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World Cup, Brazil also disappoints: Switzerland stops him

The Brazil of the stars and above all of Neymar cue the first in the World Cup in Russia: the tough Switzerland, led by the former Lazio Petkovic, imposes a draw with a goal mocking Zuber who recovers after the initial goal by Coutinho

World Cup, Brazil also disappoints: Switzerland stops him

After Germany and Argentina, also the Brazil of Neymar and the many stars cue the debut at the World Cup in Russia. He was stopped by the Switzerland of the ex Lazio player Pektovic and captain Lichsteiner and the many "Italians" and exes (from Rodriguez to Dzemaili, from Berhami to Shaquiri) who imposed a bitter draw: 1 to 1 and see you next time. Brazil disappoints, at least in the result even if not in the game, but above all Neymar disappoints, scrambled without too many compliments by the rough Swiss defenders but rarely of a truly overwhelming starting point.

Everything seemed easy for the Brazilians, who have always played the game and started off with a great career, taking the lead quite early with Coutinho who 20 minutes into the first half. He concluded victoriously a splendid triangulation in which Neymar also entered.

But Switzerland didn't give up and, despite getting yellow cards in series for interventions at the limit of the lawful against Neymar and his associates, they slowly revived and in the second half found the mocking goal with Zuber who, with the help of a push on Miranda, slipped the incredulous Alisson.

The beginnings of a long and tiring competition like the World Cup are always a bit uncertain because obviously the big ones are almost never at the top, but this time the surprises abound, to the delight of the public and above all of those fans, like the Italians, who have to console themselves for the absence of their national team.

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