Sunday, June 17, 2018

FIFA World Cup: El Tri Knock Off Defending Champs; Serbia Tops The Ticos; Swiss Gain Draw With Brazil

The FIFA World Cup continued on Sunday in Russia with three games.

GROUP E:

At Samara:

At Cosmos Arena, Aleksandar Kolarov scored the only goal of the match in the 56th minute (that's him here, celebrating with teammates after scoring) as Serbia defeated Costa Rica 1-0.

Getty Images photo by Simon Hofmann on behalf of FIFA

At Rostov-on-Don:
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Steven Zubar's equalizer in the 50th minute lifted Switzerland to a 1-1 draw with Brazil.

Philippe Coutinho scored for the Samba Boys in the 20th minute.

Here, we see Brazil's Neymar (left), battling Switzerland's Valon Behrami for the ball.

Associated Press photo by Felipe Dana

Group E Standings:

1. Serbia (GP: 1; GD: +1; PTS: 3)
2. Brazil (GP: 1; GD: 0; PTS: 1)
    Switzerland (GP: 1; GD: 0; PTS: 1)
4. Costa Rica (GP: 1; GD: -1; PTS: 0)



GROUP F:

At Moscow:
MexicoĆ¢€™s Hirving Lozano, celebrates scoring his sideĆ¢€™s opening goal during the group F match between Germany and Mexico at the 2018 soccer World Cup in the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, June 17, 2018. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
At Luzhniki Stadium, Hirving Lozano scored the lone goal of the match in minute #35 as Mexico knocked off defending champions Germany 1-0.

Associated Press photo by Antonio Calanni

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