Supporters of Stoke may sometimes wonder whether Xherdan Shaqiri's self-regard outweighs his talent but there can be no doubting his sustained influence on Switzerland
He walked the walk when the pressure mounted, scoring a last-minute goal to seal a comeback win over Serbia and place his country in prime position for progression to the knock-out phase
Four years ago Shaqiri got a hat-trick in Brazil. At the last Euros he scored a ridiculous volley
 In Kaliningrad he kept his cool at the vital moment. Sent clear by Steven Zubar's through ball, Shaqiri took advantage of Dusko Tosic's idiotic attempt to play offside to race into the box and slide home a finish
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1k shares   MATCH FACTS  SERBIA (4-2-3-1): Stojkovic 6; Ivanovic 7, Milenkovic 7, Tosic 5, Kolarov 7; Matic 7, Milivojevic 7 (Radonjic 81min); Tadic 7
5, Milinkovic-Savic 6.5, Kostic 6 (Ljajic 65, 5); Mitrovic 7.5.Scorer: Mitrovic 5
Booked: Milinkovic-Savic, Milojevic, Matic, Mitrovic.Manager: Mladen Krstajic 7.SWITZERLAND (4-2-3-1): Sommer 7; Lichsteiner 6, Schar 5, Akanji 6
5, Rodriguez 6; Behrami 7, Xhaka 7.5; Shaqiri 8, Dzemaili 6 (Embolo 73, 6), Zuber 6
5 (Drmic 90); Seferovic 4 (Gavranovic 46, 6).Scorer: Xhaka 52, Shaqiri 90.Booked: Shaqiri
Manager: Vladimir Petkovic 7.Referee: Felix Brych (G) 5.Attendance: 33,167.  Shaqiri ripped off his shirt and flexed his muscles, the epitome of a celebration that screams for the spotlight
 But he had every right having delivered once again on the international stage.There was added spice in Serbia being the vanquished opponents
 Shaqiri proudly shares his Kosovan heritage on his boots and had licked his lips when the countries were paired, tweeting: 'Hmm, I like this draw
' His display will inevitably encourage those Premier League sides thinking of triggering his release clause at Stoke, worth in excess of £12million, to act
 A point against Costa Rica in the final game will send Shaqiri and Switzerland through to the last-16, and beating Brazil to first is very possible
They did ride their luck to victory, it must be said, and Aleksandar Mitrovic now knows how it feels to be Harry Kane
 Not just because he can finally call himself a World Cup scorer.The similarity extends to Mitrovic suffering the same wrestling takedown as Kane and getting nothing from the referee
 Except Mitrovic was hauled to the floor by not one but two defenders.It was an outrageous double foul when the score was 1-1 but Felix Brych was unmoved and once again the VAR declined to get involved
   It had begun so perfectly for Serbia, who gained the lead inside five minutes. Mitrovic had already served warning of his potency in the air, drawing a fine save from Yann Sommer, before he executed a brilliant header to put his country ahead
Nemanja Matic won possession high up, Dusan Tadic delivered an excellent cross, and Mitrovic bullied Fabian Schar to direct the ball into the corner
Soon after Blerim Dzemaili missed great chance for Switzerland, skewing the ball wide from 10 yards, and he was unable to capitalise on a delicate pass by Steven Zubar on the half hour either
 Goalkeeper Vladimir Stojkovic was equal to Dzemaili's deft finish.    Overall though Serbia were putting in the more accomplished team performance and should have been 2-0 up before the break when Tadic's corner found Dusko Tosic unmarked
 Tosic somehow conspired to miss the ball entirely.Arsenal fans know Granit Xhaka is capable of such maddening episodes but seven minutes after the interval he struck a thunderbolt to draw Switzerland level
Aleksandar Kolarov produced a superb block to Shaqiri's shot but the ball spun kindly for Xhaka and his wicked strike from 25 yards curled dramatically to leave Stojkovic flat-footed
Shaqiri was next to summon something sensational, thumping a sitting ball from an impossible angle so that it swung and clipped the post
He was at it again at the death, this time showing his sprinting skill, and this time finding the net
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