World Cup 2018 Group E final standings: Brazil, Switzerland, Serbia, Costa Rica - table and results

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Standard Sport27 June 2018

Goals by Paulinho and Thiago Silva steered a much-improved Brazil to a 2-0 victory over a battling but ultimately outclassed Serbia on Wednesday and into a World Cup second-round meeting with Mexico.

The win, combined with Switzerland's 2-2 draw with Costa Rica, meant Brazil finished top of Group E on seven points, two ahead of the Swiss, who will face Sweden in the last 16.

Serbia ended in third place on three points and are eliminated along with Costa Rica.

With defending champions Germany knocked out and Argentina scraping through at the death, five-times champions Brazil were desperate to stamp their authority on a tournament where World Cup pedigree has counted for so little.

Group E P W D L F A Pts
Brazil 3 2 1 0 5 1 6
Switzerland 3 1 2 0 5 4 5
Serbia 3 1 0 2 2 4 3
Costa Rica 3 0 1 2 2 5 1

Group E results in full

Sunday, June 17 Costa Rica 0-1 Serbia Samara
Sunday, June 17 Brazil 1-1 Switzerland Rostov-on-Don
Friday, June 22 Brazil 2-0 Costa Rica St Petersburg
Friday, June 22 Serbia 1-2 Switzerland Kaliningrad
Wednesday, June 27 Serbia 0-2 Brazil Spartak Stadium, Moscow
Wednesday, June 27 Switzerland 2-2 Costa Rica Nizhny Novgorod

World Cup fixture schedule

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