Brazil v Switzerland, 28 November 2022

Kick-off: 7.00pm local (4.00pm GMT) . FIFA world ranking: Brazil 1, Switzerland 15 . Having won their first two games, Brazil had now qualified for the Round of 16. Switzerland would now have to beat Serbia in the final group game to be certain of their qualification. . Brazil became the first team to remain unbeaten in 17 consecutive group games at the World Cup. . Brazil had now won consecutive games at the World Cup against European nations for the first time since 2006. . Switzerland failed in their attempt to win their opening two games at a World Cup for the first time. The last time they had now won consecutive games in the competition was in 2006 against Togo and Korea Republic. . Switzerland had now won one of their nine games at the World Cup against South American nations (lost six); versus Ecuador in 2014 in Brasilia. . Breel Embolo failed in his attempt to became the first player to score in consecutive games at the World Cup finals for Switzerland since Alexander Frei in 2006. . Both previous meetings at the World Cup finals had been drawn; 2-2 in Sao Paulo in 1950 and 1-1 in Rostov-on-Don in 2018. Hungary and Portugal remained as the only two teams that Brazil had faced at the World Cup finals but had yet to beat (both played twice). .