Brazil Qualify for Round of 16 After Beating Serbia 2-0 at FIFA World Cup

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Brazil sealed comfortable 2-0 victory over Serbia in the teams' final Group E match on Wednesday and qualified for the round of 16.
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Previously, Switzerland held Brazil to 1-1 tie, while during the match with Costa Rica Coutinho and Neymar scored their goals during extra time. Serbia in its turn won the match against Costa Rica 1-0, but later suffered a 2-1 defeat at the hands of the Swiss players.

Both teams needed a victory in the match in order to qualify for playoffs.

Just at the 10thminute of the game Marcelo has to leave the field due to a strange fatigue, while Filipe Luís steps in for him.

Paulinho scored the 1st goal for Brazil, while Thiago Silva sealed the victory for his team making it 2-0

​The 2018 FIFA World Cup kicked off on June 14 and will continue until July 15, with the matches being played in 11 cities across Russia.

At 36th minute Paulinho scores the first goal of the game. Brazilian team leads 1-0. Despite all efforts, the Serbian team could not strike back during the first time.

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