Xherdan Shaqiri and Switzerland Next in Series of World Cup Surprise Packages — bleacherreport.com

Matthew Lewis/Getty Images Switzerland may be out of this year's World Cup, but the performanes of Xherdan Shaqiri and Co. made them a real surprise package. Switzerland and star winger Xherdan Shaqiri ran one of the World Cup favourites incredibly close in a frenetic 1-0 loss to Argentina on Tuesday, as the European side proved their credentials as one of the tournament's many surprise packages. In a close-run game of a failing Angel Di Maria, an exceptional Valon Behrami and an emotional farewell for Swiss coach Ottmar Hitzfeld, Argentina left it to the death to secure their progress to the Quarter Finals of the tournament, with the former scoring late into extra time.

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