reached the World Cup knockout stage and will locks horns with Argentina in the last 16 after a superb Xherdan Shaqiri hat-trick gave them a 3-0 win over Honduras on Wednesday. The result in no way flattered the resilient Swiss, who bounced back …

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World Cup 2014: Will it be Switzerland or Ecuador?

ARGENTINA have qualified to the next round and will look to top their group by beating Nigeria. However, the Super Eagles need a win to qualify for the next round, but that is still dependant on the Iran-Bosnia matchup! Switzerland and Ecuador will fight it out for the last berth in group E, with Fr …

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Costa Rica stun Italy, France crush Switzerland

SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Another European football heavyweight fell to Latin American opposition on Friday as Costa Rica shocked Italy 1-0, putting the four-times champions’ qualification in doubt, but France thumped Switzerland 5-2 in an imperious World Cup display. After yet another upset …

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