Vladimir Petkovic Defends Selection Choices as Switzerland Pick Up Costly Suspensions in Draw

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Vladimir Petkovic Defends Selection Choices as Switzerland Pick Up Costly Suspensions in Draw

​Switzerland manager Vladimir Petkovic defended his decision to field four players who were one yellow card away from suspension in the final game of Group E ​against Costa Rica. Captain Stephan Lichtsteiner and defender Fabian Schar both picked up their second bookings of the tournament against Los Ticos and will now miss Switzerland's last 16 match against Sweden next Tuesday. Valon Behrami and talisman Xherdan Shaqiri also played despite walking the same yellow card tightrope, but Petkovic...

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