The World Cup group stage rolled on with one of the tournament’s biggest favorites and its smallest nation in action on Friday.
Enjoy every goal from World Cup match day 9
It’s Neymar Time.
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In the opener on match day 9, Brazil edged Costa Rica, 2-0, with Coutinho and Neymar both netting late goals to settle a nervy affair. In the middle game, Nigeria brought upstart Iceland, riding high off a surprise draw with Argentina, back to earth. Wrapping up the Friday schedule, Switzerland surged past Serbia in the second half.
World Cup scores from Day 9
Nigeria 2-0 Iceland
Switzerland 2-1 Serbia
Let’s watch all the goals from World Cup day 9
Switzerland 2-1 Serbia
Shaqiri scores the Swiss winner in the 90th minute
Granit Xhaka equalizes for Switzerland
Serbia scores early thanks to Aleksandar Mitrovic
Nigeria 2-0 Iceland
Ahmed Musa scores twice for Nigeria
Brazil 2-0 Costa Rica
Neymar seals it
Coutinho breaks the deadlock in stoppage time
World Cup news and reads
- Do yourself a favor and read Zito Madu’s conversations with immigrants in the United States about identity and watching the World Cup
- Definitely check out The New York Times’ interactive explanation of Luka Modric’s screamer of a goal for Croatia against Argentina.
- Vox.com dropped an explanation on problems of the U.S. men’s national soccer team.
- The Guardian is ready to introduce you to all 736 players at the World Cup.
- Wondering about these big beefy World Cup boys you keep hearing about? Nate Scott has the important information you need.
- Wondering how Argentina can find its way out of the group stage? Nate Scott has you there too.
Please enjoy some funny sad World Cup memes
Lionel Messi was sad, understandably. Argentina was overrun by Croatia, 3-0, on Thursday, with one of the goals coming by way of a howler from goalkeeper Willy Caballero. Jokes were made.
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