On June 25, in the Brazilian city of Manaus, the Swiss national team played the last match in the group stage at the FIFA World Cup in Brazil. The rivals of the Europeans were the Honduras team, which no longer had a chance to continue the struggle in the decisive stage of the tournament.
The Swiss needed a victory. At the same time, the Europeans hoped that the Ecuadorian team would not beat France in a parallel match. The Swiss players started the match very actively. Already in the first minutes, chances for scoring the players of Honduras began to appear. Already at the 6th minute, the Swiss striker Shaqiri scores an amazingly beautiful ball. Djerdan struck a striking blow from an average distance into the far nine of the opponent's goal. The Swiss took the lead 1 - 0.
After that, the Europeans did not slow down. They continued to actively and dangerously attack. The result was the second goal for Honduras. The Swiss made a quick attack, thanks to which Shaqiri went one-on-one with the Honduran goalkeeper. The striker easily outplayed the goalkeeper, making the score 2 - 0 in favor of the Europeans.
The whistle of the chief referee of the match sent the teams to a break with the Swiss advantage in two goals.
In the second half, the picture on the field has not changed. The Swiss were better, attacking more dangerous, the advantage in possession was on the side of the Europeans. The final regularity was Shakiri's third goal in the 71st minute. The Swiss forward showed himself in all his glory in the tournament, having issued a hat trick in the decisive group match.
Switzerland beats Honduras 3 - 0 to advance to the World Cup playoffs from second place. The rivals of the Europeans in the 1/8 final match will be the formidable Argentines.
