Mladen Krstajic’s team entered the match knowing that a victory would see them advance to the round of 16, but Granit Xhaka’s second-half effort cancelled an early header from Aleksandar Mitrovic, before Xherdan Shaqiri won it for Switzerland in the final minute.
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The Central American side, now led by coach Oscar Ramirez, reached the quarter-finals in Brazil four years ago, but were undone by some memorable quality from Kolarov, whose set-piece capped off a functional showing from the Orlovi in the city of Samaras.
The Ukrainian giants, who led 2-1 from the first leg, began brightly as they enjoyed the lion’s share of possession in the early stages and earned several corners in quick succession