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Qatar World Cup: Swiss take on Brazil, Portugal and Serbia also in action for Europe

At least two European teams can go into Monday's fixtures with confidence after winning their opening matches: Switzerland take on the giants of Brazil, before Portugal play Uruguay.

Serbia, on the other hand, need to get off the mark in the day's first match against Cameroon. Both teams lost last week.

Some high profile teams have been humbled... Saudi Arabia beat Argentina 2-1, while Japan beat Germany by the same score. Then came Morocco's 2-0 humbling of Belgium.

While others have shone... Spain's youngsters have caught the eye after their demolition of Costa Rica, while France are once again seen as among the top favourites after becoming the first side to qualify for the knockout stage following two straight victories. 

Pre-match protests: Iranian players declined to sing their national anthem in the first game, a sign of support for the victims of the harshly repressed protests in their country. But they were back to singing in the second game after a well-known player who didn't make the squad was arrested in Tehran, sending a clear signal to the players in Doha.

Meanwhile, German players held their hands over their mouths before kick-off of their first game, in what was seen as a silent protest against FIFA's ban on team captains wearing anti-discrimination "One Love" armbands.

Off-pitch controversies: Seven European teams had planned for their captains to wear the armbands in a gesture of support for diversity and inclusion in a nation where homosexuality -- as it is in dozens of countries -- is illegal. But they backed down after FIFA said yellow cards would be issued to players who did so. Complaints have been lodged against the ban.

There was further fuss when two days before the tournament, FIFA announced that alc

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