Swiss coach Murat Yakin bemoaned a lack of attacking courage in his team's 1-0 defeat by Brazil on Monday but said he could not be disappointed by a battling performance that gave him confidence for their decisive game against Serbia.
The Swiss had largely kept their illustrious opponents at arm's length for most of a tightly-contested match but were undone by an 83rd-minute goal by Casemiro that sent Brazil through.
"The game plan seemed to be working for a long time and we had control of the game," Yakin told reporters. "It's a disappointing outcome as we let it slip through our fingers. Yakin said the performance, coming after their opening win over Cameroon, left the side in a good place ahead of their showdown with Serbia, who will need to win to have any chance of progress.
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