To many, Switzerland will go into their World Cup Group E opener against Brazil as clear underdogs. Granit Xhaka, however, has solely positive memories of facing the Selecao - and our midfielder is in confident mood going into Sunday’s match. “We’ve played against them before, and I played against them in the Under-17 World Cup, when we beat them 1-0,” Xhaka told Arsenal Player. “I’ve played against them with the senior team as well, where we beat them 1-0 too.  “We can beat Brazil, and we can beat other teams too, but we’ll have to have a very good day to make it happen. “It’s a massive highlight for all of Switzerland to play Brazil in our first match at the World...
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