World Cup 2018: The best player from each group - Round 2

Group E

It might not have been the usual banger from Shaqiri but its timing made the goal even better

Group E saw the favorites Brazil pull off a late win against Costa Rica with a 2-0 margin, while Switzerland pulled off a last-minute heist against Serbia 2-1 in a match that made the news for more than just footballing reasons.

Despite winning, Brazil were almost kept out of the contest by Costa Rica and it wouldn't be just to put their scorers (Neymar and Coutinho) as the player from the group. The credit instead goes to Xherdan Shaqiri, who was responsible for Switzerland's winning goal.

After going down in as early as the 4th minute, the Swiss became the first team in the WC to win after trailing, and thanks to a masterclass from the Stoke player. He could have gotten the winner as early in the 57th minute, but a curler from him only rattled the frame of the goal.

#Shaqiri and #Xhaka who scored tonight in #SRBSUI were born to Kosovan immigrant families fleeing the Kosovo War. They celebrated their goals by showing the symbol of their fathers' land.1/n#conflict #War #Kosovo #Albania #Identity pic.twitter.com/QwiHaxVaPb

— Hasan Sharifian (@hasan_sharifian) June 22, 2018

The winner did come after a pass from midfield that released Shaqiri, he ran the whole length of Serbia's half and put it past the keeper to give his team the win. As one would expect from a stoppage-time winner against a country that Shaqiri had political differences with, the shirt came out and with it a lot of controversies.

There are reports that Shaqiri (and Xhaka) might be looking at a 2 match ban for their actions, and if it does happen, it might prove to be costly when they take on Costa Rica to assure their passage to the next round.