Day 9: Brazil vs Costa Rica, Nigeria vs Iceland, Serbia vs Switzerland

[Santi_Mesut_Alexis_87]

What I'm wondering is why the Swiss have so many Albanians

The Yugoslav Wars and political reason (Xhaka's father opposed the old communist regime and so was jailed).

 

[FrantikChicken]

Serbia started brightly but faded away as the game progresses. Switzerland was a lot better in the 2nd and kept knocking on the door. Serbia was too negative in the 2nd imo. As for the pen Mitrović was held but he held the other player so maybe that's cause it wasn't given.

To me it looked like he was trying to free himself from the wrestling move he was stuck in.

 

[Mr.Plow]

They did not.

Januzaj had the option too:

http://www.espn.co.uk/football/belg...-januzaj-could-quit-belgium-to-kosovo-wilmots

Why would it be any different for Shaqiri?

 

[Revan]

Januzaj had the option too:

http://www.espn.co.uk/football/belg...-januzaj-could-quit-belgium-to-kosovo-wilmots

Why would it be any different for Shaqiri?

Januzaj didn't play in Euros.

Shaqiri and Xhaka actually asked Fifa to be allowed to play for Kosovo, but the response was that they cannot cause they played in Euros. Same for essentially half of Albanian team.

 

[Raoul]

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Douglas Costa out of the next game due to a thigh injury

 

[Wengerscoat]

Saw pictures of Serb fans at that game wearing hoodies with pictures of war criminals who killed thousands and chanting Kosovo is Serbia. Good on Xhaka and Shaqiri.