Switzerland frustrate Brazil despite Philippe Coutinho screamer

Brazil had to settle for a point from their opening clash at the World Cup after being pegged back by Switzerland.

Philippe Coutinho curled home a wicked effort from 20 yards as the South Americans made a flying start, but Steven Zuber headed home from a corner to equalise after the restart.

Miranda flashed a shot wide and Fabian Schaer made a crucial block as Brazil almost snatched victory in the closing stages, but it was not to be.

The result means that Serbia lead Group E after beating Costa Rica 1-0 earlier in the day.

Can Brazil bounce back? This is only the third time Brazil have drawn their World Cup opening match - they've won 16 other times, and the losses were back in the day when the tournament was first created. They didn't look dominant during this match - and the talismanic Neymar didn't look entirely fit most of the time.

Yann Sommer (Switzerland): The goalkeeper could do nothing about Coutinho's goal but after that he was absolutely solid despite the pressure his occasionally shaky defence put him under.

Brazil: Alisson 7, Thiago Silva 7, Miranda 6, Casemiro 6, Gabriel Jesus 6, Neymar 7, Coutinho 7, Marcelo 6, Danilo 6, Paulinho 6, Willian 7. Subs: Renato Augusto 6, Fernandinho 6, Firmino 6.

Switzerland: Sommer 8, Lichtsteiner 7, Akanji 6, Seferovic 6, Xhaka 6, Behrami 6, Rodriguez 7, Zuber 7, Dzemaili 6, Schaer 6, Shaqiri 6. Subs: Lang 6, Embolo 6, Zakaria 6.

11' - CLOSE! That falls to Paulinho at the far post, who's in acres of space, but Sommer gets his fingertips to it to nudge it away from the goal.

20' - GOAL! Brazil 1-0 Switzerland. And that's Philippe Coutinho, doing Philippe Coutinho things. Edge of the box, beautiful first touch, and an accurate curling biff of a second.

50' - GOAL! Brazil 1-1 Switzerland. Shaqiri swings it in and Zuber meets it with a powerful smack of a header. There are five defenders around him failing to challenge as he leaps to meet it.

69' - CLOSE! Coutinho slices his shot wide of the far post, having taken a great touch and created marvellous space for himself.

88' - CLOSE! Snap chance from close range falls to the forehead of Neymar, under some pressure, and into the arms of Sommer.

90' - CLOSE! Sommer makes another great save, batting away the header from Firmino, who's given all the space he could possibly require.

The last player to be fouled more in a World Cup game than Neymar in this match (10 fouls) was Alan Shearer in 1998 (11 v Tunisia).

Steven Zuber has been directly involved in six goals in his last six international starts for Switzerland (four goals, two assists).

Since 1966, Brazil have scored 37 goals from outside the box at the World Cup; 11 more than any other team.