The Nati defended when they had to, leaving little space for Brazil despite a 1-0 defeat, and produced some exhilarating attacking football against Serbia as Xherdan Shaqiri proved to be an excellent advertisement for the Major League Soccer.
"It's the best Swiss national team that ever existed," coach Murat Yakin said before their opening game, a clinical 1-0 win against Cameroon. This year, Switzerland, who can also rely on penalty-stopper Yann Sommer between the posts, have already beaten Portugal in the Nations League. The Kosovo-born Shaqiri, along with Granit Xhaka and Haris Seferovic hail from the Balkans and brought a new culture into the squad.
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