Coutinho's wonderful effort gave Brazil the lead
Coutinho's wonderful effort gave Brazil the lead

Brazil 1-1 Switzerland: Zuber header cancels out Coutinho wonder strike


World Cup favourites Brazil had to settle for a point as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Switzerland in Rostov-on-Don.

Philippe Coutinho, who was 50/1 pre-game to win the Golden Boot, scored a stunning effort with just under 20 minutes played to give his side the lead. However, Steven Zuber's header early into the second-half drew Switzerland level and they held firm for a precious point.

With their first real opportunity of the game, Brazil took the lead thanks to Coutinho's wonder strike. The Barcelona man took a touch before unleashing a curling effort from outside the area past a helpless Yann Sommer and into the top corner of the Switzerland net.

Brazil appeared to be in control, but were stunned when Switzerland equalised shortly after the break. A corner from Xherdan Shaqiri was met by Zuber, who rose above Miranda inside the six-yard box to direct his header into the roof of the net.