World Cup match day 9 recap: Brazil, Nigeria, Switzerland victorious

It seemed like the match could end at a goalless draw initially as there were no goals in the first half, but Musa had other plans.

Superb control in the box from a Victor Moses pass and a volley into the net gave Nigeria the first goal in the 49th minute.

Musa again went on a lovely solo run in the 75th minute to beat two defenders and the keeper and slot the ball into the net.

Iceland were not short of their own chances though, 8 minutes after Nigeria’s second goal they got a VAR reviewed penalty, but Sigurdsson shot over the cross bar to help Nigeria maintain a clean sheet.

Brazil vs Costa Rica was a very nervy affair that was settled only through the help of two late goals by Coutinho and Neymar.

The world saw a very emotional Neymar shed tears of joy after defeating Costa Rica.

Unfortunately for Costa Rica this loss means that they are definitely out of the World Cup and will head home after the final match.

The closing match of the day, Switzerland vs Serbia, much like the other two matches had more than one goal. The match ended 2-1 in favour of Switzerland, although many feel that the Swiss were done an injustice by not being awarded a penalty when Mitrovic was brought down in the box.

Many also wondered why the tackle was not reviewed by the VAR.

An early goal by Mitrovic initially put the Serbs in front but, Granit Xhaka equalised early in the second half. Shaqiri then scored the final goal in the 90th minute to give the Swiss the 3 points they desperately needed.

Table standings of the teams below: