Brazil vs Switzerland LIVE World Cup 2018: Philippe Coutinho goal cancelled out by Steven Zuber equaliser, 1-1
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Brazil are the hot favourite this year and are hoping to add a sixth World Cup title to their trophy cabinet.
The South American giants have had an excellent display of form, losing only one game out of 21 and conceded five goals in the process.
Switzerland, on the other hand, are looking to give the Brazilians a challenge, after only losing one out of 17 games since the Euro 2016.
Both squads have a good chance at snatching three points but with the Swiss being the clear underdogs in their group, a draw would be a massive boost for them.
Live Updates
What time is kick-off?
Brazil vs Switzerland kicks off at 7pm BST.
Where can I watch it?
The game will be shown on ITV.
Odds
Brazil: 2/5
Switzerland: 15/2
Draw: 7/2
Prediction
Brazil 1-1 Switzerland.
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3 mins: Dzemaili picked out by Shaqiri but can't keep his shot down. Early promise for the Swiss
6 mins: Plenty of eyes on Neymar this evening, not least from the Switzerland players. Already the Swiss are surrounding and frustrating him by any means possible. Xhaka lucky to avoid an early yellow
10 mins: An even start as both sides look to grow into the game. Brazil, unsurprisingly look dangerous going forward, but a strong Swiss midfield thwarting their progress so far
12 mins: Sommer gets fingertips to a Paulinho strike that dribbled across the face of goal after some poor Swiss defending. Alarms bells starting to ring for Switzerland
15 mins: Looks to be a long evening for Valon Behrami, already made a couple of rash challenges on Neymar, and appears to be his on his last chance before going into the book.
Neymar lifts the resulting free kick straight into the wall
20 mins: GOAL! Brazil 1-0 Switzerland (Philippe Coutinho)
It's a stunning finish from Coutinho! He's outside of the penalty box to the left, rifles a right-footed shot at goal and watches it curl majestically into the goal in off the post.
25 mins: That goal seems to have reinvigorated Brazil, but the Swiss haven't let their heads drop. Their corner is defended well this time, but could be a threat for them as the game goes on
29 mins: A couple of delays from a head injury following that corner has seen a quiet passage of play, which if anything, Switzerland have seen the better of
31 mins: Unsurprisingly the first yellow card of the game goes to Switzerland and Stephan Lichtsteiner
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