Switzerland has crossed the line between arrogance and trust, says the coach

Switzerland has sliced ​​between arrogance and confidence by reaching the necessary point to move to the next round of the World Cup, said coach Vladimir Petkovic after a 2-2 draw against Costa Rica on Wednesday .

The result ensured Switzerland's second place in Group E.

"It's hard to tell which side of the line we were on, but the fact is we're losing a lot of ball possession and we're losing a lot of face-to-face, and when that happens, everything accumulates." very different from what we saw against Brazil and Serbia, "he said after the match at the Nizhny Novgorod stadium.

Switzerland, which needed only a draw to qualify for the third time in the last four editions of the tournament, has found itself under pressure at the start of the match against Costa Rica, already eliminated, before Blerim Dzemaili marks earlier. from the range.

Costa Rica hit the crossbar twice before equalizing the score and continued to create opportunities as Switzerland failed to look like the team that had managed to score four points in their first two games.

Two more goals at the end of the match gave them one point for both teams.

"When we were able to attack earlier, we were able to find accurate pbades, aggressive moves in the areas, but we were not able to do things right tonight," he said. added Petkovic.

"I do not think we need an over-badysis of what went wrong, but it must be taken very seriously and we must recognize that this is not the way to go."

"I'm sure the next match will be a lot better, I do not know why it did not work for us," he said.

With second place in the group behind Brazil, Switzerland will face Sweden in Saint Petersburg on Tuesday in the round of 16.

"We have great ambitions, but our next big ambition is applied to our next opponent and that's what matters now," he said.

"We do not think about doing history or anything like that, just relax for the moment and make sure we're going to defeat Sweden."