VIDEO- FIFA 2018- Celebration For Xhaka As He Hit The Biggest Goal For His Career
By: Pinki Sat, 23 June 2018 09:59:14
A last-minute Xherdan Shaqiri breakaway goal handed Switzerland victory Friday as they came from behind to defeat Serbia 2-1 in Kaliningrad. The win puts Switzerland in pole position to make it out of a tough Group E that contains five-times winners Brazil but they were pushed all the way by the Serbs. It was a sweet victory for Shaqiri and fellow Swiss goalscorer Granit Xhaka, who along with team-mate Valon Belrami were booed relentlessly by Serbia's fans throughout. Shaqiri, Xhaka and Belrami trace their roots to Kosovo, a former province of Serbia, a fact which had stoked tensions before the match. Both Shaqiri and Xhaka pointedly celebrated their goals by making an eagle gesture with their hands, viewed as a symbol of defiance.
Granit Xhaka is the third Swiss player to score at multiple World Cups, after Andre Abegglen (1934 and 1938) and Jackie Fatton (1950 and 1954).
Granit Xhaka with an absolute rocket 😱 pic.twitter.com/ZUFajR6lx8
— Lacazettes (@Lacazettes) June 22, 2018
